In 1984, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that if you genetically engineer any microbe intended for…
In 1982, the WISEST (Women in Scholarship, Engineering, Science & Technology) began at the University of Alberta when…
In 1976, Albert Einstein Cancer Center researchers identified the mechanism of action of Taxol, one of the most…
On Jun. 14, 1972, an end to the continued domestic usage of the pesticide DDT was decreed when…
On Apr. 22, 1970, the first Earth Day was held and the modern environmental movement was born. A…
On Oct. 3, 1969, a proposal to establish “Earth Day” was submitted by John McConnell to Peter Tamaris…
In 1958, the National Seed Storage Laboratory (NSSL), the first long-term seed storage facility in the world, opened…
In Jul. 1955, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) sprayed DDT as…
In 1921, the Alberta Research Council (ARC), was founded by a provincial government Order-in-Council as the Scientific and…
In 1876, the University of Colorado (CU), and includes three unique campuses — Boulder, Colorado Springs, and the…
On Oct. 1, 1872, the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (Virginia Tech) was founded. The Virginia Polytechnic Institute…