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How wireless technologies can help farmers save water

Water is the most essential resource for life, for both humans and the crops we consume. Around the world, agriculture accounts for 70% of all freshwater use. I study computers and information technology in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute and direct Purdue’s Environmental Networking Technology (ENT) Laboratory, where we tackle sustainability and environmental challenges with interdisciplinary research into the Agricultural Internet […]

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Rich countries aren’t doing nearly enough to help poor countries face climate change

After another year of record-breaking temperatures and extreme weather disasters, wealthy countries are under pressure to make good on their commitment to mobilize $ 100 billion a year to help poorer countries deal with climate change. Developed countries now project that they won’t meet that pledge until 2023—three years late and still woefully short of […]

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This technique can help diverse teams deal with conflict effectively

What often goes unsaid in workplaces is how well employees perform (which in a perfect system determines how they advance) is dependent on their social environments. However, if the social environment is dysfunctional, out-of-sync, or toxic, that creates significant barriers and hurdles to improvement and promotion. Early on in my diversity management program, we were […]

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