Collecting ticks and detecting smoke

November 13, 2023 00:28:31
Collecting ticks and detecting smoke
The Best Of Our Knowledge
Collecting ticks and detecting smoke

Nov 13 2023 | 00:28:31

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Show Notes

On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge: We’ll join researchers collecting ticks during the fall peak of arachnid activity.  After a smoky summer, wildfire smoke detectors have been installed across New York state.  A championship basketball coach gears up for a fresh challenge.  As more colleges and universities are making courses in STEM a priority, one university is also bolstering its efforts to help students retain their education in complex subjects.  And officials in Burlington, Vermont recently energized a solar facility that will serve as a research and training facility for university students. 

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