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Oct 11, 2023
Originally published on the website of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Enginnering at The Ohio State University and written by Kevin Satterfield.
In an effort to mitigate climate change, many communities and the transportation and energy systems that serve them, are transitioning to renewable sources. However, not all communities are able to equally participate in this transition.
Underserved communities, in particular, often encounter barriers when shifting to newer, electrified energy and transportation systems. Many of these neighborhoods already experience various, socioeconomic challenges and exposure to existing pollutants and potential, adverse health outcomes.
Researchers at The Ohio State University, including School of Environment and Natural Resources faculty member Jeffrey Jacquet are part of the interdisciplinary team working to alleviate some of these inequities and improve the quality of life for residents in these communities. Learn more >>
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Oct 11, 2023
Ohio’s organic farmers have many questions and fewer resources to answer them, compared to more traditional farmers. A newly funded project through NIFA’s Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) will advance productivity, profitability, and resilience in the organic sector through collaborative on-farm research. The project will be co-led by The Ohio State University, Central State University, and the Ohio Ecological Farm & Food Association, partnering with organic producers and leveraging personnel, resources, and knowledge of the three lead organizations. Learn more and find out how to engage >>
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Sep 11, 2023
The impact of this project on the region’s farming and forestry industries is significant. Farm viability will improve by increasing the diversity of products coming from farms. Increased carbon sequestration, biodiversity, and water quality will enhance environmental outcomes, and provide opportunities for small and medium sized farms to participate in new ecosystem service markets.
A team of Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin researchers and Extension professionals has recently been awarded funding from USDA and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to help support use of agroforestry practices and markets by small and medium sized farms in the region. Read more about this funded research >>
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Sep 6, 2023
The Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative (HABRI) seeks solutions for harmful algal blooms in Ohio
Ohio Sea Grant, on behalf of The Ohio State University, The University of Toledo and the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE), has released the 2023 research findings update for the statewide Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative (HABRI), which seeks solutions for harmful algal blooms in Ohio. SENR faculty are leading research to track blooms from the source and engage stakeholders. Access the Report >>
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Aug 30, 2023
Farmers, landowners, farm organizations, community members and researchers from different disciplines across four universities gathered recently to kick-off the Pilot Watershed Project in the Shallow Run Watershed.
What brought them together? A multi-million-dollar project aimed to reduce phosphorous runoff and maintain agricultural production. Find out more >>
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Jun 22, 2023
The Agriculture Food and Human Values Society (AFHVS) presented an award of excellence to members at their annual meeting in Boston, MA on June 3, 2023. The team of Dr. Shoshanah Inwood of The Ohio State University, Dr. Florence Becot of the National Farm Medicine Center at the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute and Dr. Andrea Rissing of Arizona State University received the AFHVS Excellence in Scholarship Award.
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Jun 12, 2023
Research will inform management and conservation of state endangered species
Bill Peterman, associate professor in the School of Environment and Natural Resources at The Ohio State University has received funding through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife to study Green Salamanders (Aneides aeneus).
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May 15, 2023
SENR faculty member Matt Davies and environmental science graduate program PhD student Sarah Francino to discuss research and harvesting pawpaws at upcoming conference (May 20) at Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center.
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Feb 7, 2023
All parents know how challenging it is to balance children and work, especially when childcare options are limited. One group of parents in particular, farm and ranch parents, are being sought for a national study into their experiences.
Researchers at the National Farm Medicine Center and The Ohio State University are looking to better understand farm and ranch families operating in rural, urban, or suburban areas and their lived realities of balancing children and work. Read more about this study and how farmers and ranchers can share their experiences.
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Feb 7, 2023
Changing the mind of someone who is dismissive of efforts to protect the planet could be accomplished by sharing a pro-sustainability point of view during a conversation, new research suggests.
In three experiments, researchers found that exposure to a pro-sustainability opinion in a conversation or written exchange helped coax people who held anti-sustainability views toward support for an environmentally friendly initiative.
Results also showed that people with a pro-sustainability viewpoint were not persuaded to change their commitment by talking to someone with an opposing point of view. The researchers noted that many sustainable behaviors – lowering the thermostat, recycling or buying fewer disposable products – are household or community endeavors that follow discussion and consideration. And so it follows, they say, that persuading others to adopt sustainable practices could be achieved through a common social activity: talking about it.
Read more about this study and the role of conversation.
