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Reframing Our Awe of Nature to Help Save the Environment

A recent study on the connection between living underwater and environmental consciousness has been published with the help of MES/CEE Professor Mark Patterson, CEE Affiliated Faculty Brian Helmuth, and CEE Affiliated Professor Geoffrey Trussel. With the help of an assisting PhD student, they interviewed and recorded the behavior of aquanauts-those that experiment and spend large amounts of time under the water. Findings claim that aquanauts experience an “underview effect”, a cognitive shift that deepens the connection and commitment to their research.

Working With Communities To Reduce Flood Risk

MES/CEE Associate Professor Samuel Muñoz, Assistant Professor James Dennedy-Frank, and CEE Affiliated Faculty Geoffrey C. Trussell were awarded a $998,696 NSF grant for “Working with communities to reduce flood risk and increase resilience.”