Death by solar: $1.6 million DOE grant supports scientists studying bird deaths at solar facilities
CSU biologist Kristen Ruegg is working with UCLA researchers to study which bird species are most impacted by the solar industry.
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Biology professor Kristen Ruegg receives NSF grant to study wintering grounds of migratory birds
Ruegg received the NSF Career Award Grant of 1.18 M dollars to continue her research into migratory birds. Her team will study the migration of 11 species, the first empirical test of the theory that the individuals from the same breeding site migrating to the same wintering site promotes local adaptation in wintering areas.
Celebrating and preserving Colorado’s flora at the Charles Maurer Herbarium
The Charles Maurer Herbarium Collection is the oldest in Colorado, conserving examples of more than 100,000 species of flora, with specimens dating back to the very beginning.
PSM students win first and second place at national 3MP competition
Placing first and second in the 3MP competition at the 2019 NPSMA conference, PSM students Nathan Edwards and Molly Selleck demonstrated their ability to communicate science well to the general public, interpreting their research to a general public audience in just 3 minutes.
Middle school students investigate urban wildlife
Through collaboration between Colorado State University, Poudre School District, and the Rocky Mountain Cat Conservancy, students in Fort Collins have discovered how humans and wildlife interact in urban settings.
Diana Wall awarded President’s Medal by the British Ecological Society
Wall will receive the medal during a ceremony held at the society’s annual conference in December.
'Be yourself': Biology alumna reflects on first-year teaching fellowship
Sarah Groenwald is a recipient of the Knowles Teaching Fellowship, learning new ways to teach science to high school students.
New research finds multiple effects on soil from exposure to manure from cows administered antibiotics
The team also saw changes in how plants allocate carbon below ground and take up nitrogen from the soil.