Stockholm University, Sweden - Satellite MATS takes its first image of the upper atmosphere

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Satellite MATS takes its first image of the upper atmosphere

 

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Stockholm University,  14 November 2022

https://www.su.se/english/news/satellite-mats-takes-its-first-image-of-the-upper-atmosphere-1.635340

From the news article:

On November 9th, it was time for MATS to take the first images of the atmosphere. At 10:32 CET, MATS was approaching Esrange Space Center – a centre for space activities and satellite communication located about 40 kilometers east of the town of Kiruna in northern Sweden. At that moment, the control center, operated by OHB Sweden that built the MATS satellite platform, came in contact with the satellite via the tracking antenna at Esrange. 

 

Stockholm University, Sweden (June 2022) - Joint Stockholm initiative for sustainable actions

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Joint Stockholm initiative for sustainable actions

 

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Stockholm University, 2 June 2022

https://www.su.se/english/news/joint-stockholm-initiative-for-sustainable-actions-1.614850

 

From the news article:

Combine skills, offer attractive studies and be a contact hub for partners. This is the vision behind Stockholm Trio for Sustainable Actions – a new initiative from Karolinska Institutet, the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and Stockholm University towards sustainable societal development.

 

Stockholm University, Sweden – Planetary boundary for environmental pollutants such as plastics now exceeded

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Stockholm University, Sweden – Planetary boundary for environmental pollutants such as plastics now exceeded  

 

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Stockholm University, 18 January 2022 

https://www.su.se/english/news/planetary-boundary-for-environmental-pollutants-such-as-plastics-now-exceeded-1.592323   

 

From the news article: 

For the first time, an international team of researchers has assessed the impact on the stability of the Earth system of the cocktail of synthetic chemicals and other “novel entities” flooding the environment.  

 

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Stockholm Resilience Centre 

https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/research-news/2022-01-18-safe-planetary-boundary-for-pollutants-including-plastics-exceeded-say-researchers.html 

 

Paul Anastas is awarded the Volvo Environment Prize [Stockholm University, October 2021]

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Paul Anastas is awarded the Volvo Environment Prize 

 

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Stockholm University, 29 October 2021

https://www.su.se/english/news/paul-anastas-is-awarded-the-volvo-environment-prize-1.580297

 

From the news article:

This year’s Volvo Environment Prize, one of the world’s foremost environmental prizes, is awarded to Paul Anastas, professor of chemistry. He is also visiting professor and senior advisor at Stockholm University.