Research Brief | U of M researchers find as planet warms, the world's lakes are losing oxygen rapidly
From a University of Minnesota News Release | June 2, 2021
Lake Itasca, Minnesota (Credit: Lesley Knoll)
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Ruth Shaw Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Ruth Shaw, a longtime faculty member in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Shaw's work and field-shaping contributions to evolutionary quantitative genetics have influenced many in her own field.
Focus on fungi
Two new National Science Foundation grants will allow collaborative teams to disentangle how fungi — dead or alive — move and store carbon in soils.
Photo Credit: Peter Kennedy
Similar to plants vying for the sunniest spot on a window ledge, fungi belowground are competing with each other for nutrients they need to survive.
Philip C. Hamm Plant Sciences Scholarships Available
The Philip C. Hamm Scholarship program recognizes excellence in the plant sciences. Scholarships of up to $1,000 are available for undergraduate students; scholarships of up to $2,000 are available for graduate students. Complete details are available at https://www.hammscholarship.umn.edu/.
Applications (undergraduate students) and nominations (graduate students; to be submitted through the Directors of Graduate Studies) are due March 15, 2021.
Canopies for communities and chimps
Researchers summarize 60 years of collaborative work in and around Gombe National Park, efforts to support local communities and protect ailing chimpanzee populations.
CBS Celebrates Women in STEM | Honoring Eleanor Lindeman
Join expert quilter Cheri Stockinger to learn about her quilt series inspired by Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, including a quilt that celebrates Eleanor Lindeman.
All eyes to nature for novel solutions
When the pandemic upended education, one faculty member used it as a teachable moment by asking students to look to biology for solutions.
Mark your calendars for Spring 2021 Field Guides seminars
Field Guides is open to students in any college and any stage of their undergraduate career. If you are interested in any of the following, this program may be for you:
Tropical dry forest in the spotlight
A special section in Biotropica edited by Jennifer Powers gives a window into one of the most famous research areas in the tropics.
University of Minnesota undergraduates on a field course in Santa Rosa, 2013 (photo credit: Jennifer Powers)
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