College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

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  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.

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  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.

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  MSU senior taps talents in wildlife management and public policy

  Published on November 25, 2019
  Charlie Booher uses his diverse experiences to develop a unique career path in fisheries and wildlife, conservation and social science.

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  MSU AgBioResearch names new assistant director for natural resources

  Published on November 5, 2019
  Dana Infante has been named Michigan State University AgBioResearch’s assistant director for natural resources, effective Nov. 1, 2019.

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  MSU graduate students awarded Humphrys, Rose fellowships for water research

  Published on October 30, 2019
  Seven Michigan State University graduate students who are passionate about and dedicated to solving Great Lakes and global water challenges were recently awarded fellowships.

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  Citizen scientists make big impact on big data

  Published on October 30, 2019
  Collecting large amounts of data for long-term and large-scale research projects can be a burdensome task, but research from Michigan State University shows that citizen science programs can help fill the data gap.

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  Professor Daniel Hayes Receives Excellence in Fisheries Education Award

  Published on October 23, 2019
  Daniel Hayes received the Excellence in Fisheries Education Award at the 2019 American Fisheries Society (AFS) Joint Conference with The Wildlife Society in Reno, Nevada.

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  U.S. protected areas do not meet international conservation targets for lakes

  Published on October 21, 2019
  According to a recent study published by a team of scientists at Michigan State University and the University of California, Berkeley, the U.S. is currently not protecting enough lakes.

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  MSU fisheries experts publish book of triumphs

  Published on October 17, 2019
  MSU fisheries experts compile 22 success stories of long-term conservation wins.

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  Assigning workers to new networks boosts sustainability

  Published on October 17, 2019
  Innovation comes from people in different units who have new knowledge, and a new study about conservation organizations suggests encouraging employees to think and act outside network boxes from time to time.

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  Modeling habitat that’s just right

  Published on October 14, 2019
  In this week’s Scientific Reports, Michigan State University researchers offer ways to take the guess work out of parameters.

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  Joan Rose presents interactive exhibit on water and health at Science Gallery Detroit

  Published on October 10, 2019
  What do you know about water & health? This was the question posed by Joan Rose, Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research, to thousands visiting the most recent Science Gallery Detroit exhibit – DEPTH.

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  Does protecting land help freshwater species?

  Published on October 4, 2019
  A recently published Michigan State University study in the journal Landscape Ecology looked at connectivity among Michigan lakes from the perspective of both aquatic and semi-aquatic wildlife.

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  Look at this data!

  Published on September 23, 2019
  Two Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability members tied for second place in a campus competition to translate data into a compelling visual.

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  What would Jesus do? Quite possibly, recycle

  Published on September 23, 2019
  A team of social scientists and sustainability scientists worked to peel off the layers of understanding about how Christianity and environmentalism mix.