In Salt Lake City schools, absences rise when the air quality worsens, and it’s not just in times of high pollution or “red” air quality days—even days following lower levels of pollutions saw increased absences.
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Stay-at-Home Orders Cut Noise Exposure Nearly in Half
People’s exposure to environmental noise dropped nearly in half during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, according to University of Michigan researchers who analyzed data from the Apple Hearing Study.
$11.4M Army Grant Supports Aircraft Hybrid-Electric Engine Research at UW–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers are leading research to pave the way for hybrid-electric engines that power uncrewed aircraft systems.
Climate Patterns Linked in Amazon, North and South America, Study Shows
University of Arkansas researchers have established a link between climate patterns in the Amazon and large parts of North and South America using their newly developed tree-ring chronology from the Amazon River basin.
Aquatic Hitchhikers: Using Mobile Technology to Predict Invasive Species Transmission
A cooler full of fish might not be the only thing anglers bring back from a trip to the lake.
NOAA's Miniature Aerosol Instrument Delivered to International Space Station
A miniaturized aerosol spectrometer developed by scientists in NOAA’s Chemical Sciences Laboratory reached new heights on Monday, October 5.


