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Soil pore structure key to carbon storage

Published on December 5, 2019
A window to the microbial world of carbon cycling
A recent history of Great Lakes nonindigenous species

Published on December 5, 2019
More than 30% of nonindigenous species are shown to have environmental or socioeconomic impacts and are therefore considered to be invasive.
Can we really run government like a business?

Published on December 5, 2019
While there are elements of business that can be used to improve government operation, the two are fundamentally different, and we need to remember that neither can, or should, operate just like the other.
Animated videos advance adoption of agriculture techniques

Published on December 5, 2019
In remote areas with low literacy rates, showing animated videos in the local language demonstrating agricultural techniques results in high retention and adoption rates of those techniques, found researchers from Michigan State University.
FCWG 2019-20 Learning Exchange Series Session: Policy II - State Policy Advancing Forest Carbon in a Changing Climate

Published on December 4, 2019
Speakers include David Ford, L&C Carbon, Stephen Long, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and John Bartow, Empire State Forest Products Association.
Three Michigan institutions reach milestones for local food purchasing

Published on December 4, 2019
Friendship Centers of Emmet County, West Ottawa School District, and Zeeland School District received Cultivate Michigan awards in recogniti
New MSU STEM building to help fight climate change by storing carbon

Published on December 4, 2019
Cross-laminated timber (CLT) -- which consists of large structural planks glued together to form beams and columns -- used in MSU’s STEM facility will store carbon that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere.
New label denoting bioengineered ingredients will soon appear on food items in 2020

Published on December 4, 2019
Starting in 2020, consumers will start to see labels for genetically modified foods on store shelves.
GLANSIS risk explorer evaluates the potential for Great Lakes biological invasions

Published on December 4, 2019
The Risk Assessment Clearinghouse makes it easier for scientists and environmental managers to compare and contrast cutting-edge risk information to inform their own decisions.
Freshwater ecologist honored by AAAS

Published on December 4, 2019
Fisheries and Wildlife Professor Patricia Soranno elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.