College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

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  Balancing biodiversity, climate change, food for a trifecta

  Published on September 5, 2023
  Sept. 5, 2023 - Scientists identify ways landowners in rural Brazil can find win-win situations, with biodiversity with farming.

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  Brazil's soybean trade still harbors Amazon deforestation

  Published on July 13, 2023
  Growing and trading soybeans, a burgeoning global commodity for both human food and animal feed, has enormous environmental impacts. Explored in Scientific Reports.

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  Center for PFAS Research positions MSU scientists as leaders in field

  Published on July 12, 2023
  Michigan State University researchers are partnering with colleagues across the state, country and worldwide to address PFAS contamination.

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  Tracking ships’ icy paths amidst climate change

  Published on July 7, 2023
  Understanding when and where ships are entering areas of Arctic sea ice between Russia and the U.S. can help better understand potential impacts of vessel traffic.

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  Supersized fruit eater database on climate change frontline

  Published on June 19, 2023
  A FW PhD student publishes about Frugivoria, an open-access database supersized to help protect biodiversity

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  Where there’s smoke are lessons in demands of global sustainability

  Published on June 12, 2023
  Wildfire smoke is a stark example of how events and crises can sweep across the globe - and thus demand careful accounting. In National Science Review.

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  National Academies webinar to explore continental scale biology

  Published on June 8, 2023
  The second in a series event will provide a platform for creative collaboration among experts from multiple fields, organizations, and sectors.

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  Spartans launch XPRIZE Rainforest biodiversity quest

  Published on June 1, 2023
  High-powered, multidisciplinary team in Singapore to redefine scientific exploration and compete for $10 million prize.

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  United Nations Environment Programme taps MSU scholar

  Published on May 30, 2023
  Jianguo "Jack" Liu will be a lead author of a key United Nations environmental report that assesses and offers solutions to global challenges.

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  Scientists scrutinize elements flowing through food trade

  Published on May 8, 2023
  A flood of nitrogen and phosphorus increase as global food trading steps up, with unknown environmental consequences. Explored in Nature Communications

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  CANR provides rankings on department, unit initiatives around DEI

  Published on May 3, 2023
  The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will honor the 2023 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Badge Awards recipients at the CANR Faculty and Staff Reception on May 11.

• MSU’s Belant to serve on National Wildlife Services Committee

  Published on April 21, 2023
  Jerrold Belant, professor in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at MSU, has accepted United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack’s invitation to serve on the National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee.

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  Kanefsky receives 2023 CANR Excellence in Research Performance and Support Award

  Published on April 14, 2023
  Department of Fisheries and Wildlife laboratory manager Jeannette Kanefsky, Ph.D., to receive 2023 CANR Excellence in Research Performance and Support Award.

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  Private lands stalling Brazil’s conservation efforts

  Published on April 12, 2023
  Private landowners in rural Brazil have been permitted to exempt their lands from conservation efforts. The results are reported in Nature Communications Earth & Environment.

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  Two fellowships support PhD student’s Arctic studies

  Published on April 5, 2023
  Sydney Waloven wins two fellowships to support her work in the Bering Strait.