SNR News

Congratulations to the 2012-2013 SNRE Award Recipients

OALSAS — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:02:38 -0600

Congratulations to all of the award recipients who were honored at the 2013 SNRE Awards Ceremony!

Outstanding Faculty Award: Dr. John Koprowski, Wildlife and Conservation Management
This award is intended to recognize an individual faculty member who personifies the ideal of outstanding teaching, advising, research and/or university service.

Paper Co-Authored by Dr. Gregg Garfin Examines UA Sustainability Externship Program

OALSAS — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:41:02 -0600

Dr. Gregg Garfin was co-author on a recent paper published in the Journal of Extension. The paper is a brief description of UA's efforts to extend sustainability concepts through an externship program.

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Dr. Don Falk Interviewed on AZ Illustrated, "Tree Rings Reveal Fire History"

OALSAS — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:14:08 -0600

SNRE Professor Don Falk was interviewed on Arizona Illustrated. In his interview, he described how scientists can use tree rings to study fire history.

Watch the video: www.azpm.org/p/top-news/2013/5/7/24209-tree-rings-reveal-fire-history/

Professors John Koprowski and Bob Steidl Interviewed on AZ Illustrated, "Animal Tracking Leaving Marks"

OALSAS — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:24:28 -0600

Dr. John Koprowski and Dr. Bob Steidl were interviewed on AZ Illustrated. They shared their insights into the use of tracking devices in monitoring wildlife populations.

Watch the video: www.azpm.org/s/14604-animal-research-techniques-leaving-their-marks/

Dr. Dave Moore and Dr. Russ Monson's Study of Pine Beetle Infestations and Carbon Fluxes Featured in UCAR and UANews

OALSAS — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:00:39 -0600

Dr. Dave Moore and Dr. Russ Monson collaborated with other researchers to measure the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere from forests dying from pine beetle infestations. Contrary to predictions, their study found that there is no large spike in carbon released by the dead trees.

Dr. Dave Moore's Use of Twitter Featured in UANews

OALSAS — Tue, 07 May 2013 10:22:27 -0600

Dr. Dave Moore's classroom experiment with Twitter has been featured in a recent UANews article. Dr. Moore sees a lot of potential in using twitter to help connect students with experts in their field as well as to share important studies and science news:
“Twitter could be a really useful teaching tool to broaden learning beyond the classroom, but it’s only a single tool and students need we still need to engage students to make use of it.”

Dr. Barron Orr Named 1885 Society Distinguished Scholar

OALSAS — Tue, 07 May 2013 10:17:24 -0600

Congratulations to Dr. Barron Orr, who has been named as one of the University's 1885 Society Distinguished Scholars for 2013!

Dr. Gregg Garfin's Guest Column in the AZ Daily Star, "How would an extra month of 100-plus-degree days feel?"

OALSAS — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:05:09 -0600

Dr. Gregg Garfin was featured as a guest columnist for the AZ Daily Star. His column, "How would an extra month of 100-plus-degree days feel?" discusses the potential impacts of climate change right here in Arizona, and what we can do to combat it: azstarnet.com/news/opinion/guest-column-how-would-an-extra-month-of--plus/article_54978a1f-dc1f-5ec6-afdd-6e8b3c790c26.html

Melissa Merrick, Doctoral Student, receives Joint Fire Science Program Graduate Research Innovation Award

OALSAS — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:38:40 -0600

Melissa Merrick, a doctoral student in Wildlife Science, has been awarded a highly competitive 2013 Graduate Research Innovation (GRIN) Award from the Joint Fire Science Program for her proposal titled "Influence of burn severity and fuel reduction treatments on dispersal movements of an endangered forest obligate."

UA Wild Cat Center Featured in Recent Popular Science Article

OALSAS — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:39:20 -0600

The UA Wild Cat Center and its collaboration with the Hyderabad Tiger Conservation Society (HyTiCoS) was featured in a recent popular science communication. Read more: blogs.plos.org/citizensci/2013/04/01/international-citizen-science-for-indian-tiger-conservation/

Undergraduate Research Assistant Jessica Swetish Honored as a 2013 UA Galileo Circle Scholar

OALSAS — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:56:13 -0600

Undergraduate research assistant Jessica Swetish is honored as a 2013 UA Galileo Circle Scholar, nominated through the LTRR. Jessica has been working in the Papuga lab on her NSF CZO funded independent research project "Influence of understory greenness on trace gas and energy exchange in forested ecosystems" since spring 2012. This summer she will begin working on her Masters Thesis at Northern Arizona University with Debbie Huntzinger.

Dr. Phil Rosen to Work with Pima County to Protect Horned Lizards and Other Wildlife at Santa Cruz River Park

OALSAS — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:37:45 -0600

Dr. Phil Rosen will work to tag and corrall horned lizard and other uncommon species during construction at the Santa Cruz River Park, to ensure these populations are not disturbed by the construction.

Fadzayi Mashiri, graduate of SNRE, just began work as the County Director for Extension Mariposa county in California

OALSAS — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:28:52 -0600

Fadzayi received her PhD from SNRE, advised by Dr. McClaran. She also worked for George Ruyle for a few years including help with his rangeland monitoring program.

Now, she is the County Director for Extension for Mariposa county and the Natural Resources Advisor in three counties (Mariposa, Merced and Madera).

Read more about Fadzayi's exciting accomplishments, featured in the Mariposa Gazette.

Aletris Neils named 2013-2014 Carson Fellow by the Institute of the Environment

OALSAS — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:08:09 -0600

Congratulations to SNRE PhD Student Aletris Neils who has been named a 2013-2014 Carson Fellow by the Institute of the Environment. Her mentors are Dr. Melanie Culver and Dr. John Koprowski.

Carson Scholarship Program

Conflict and Collaboration in Community and Environmental Decision-Making: Early Registration Rate Expires Today!

OALSAS — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:06:42 -0600

Course and Skill-Building Workshop!

Conflict and Collaboration in

Community and Environmental Decision-Making

May 14-17, 2013

In this intensive, 40-hour ski

2012 McGinnies Scholarship Winner Daniel Griffin Featured on UANews.

OALSAS — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:46:38 -0600

Daniel Griffin's doctoral work establishing a tree-ring record of monsoon climate in the Southwest was featured on UANews: uanews.org/story/monsoon-failure-key-to-long-droughts-in-southwest

To learn more about Dan's work, considering attending the William G. McGinnies 2nd Annual Lecture: www.snr.arizona.edu/node/2168

2012 William G. McGinnies 2nd Annual Lecture with Daniel Griffin

OALSAS — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:41:40 -0600

The Tree-Ring Record of Monsoon Climate in the American Southwest

April 24th, 2013
12:00 PM
Bio Sci East, Room 225
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2012-2013 SNRE Awards Ceremony: Submit Your Nominations Now!

OALSAS — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:05:59 -0700

SNRE is now accepting nominations for the 2012-2013 SNRE Awards Ceremony!

Daniel Griffin awarded 2012 William G. McGinnies Scholarship

OALSAS — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:44:20 -0700

The Selection Committee is proud to announce Daniel Griffin, a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Geography and Development at the University of Arizona, as the 2012 finalist and 36^th Awardee of the William G. McGinnies Graduate Scholarship in Arid Lands Studies.

Peace Corps Week Brings Surprise for Recent SNRE Masters Graduate Denise Garcia

OALSAS — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:40:33 -0700

Erin Zylstra's Research on Helium Balloon Releases Featured in AZ Daily Star

OALSAS — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:08:53 -0700

Erin Zlystra's research has found that Helium balloons when released into the air often end up as trash in the nearby Saguaro National Park. Erin has completed her Masters and is now a PhD student with SNRE, advised by Dr. Bob Steidl.

Assistant Professor of Range Science - School of Natural Resources, North Dakota State University

OALSAS — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:22:24 -0700

The School of Natural Resource Sciences at North Dakota State University is seeking an Assistant Professor of Range Science to develop a relevant and productive research program and contribute to the institution’s teaching needs.

Course and Skill-Building Workshop: Conflict and Collaboration in Community and Environmental Decision-Making

OALSAS — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:03:02 -0700

Course and Skill-Building Workshop!

Conflict and Collaboration in Community and Environmental Decision-Making

May 14-17, 2013

Dr. Bill Mannan interviewed by AZ Illustrated on raptors in the urban environment

OALSAS — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:20:01 -0700

Watch SNRE's Dr. Bill Mannan discuss the adaptations of raptors in the urban environment and the dangers facing them.

originals.azpm.org/p/on-azill/2013/2/13/22536-urban-raptors-learn-to-co-exist/

UA Ranked Top in Nation for Environmental Research

OALSAS — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:22:28 -0700

The UA is the No. 1 university in the U.S. and ranks second in the world for environmental science research, according to a study analyzing citation data from more than 180 journals.