Southwest Regional Warming Likely Cause of Pinyon Pine Cone Decline, Says CU Study
Posted On Thursday, February 14, 2013 By USA Education News. Under COLORADO, FEATURED Tags: biology, Boulder-led study, ecology, Miranda Redmond, pinyon pine, University of Colorado
Creeping climate change in the Southwest appears to be having a negative effect on pinyon pine reproduction, a finding with implications for wildlife species sharing the same woodland ecosystems, says a University of Colorado Boulder-led study.
The new study showed that pinyon pine seed cone production declined by an average of ...
‘Sunday Scientist’ to Explore Ecology And Forensic Science Jan. 20
Posted On Sunday, January 13, 2013 By USA Education News. Under NEBRASKA Tags: Amanda Fujikawa, ecology, forensic science, Sunday Scientist, University of Nebraska
Lincoln, Neb., - Did you know that blow flies and beetles are the greatest decomposers in the world? While their consumption of dead things is not pretty, it is an essential part of nature. That process will be expolored on Jan. 20 in the University of Nebraska State Museum's next ...
School Kids, Lowa State Graduate Students Teach each other Lessons in Science
Posted On Friday, November 2, 2012 By USA Education News. Under IOWA Tags: biology, ecology, graduate student, Mr. Scientist, Paul Skrade, Science, Tom Garrison
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It was a lesson in basic seed biology. The task of the day was to find, identify and separate the four basic parts of a kernel: the tip cap, the endosperm, ...
Couldn't have planned it better: Human ecology team wins national financial planning championship
Posted On Saturday, October 6, 2012 By USA Education News. Under KANSAS Tags: ecology, financial planning championship, Matt Gould, Wende Witthuhn
MANHATTAN -- When it comes to personal financial planning, a team from Kansas State University's College of Human Ecology has proven it's the best in the land.
The team won the National Collegiate Financial Planning competition, Sept. 29-Oct. 2, in San Antonio, Texas, bringing home $10,000 for the personal financial planning ...