College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• JOURNAL OF LAND USE SCIENCE - Land-use changes across distant places: design of a telecoupled agent-based model

  Published on November 18, 2019
  We apply the framework to design an agent-based model (TeleABM) that represents land-use changes in telecoupled systems to investigate how local land-use changes are affected by flows. The Brazil–China telecoupled soybean system is used as a demonstration.

• CHINESE GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCE - Spatial and Temporal Changes of Arable Land Driven by Urbanization and Ecological Restoration in China

  Published on October 21, 2019
  Arable land decreased by 3.31%. Urbanization and ecological restoration programs were the main drivers of arable land loss, while reclamation of other land cover types was the primary source of increased arable land.

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  Animal Science Educational Resources

  Published on September 13, 2019
  A variety of animal science educational resources that are perfect for teaching youth in and out of 4-H.

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  Sculpting Meat Science – Creating and Evaluating Steaks

  Published on September 13, 2019
  Teach youth about important factors that go into selecting meat with this lesson.

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  Teaching science when you don't know diddly-squat: Why do animal poops look different?

  Published on August 22, 2019
  Why is goat and sheep poop shaped like little pellets, while rabbit poop is shaped like almost perfect spheres?

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  Focus on precision: The art and science of variable rate seeding

  Published on August 13, 2019
  MSU Extension offers an educational opportunity for understanding the rate of pay for your seeds, with other costs figured in.

• SCIENCE BULLETIN - Alignment of social and ecological structures increased the ability of river management

  Published on August 1, 2019
  Here, we analyze potential institutional causes of ecological degradation and how it can be reversed by introducing new forms of governance.

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  Teaching science when you don't know diddly-squat: Why do some animals use camouflage

  Published on June 19, 2019
  Understanding and explore the world of science by experimenting with camouflage.

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  Teaching science when you don't know diddly squat: Can you build a bridge out of pasta

  Published on June 18, 2019
  This activity focuses on the discovery of science and how one may achieve this process of building a bridge out of pasta.

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  Teaching science when you don't know diddly-squat: 4-H Cloverbud Science: Exploration and discovery with young children

  Published on June 18, 2019
  When youth question, and the adults don't have an answer, its a win for the youth. Having an inquisitive mind actually makes the youth smarter. Learn how to teach inquiry-based science to the youth.

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  Teaching science when you don't know diddly squat: Can you move something with static electricity?

  Published on June 18, 2019
  Learn more about the world of science by experimenting with static electricity

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  4-H Cloverbud and Service: Citizen Science – Learning About Nature and Gathering Data

  Published on May 30, 2019
  This project is about coming together as a team and learning about the nature in your community and gathering data.

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  Children & Youth Impacts: Building Science Literacy & Future STEM Professionals

  Published on May 29, 2019
  To help create a future workforce excited about STEM careers and armed with important STEM skills, Michigan State University (MSU) Extension has made science education a key focus of its 4-H Youth Development programming.

• CURRENT OPINION IN ENVIRO SUSTAINABILITY - Governing flows in telecoupled land systems

  Published on May 1, 2019
  We evaluate whether recent land-system science research into telecoupling provides a basis to set normative goals or priorities for addressing sustainability in coupled human-natural systems.

• SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT - Assessing the water and carbon footprint of hydropower stations at a national scale

  Published on April 22, 2019
  Water and CO2 footprint of hydropower have not been studied simultaneously at a large scale. We firstly assess water and CO2 foot- print of China's hydropower at a national scale.

• SUSTAINABILITY -- The Role of Citizen Science in Conservation under the Telecoupling Framework

  Published on April 2, 2019
  We use the monarch butterfly, a migratory species of high conservation value, to illustrate how citizen science data can be utilized in telecoupling research to help inform conservation decisions.

• SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT - Interactive National Virtual Water-Energy Nexus Networks

  Published on March 29, 2019
  We constructed and analyzed interprovincial virtual water and energy transfer networks, using China (the largest energy consumer and is undergoing severe water scarcity) as a demonstration.

• SUSTAINABILITY -- Telecoupling Research: The First Five Years

  Published on February 21, 2019
  A systematic review of the first five years of telecoupling research to evaluate the state of telecoupling science and identify strengths, areas to be improved, and promising avenues for future study.

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  Potential for Economic Regulation of Michigan's Water Sector

  Published on November 7, 2018
  Part of the Michigan at a Crossroads policy guide, this is a policy brief for the incoming 2019 Michigan gubernatorial administration on issues related to water regulation.

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  Heads In, Hearts In: Staff Guide

  Published on October 18, 2018
  The Heads In, Hearts In family enrichment program encourages families to use their minds as a tool to expand their knowledge around a variety of topic areas. This guide will offer suggestions to getting started with this family enrichment program.