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STEM
Talking Trash With Laura Markley, Waste and Plastics Researcher in the College of Engineering and Computer Science
Sunday, April 4, 2021, By Jen Plummer
Laura Markley is a scientist and a communicator who has been weaving these two skillsets together throughout her academic career. Currently a Ph.D. candidate in civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS), Markley…
Health & Society
Proactive Measures Needed To Keep Mircroplastics Out Our Aquatic Systems
Sunday, August 25, 2019, By Daryl Lovell
A recent World Health Organization report found there wasn’t sufficient evidence to prove microplastics in drinking water pose a risk to human health at current levels. The report states microplastics are “ubiquitous in the environment and have been detected in…