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Close to Home: Emelia Harris Turns Environmental Loss Into Purpose

The pond outside Emelia Harris’ house is bright orange. A few years ago, the water source was home to a vibrant ecosystem containing a variety of fish, turtles, and frogs. The water was crystal clear. Then nearby construction resulted in run-off entering Harris’ pond. As an Estill County, Kentucky native, Harris spent her childhood immersed …

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NEW MSU UNDERGRADS, HS STUDENTS

Please welcome six new undergraduate and high school members of the CLIMBS team, working with Jen O’Keefe and Md Golam Kibria! These six are helping us build climate resilience! Margaret Alden (junior), Hannah Sprinkle (junior), Tori Reid (Craft Academy junior), and Avery Wasinger (Craft Academy junior) are working on building a Holocene climate change record …

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LISTEN: CLIMBS, MSU’S O’Keefe, Collick, Featured on WMKY

/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/peterman-climbs-research-audio.wav By Anabel Peterman, Morehead State Public Radio Officials said eastern Kentucky is disproportionately impacted by climate change thanks to the impacts of logging, mining, and waste dumping. Now, a statewide research project will investigate how the Commonwealth’s weather patterns have changed over time. Morehead State University will receive $1.1 million to help bridge environmental …

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morehead state’s dr. ray utilizes wind tunnel to mitigate damage, harvest energy

Dr. Tathagata Ray, Assistant Professor of Construction and Civil Engineering Technology at Morehead State University, has utilized KY NSF EPSCoR Research Award funds to procure a wind tunnel. Dr. Ray and his crew have built models and tested a control system successfully in the lab for the purpose of reducing building roof damage. The award is titled, “Harvesting …

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Morehead State University Using VR, AR to Enhance Manufacturing Environments

As Kentucky NSF EPSCoR research continues to push the boundaries of advanced manufacturing, it is essential that humans and machines speak the same language. Through software algorithms and machine learning, as well as powerful augmented and virtual reality scenarios, the engineering labs at Morehead State University are working to test, train, and enrich the manufacturing …

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