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Nature Adventure Camp to help kids get back to nature
Apply by June 1 for Nature Adventure Camp on East Campus, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., July 16-20, for kids 10-12. They'll practice outdoor skills such as tracking and orienteering and learn about habitat preservation on field trips to natural areas in and around Lincoln.
Rauscher’s research on remediating toxins wins award
Congratulations to Lindy Rauscher, an environmental restoration science major, whose poster, “Using slow-release permanganate to remediate PAH-contaminated water,” was named the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources’ best poster presentation at UNL’s Spring Research Fair 2012.
Swain dissertation defense at 8 a.m. May 17
Sharmistha Swain, geography Ph.D. candidate, will defend her dissertation, “Evaluating vegetation response to water stress using close-range and satellite remote sensing,” at 8 a.m. Thursday, May 17 in 228 Hardin Hall. Her advisors are Sunil Narumalani and Brian Wardlow.
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Weather Camp 2012 to introduce students to weather-related careers
Enrollment is open for Weather Camp 2012, June 11-15, which will introduce middle school-aged students to careers in meteorology, climatology and related sciences.
Snow measures vanishingly small levels of chemicals
Dan Snow at the University of Nebraska Water Sciences Laboratory helps find ways to detect and measure trace amounts of herbicides, pesticides, antibiotics, hormones, and their byproducts.
Mapping Aquifers & Finding Uranium in the Nebraska Panhandle
UNL School of Natural Resources hydrogeologist Steven Sibray is using cutting-edge technology to map the shallow High Plains (or Ogallala) Aquifer.
Fish Populations Research
Kevin Pope, fisheries ecologist, is increasing knowledge of fish populations in reservoirs.
Monica Keep Wins Outstanding Wildlife Student Award
Congratulations to Monica Keep, senior fisheries and wildlife major and winner of this year's Brian Smith Outstanding Wildlife Student Award.
Invasive Species Project
In Nebraska, invasive species are one of the most commonly identified threats to our natural legacy.
Barta Brothers Ranch
Driving big trucks, tearing around on ATVs, walking the Sand Hills in all weather conditions, and doing it all in the name of research -- it's just another summer at the Barta Brothers Ranch.
Riveros-Iregui Research
Mossy soils in paramo ecosystems collect water during the wet season and slowly release it during the dry season. Diego Riveros-Iregui is studying how land use change of paramo ecosystems affects urban water supplies.
Director's Report
Read the Director's Report for May, 2012. In this issue:
Participation in WMO meeting with Diplomatic Missions on National Drought Policy
Participation in the Global Drought Information System Workshops
IANR's Unit Planning Process—An Update on SNR Actions
Status of Hydrogeophysicist Hiring Process
Michael Roberts and Tom Lovejoy Seminars
SNR's Fall Seminar Series
Proposals Submitted and Grants Awarded
SNR in the News
"Minerals and Meteorites" exhibit opens at Morrill Hall
Omaha lake reopens after mussels are eradicated
Lincoln escapes storm's devastation
Opera singer turned outfitter/conservationist honored with Wiegers Award
Brush Fires Sear Region: Blazes Fueled by Dry, Windy Weather Snarl Traffic and Sorch Forest Land