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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
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.
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.
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.
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.
MSU a player in year’s top scientific discoveries

Published on December 3, 2019
Sustainability scholar Jianguo “Jack” Liu and FW assistant professor Andrés Viña were authors for a global assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services that ranked as one of the year's top science discoveries.
MSU Forestry’s Forest Carbon and Climate Program receives gift from the Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund

Published on December 3, 2019
The Forest Carbon and Climate Program in the Department of Forestry at Michigan State University receives support from the Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund.