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Nevada science, global solutions. Project highlights, researcher profiles, events, & more. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS DRI researchers identify cancer-causing chemicals in exhaled breath of e-cigarette users A team of researchers led by Vera Samburova, Ph.D., associate research professor, has found that significant amounts of cancer-causing chemicals such as formaldehyde are absorbed by the respiratory tract during a typical vaping session, underscoring the potential health risks posed by e-cigarettes. Read more... Watch the video about their findings New research shows that low-severity wildfires impact soils more than previously believed  According to two new studies conducted by DRI's Markus Berli, Ph.D., associate research professor, and colleagues at the University of California, Merced, low-severity burns—in which fire moves quickly and soil temperature does not exceed 250°C (482°F)—cause damage to soil structure and organic matter in ways that are not immediately apparent after a fire. Learn more about this research BEHIND THE SCIENCE Meet Nina Oakley, Ph.D., Assistant Research Scientist and Regional Climatologist at the Western Regional Climate Center Nina specializes in the study of atmospheric conditions that lead to extreme landscape events such as debris flows, landslides, flooding, and avalanches. She has been a member of the DRI community since 2011, when she moved to Reno to begin her graduate program at the University of Nevada, Reno. In her free time, Nina enjoys surfing, stand-up paddleboarding, snowboarding, mountain biking, and cooking. Get to know Nina SAVE THE DATE FOR SCIENCE DISTILLED Evidence of industrialization, plagues, and wars hidden in polar and glacial ice. Come learn from world-renowned scientists in the DRI Ultra-Trace Ice Core Chemistry Laboratory about how lead in the ice tells stories of industrialization, plague, and wars, as well as the impact that humans have had on the environment in the recent historical record.  September 12th, 2018 • Doors at 7pm, talks at 7:30pm Patagonia Outlet • 130 S. Center St. Reno, NV $10 for Discovery Museum members • $15 for everyone else Science Distilled, a lecture series created by DRI and The Discovery, makes cutting-edge science approachable through presentations on current and curious topics held at hip locations in a social atmosphere. Get tickets DRI IN THE NEWS "Nevada researchers: Vaping leaves cancer-causing chemicals in lungs" Reno Gazette-Journal • August 20th "'Diablo Winds' could make California's massive wildfires even worse" Vice News • August 17th "The Mendocino Complex is California's largest fire on record - for now" Popular Science • August 7th "As wildfires rage, Trump administration plans to slash fire science funding" Salon • August 5th "Reno just baked through hottest month on record - get used to it" Reno Gazette-Journal • August 1st Browse more news coverage 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! What do you think of this newsletter?  Give us your feedback, and we'll use it to make the next one even better. Share your feedback Explore more at www.DRI.edu.

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