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Credit: CABI CABI scientists have updated the first major study of potential biological controls that could be used in the fight against the devastating fall armyworm in Africa. The research offers new insight into evidence of their efficacy in the field and increased availability as commercial products. Indeed, the review, published in the Journal of Applied Entomology, includes many biocontrol products which are now featured in the CABI BioProtection Portal - a free web-based tool that enables users to discover information about registered biocontrol and biopesticide products around the wo...

(Provided Photo/City of Muncie) by: Alex Brown, Inside INdiana Business Posted: Jan 26, 2021 / 04:44 PM EST MUNCIE, Ind. (Inside INdiana Business) — The city of Muncie has announced plans to acquire a 53-acre portion of the former General Motors Manual Transmission plant property from Michigan-based RACER Trust. Financial terms of the deal are not being disclosed until the sale closes, but the city says it plans to transform the site into a solar field. The solar field, according to the city, will have the capacity to generate 24.6 million kWh of electricity. Mayor Dan Ridenour says the co...

Mass. exodus: A flurry of figures with Boston ties are heading to Washington. Here’s a look at who’s been tapped Brittany Bowker © Eric Thayer A number of people with Massachusetts ties are headed to Washington to serve in the Biden-Harris administration. Thousands of people work in the White House under each administration, and with President Biden and Vice President Harris at the helm, many will hail from Massachusetts. It seems every day comes with news of another figure with ties to Massachusetts being tapped by the nation’s highest offices. In what can only be de...

Harvard Chan School experts tapped for Biden administration posts January 22, 2021 – Two faculty members from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health—Sara Bleich and Benjamin Sommers—and one former faculty member, Gina McCarthy, have been chosen for roles in the new Biden-Harris administration. The appointments for Bleich and Sommers were announced January 20, shortly after the inauguration of President Joe Biden. McCarthy’s appointment was announced in mid-December. Sara Bleich Bleich, professor of public health policy in the Department of Health Policy and Management, will serve i...

Effective weather and climate information services (‘climate services’) are essential to enable people across the world to cope with climate variability and change. Accurate, timely, relevant and usable information can help people to understand their climate-related risks and act appropriately. It can support decision horizons ranging from the daily to the decadal, including plans and activities to adapt to climate change. Effective, sustained delivery of climate services are integral to achieving the Paris Agreement’s ad...