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DRI Internships Offer TMCC Students Insight Into Science Careers
This summer, DRI brought eighteen students from Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) to our Reno campus for a paid, immersive research experience. Over the course of the ten week program, students worked under the mentorship of DRI faculty members to learn about the process of using scientific research to solve real-world problems. This unique internship program welcomes all students, not only those pursuing majors in science.
DRI Launches Collaborative New Project Investigating PFAS and Microplastics for Department of Defense
DRI’s Monica Arienzo, Director of the Microplastics and Environmental Chemistry Laboratory, was recently awarded $250,000 by the Department of Defense to investigate laundering and textile degradation as a possible source of PFAS and microplastic pollution. The one-year grant will fund laboratory studies and analysis led by Arienzo, with DRI’s Daniel Saftner and Yeongkwon Son contributing to the work. Matt Reeves of Western Michigan University is partnering with the DRI scientists for the project.
Hidden Life Beneath Antarctic Ice: Microbial Diversity and Survival Strategies Revealed in Mercer Subglacial Lake
Hundreds of lakes exist beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, and very few have ever been explored by scientists. Now, an international research team has published their findings from an ambitious effort to drill over 1,000 meters into the ice to sample the life hidden in one known as Mercer Subglacial Lake. The project, referred to as the Subglacial Antarctic Lake Scientific Access (SALSA) project, was documented in detail for the film The Lake at the Bottom of the World.
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