Science communicator honored by AAAS
November 29, 2018
Sue Nichols becomes first Michigan science communicator to be elected a AAAS Fellow.
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New method adds and subtracts for sustainability’s true measure
Published on September 17, 2020
Sustainability scientists at MSU find policies governing wildlife trade and tourism sometimes have more success than intended to achieve some of the UN SDGs. Yet in some cases those paths have created roadblocks and detours to success.
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CANR names special advisor to assist with faculty affairs
Published on September 15, 2020
Fisheries and wildlife faculty member will support culture and belonging for college reappointment, promotion, tenure and faculty development.
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Partnership between MSU, Sault Tribe encourages tribe members to consider pursuing natural resources careers
Published on September 15, 2020
A collaboration between Michigan State University and the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians is preparing tribal members to join the fisheries and wildlife management field through a graduate program.
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MSU doctoral candidate granted research award from Ecological Society of America
Published on September 4, 2020
Katelyn King, a doctoral candidate in the Data Intensive Limnology Lab, recently won the Exceptional Promise in Graduate Research Award from the Ecological Society of America.
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Striving and stumbling towards sustainability amongst pandas and people
Published on September 3, 2020
Understanding how achieving one of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals spins off more SDG success – or sabotages progress on another goal across spatial and administrative boundaries.
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Joint MSU, U-M project studying effect of inclusivity on STEM faculty receives $1.4 million grant from National Science Foundation
Published on August 20, 2020
CLIMBS-UP, a collaborative research project between MSU and U-M to study inclusive environments in science, technology, engineering and math within academia, has been awarded a three-year, $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
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Environmental DNA technology helping MSU researchers more accurately examine aquatic communities
Published on August 18, 2020
Two MSU researchers are using innovative technology that extracts DNA from lake water samples, painting a clearer picture of what lies beneath the water's surface.
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Boosting builds better species models
Published on August 7, 2020
Adding the weight of more data makes better species models.
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Fisheries and Wildlife postdoc earns award for outstanding paper in landscape ecology
Published on July 21, 2020
Postdoc Ian McCullough won an award for "Outstanding Paper in Landscape Ecology" from the International Association for Landscape Ecology for his work on the threat U.S. lakes face from wildfires.
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Youn accepted to marine policy fellowship
Published on July 21, 2020
So-Jung Youn, a PhD candidate in the Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, receives a John A Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship.
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Well-off countries need trade to cut environmental woes
Published on July 13, 2020
A first analysis of its kind shows a common problem between haves and have-nots. Trading internationally was generally good for developed countries but resulted in environmental losses for developing countries.
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MSU scientists eying environmental conservation through precision agriculture
Published on June 19, 2020
Representatives from Michigan State University and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources are interested in how precision agriculture technologies can benefit environmental conservation.
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Giving GDP a needed ecological companion
Published on June 8, 2020
Scientists develop a measure of gross ecosystem product (GEP) that summarizes the value of ecosystem services in a single monetary metric.
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Liu joins new sustainable agricultural intensification commission
Published on May 28, 2020
Jack Liu joins international commission to guide investments in agricultural innovation.
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MSU announces new Center for PFAS Research
Published on May 20, 2020
The Center for PFAS Research brings together faculty from across Michigan State University to study the health and environmental issues around PFAS chemicals.
