School of Natural Resources and Environment

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In an interview with Michigan Radio, SNRE Associate Professor Brad Cardinale talks about biodiversity in the context of a bill in the Michigan Legislature.

The story by Rebecca William discusses a bill introduced by state Sen. Tom Casperson-R (Escanaba) that would prohibit the the state Department of Natural Resources from setting aside an area of land specifically for the purpose of maintaining biological diversity (basically, to protect the variety of plants and animals that live in an area), according to the Michigan Radio story.

Carrico to discuss Nashville Yard Project at research talk

Amanda Carrico is a research assistant professor at the Vanderbilt Institute for Energy & Environment at Vanderbilt University. She also is a faculty fellow in the Climate Change Research Network at Vanderbilt, where she was a postdoctoral fellow from 2009-2012. She earned a doctoral degree in Social Psychology (2009) from Vanderbilt University; a master of arts in social psychology (2005) from Vanderbilt and a bachelor of arts (2002) from Transylvania University.

Dean Marie Lynn Miranda

Marie Lynn Miranda, professor and dean at the School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan, is giving a lecture Thursday, titled "Innovative Use of GIS for a Coordinated Approach to Chronic Disease Surveillance and Prevention." The seminar takes place at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Atlanta campus, but can be viewed live via a webstream (DETAILS BELOW). The Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention and the Division of Diabetes Translation is presenting the seminar.

Rosina M. Bierbaum

SNRE Professor Rosina M. Bierbaum discusses the recently released National Climate Assessment draft report with Cynthia Canty of Michigan Radio. Bierbaum of SNRE and the School of Public Health was a lead convening author of the chapter on climate change adaptation.

Stateside with Cynthia Canty covers a range of Michigan news and policy issues as well as culture and lifestyle stories.

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