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February 15, 2021 10:00 am A Northern Ireland young farmer with a focus on increasing his milk from forage has made the final three of a UK-wide award for new entrants to agriculture. Matthew Adams joins Aweside Farm (England), Teleri Fielden (Wales), and Tomnah’a Market Garden (Scotland) on the NEWBIE UK Award 2020 shortlist for New Entrant Farm Business of the Year. All four have been selected for their success in demonstrating innovation in their entry into farming, their farm activities and business model. Judges said the shortlisted young farmers represented some of the “best exampl...

February 2, 2021 Colleges and universities are vital for driving local economies for many U.S. cities. Having higher education institutions present aligns with a host of benefits, from employment opportunities to housing options to social life and individual opportunities — but not all places across the country have the same kinds of access.  Researchers have long understood anecdotally that metropolitan areas are influenced by their local universities, but the way in which higher education institutions are different and how they impact their metropolitan regions differ...

Date Time Increasing risk of floods as glaciers recede in Central Andes A RESEARCHER at the University of Huddersfield has examined the rate at which glaciers have been retreating in the Central Andes and says further monitoring is needed to address the growing risk of ‘Glacial Lake Outburst Floods’ to communities located downstream from the melting glacier lakes. Dr Ryan Wilson is a Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography from the Department of Biological and Geographical Sciences at the University of Huddersfield and has recently completed a project funded by the UK’s leading public fun...

Peter Parks—AFP/Getty Images Twins rest in a queue for water in the northern Chinese city of Harbin, where a November 2005 benzene spill severely polluted one of China’s biggest rivers, cutting off water supplies to millions. Scandal Highlights China’s Weak Environmental Enforcement Hundreds of Children Poisoned in Changzhou, Government Promises Crackdown & New Law May 3, 2016 By Zhang Chun, an editor in chinadialogue’s Beijing office. This article was first published on chinadialogue. For many Chinese, the country’s soil pollution crisis has become increasingly acute in recent week...

ASU housing experts weigh in on Tempe programs set to help combat the growing housing crisis due to COVID-19.