Princeton engineers are helping farmers and herders who live in a semi-arid region of Kenya develop sustainable land management practices. Led by Kelly Caylor, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, the researchers are studying how water shapes the environment and society and are establishing an observatory to track the movements of water through the air, rivers and soil. “Water is a scarce resource in this part of Africa,” said Caylor. “It’s im
Princeton researchers traveled to China to study changes in Beijing’s air quality during the Olympics, when the Chinese government dramatically cut vehicle and factory emissions.