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Nitro Cold Brew
"The cold brew — made by steeping coffee grinds in cold water for multiple hours — is dispensed from a stout tap, similar to what you’d find at your local bar." Link to audio clips produced at 890 Commonwealth Avenue Brookline featuring Matt Hartings, Associate Professor of Chemistry at the American University in Washington D.C.
Animals 300
Today we explore recent action in the literature that informs the safety and sustainability of the built environment for animals large and small. Animals are found in education communities as pets. sporting partners, and as subjects for health care research. Human well-being runs close-coupled with animal well-being.
Protecting Animals When Disaster Strikes
Weather is mighty sporty in the Central Plains this time of year. The Davis School of Veterinary Medicine supports a network of government agencies, individuals and organizations to aid domestic animals and livestock during emergencies; not the least of which are off-campus livestock research facilities.
Quadrivium: Spring
Educational settlements should be magical places. The stack informing the beauty of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day globally. Titles are time-sensitive, copyright protected and land in public law. We monitor the action continuously to formulate response to public consultations. Topics appear on our CALENDAR and explored every day at 15:00 UTC. Recommend refresh of this web page once or twice to see timeliest information.
Wildlife Protective Devices on Overhead Power Distribution Systems
Agricultural colleges and university farms often manage extensive overhead power distribution lines across research fields, livestock areas, and experimental plots. In these rural settings, wildlife (birds, squirrels, raccoons, etc.) frequently causes power outages by contacting energized conductors. Reliable electricity is essential for research projects, climate-controlled greenhouses, irrigation systems, and animal welfare.
Current Issues & Recent Research
We are tooling up for the NFPA 2029 National Electrical Code Technical Committee Meetings in September and the IEEE Industrial Applications Society Meetings in October.
Guide for Animal Deterrents for Electric Power Supply Substations
Among the most vulnerable links in a power network are points of interaction between live equipment and wildlife such as birds and scavenging carnivores. Taken together, these creatures present a constant threat to the safe operation of assets. Indeed, the global economy is said to suffer great losses each year due to sudden power disruptions and up to 12 percent of these are estimated to be due to wildlife intrusion.