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George L. Disborough Trout Unlimited Research Grant; application deadline 2/15/2013

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01/08/2013
Contact Name: 
Diana Woodworth

Purpose and Sponsor: This research grant fund was established at the Kalamazoo Community Foundation by the Kalamazoo Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited (KVCTU) for the purpose of recognizing and supporting studies of trout habitat or other projects consistent with the goals and objectives of Trout Unlimited.

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2013 MBGNA Awards; application deadline 5:00 pm, 1/25/2013

Posted: 
01/08/2013
Contact Name: 
Diana Woodworth

Cash prizes and awards are made each year to encourage and recognize creative work and scholarship related to the mission of the UM Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum (www.mbgna.umich.edu). Only currently enrolled University of Michigan undergraduate and graduate students are eligible. Preference is given to students who have not won previously.

All applications and nominations are due by 5:00 pm Friday, January 25, 2013.

Nanette R. LaCross Prize(s) and William D. Drake Prize(s)

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Conservation Ecology Seminar Series features 13 speakers, starting Jan. 18

The annual Conservation Ecology Seminar Series begins Jan. 18, ushering in 13 talks from scientist around the country. The seminar series is organized by the Conservation Ecology field of study at the School of Natural Resources and Environment. The lectures are Fridays from 3-4 p.m. in Room 1028. They are open to the public and followed by a question-and-answer session with the speakers; no registration is required.

Environmental threat map highlights Great Lakes restoration challenges

A comprehensive map three years in the making is telling the story of humans’ impact on the Great Lakes.
A comprehensive map three years in the making is telling the story of humans’ impact on the Great Lakes, identifying how "environmental stressors" stretching from Minnesota to Ontario are shaping the future of an ecosystem that contains 20 percent of the world’s fresh water. In an article to be published online Dec. 17 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a group led by researchers at the University of Michigan reports on an expansive and detailed effort to map and cross-compare environmental stresses and the ecological services provided by the five lakes.

Master's Project Symposium

Attention SNREds! 

It’s that time of the year; please join the greater SNRE community this Friday, December 7th as three Master’s Project teams present their final reports during the Master’s Project Symposium (1040 Dana).  This is truly an exciting event.  The students involved in these projects have spent countless hours on these intense, interdisciplinary projects, which are the cornerstone of the SNRE professional-school program. Brief descriptions of each of the three projects are below. 

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