The DRI Bulletin: January 2020

Scientific research and solutions for a changing planet. The DRI Bulletin: January 2020 RESEARCH NEWS The DRI Luminescence Lab in Reno. Credit: Cathleen Allison. Newly-funded DRI projects explore luminescence dating, fracking, and groundwater  DRI awards funding to several new faculty and staff projects each year through its Institute Project Assignment (IPA) competition. Winners of the IPA competition receive a research grant from DRI to pursue a topic that interests them and develop ideas that can ultimately be turned into externally funded research projects. Projects funded in 2020 will explore new methods in luminescence dating, groundwater contamination around fracking operations, and the movement of groundwater through rocks and soils.  Learn more about these new projects UPCOMING EVENTS Join us for "Science Distilled: Cannabis & Air Pollution" on January 8th Doors open at 7pm • Talks start at 7:30pm Patagonia Outlet • 130 S. Center Street Reno, NV $10 for Discovery Museum members • $15 for everyone else When commercial cannabis growing facilities were approved by the Nevada State Legislature just a few years ago, there were no emissions data nor industry standards to guide environmental and public health regulations. Faced with this challenge, scientists from the DRI and managers from the Washoe County Health District forged ahead into the “Wild West” of air quality research. At this Science Distilled, we invite you to consider the impacts of their preliminary research findings and the future of this industry in our state. Learn more & get tickets DRI IN THE NEWS "California, climate change and the trauma of the last decade" The LA Times • December 26th "Diversity in Healthcare Can Save Lives" KUNR • December 18th "Stories in the Snow" Moonshine Ink • December 16th "Recent big storms nudge most of California out of dry category" The Mercury News • December 14th "Yes, there’s microplastic in the snow" Quartz • December 13th "Nature Conservancy partners with Nevada agencies to test innovative wetland program strategies" Carson Now • December 8th Browse more news coverage IMAGE OF THE MONTH DRI scientists shine at AGU University of Nevada, Reno undergraduate and DRI microplastics researcher Julia Davidson presented her research on microplastic pollution in snow in remote areas of the Sierra Nevada to reporters at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting last month.  Davidson is part of the DRI team that identified microplastic pollution in the waters of Lake Tahoe for the first time ever this summer. Learn more about this research Follow @DRIscience to #DiscoverDRI Love what you read in this newsletter? Share it using the gray icons at the bottom of this email, and don't forget to tag @DRIscience in your post so we can say thank you! Explore more at www.DRI.edu.

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