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NREM 305 Students Volunteer at West Peterson Park
Lisa Schulte-Moore’s Leopold Land Ethic class volunteered at West Peterson Park with Story County Conservation Technicians on March 20, 2012. The class cleared trees and brush out of a remnant prairie area.
NREM Student Ambassadors, Jaclyn Sanchez and John Yates, hosted a Science Bound group on February 25, 2012. Jaclyn and John led the students through a variety of activities: an owl pellet dissection activity, a mammalogy skeleton and fur identification activity, and birding and tree identification at Pammel Woods. Mentors and teachers who accompanied the group rated the activity an 8 on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the highest rating.
SCIENCE BOUND’s purpose is to increase the involvement of diverse young people in agriculture, science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
ISU Extension and Outreach Week March 25-31, 2012
NREM is represented in 3 areas of ISU Extension. Please click on the links below to learn more about ISU Extension in NREM.
NREM Professor to Lead Regional Aquaculture Center
Joe Morris, professor of Natural Resource Ecology and Management at Iowa State University, has been named director of the North Central Regional Aquaculture Center (NCRAC). Please click here to read more about the story.
NREM Undergrad Student Selected for Women Impacting ISU Calendar
Alejandro Navarro was om of 12 selected from a field of 40 nominations of Women in leadership roles at ISU. Her comments on the selection: "I was chosen because I represent dedication. On the information myself and my nominators submitted I mentioned what leadership roles I have taken on here at the ISU and why I think these have been important in creating cultural awareness, as a student from another country. I also mentioned how I have been active in other aspects of campus life, such as Greek life. But most importantly, how I have carried knowledge acquired here at ISU back to my home country and abroad (Costa Rica and Austria)."
On the calendar it says "Alejandra is known as a well-rounded student and conscious global citizen with varied interests and strong leadership qualities. The past president of the Puerto Rican Student Association, she helps foster global understanding and encourages students to learn about new cultures. Navarro has taken her academic experiences back to her home country to volunteer at veterinary clinics in Puerto Rico. She demonstrates her dedication to the Greek community by having served as vice president of operations and Panhellenic representative for her sorority".
Please click here to read the press release from Catt Center
Fall 2011 Field Notes Released
This second issue of Field Notes, which was published online in fall 2011, features several articles about graduate student research and experiences, new faces in the department, news about recent graduates, and photo contest winners. Field Notes will continue to be available as a freely-downloadable electronic document on the NREM webpage. Please click here to read the whole story
South Dakota State Entomologist Named Chair of Iowa State Departments
Sue Blodgett has been named chair for the departments of Entomology and Natural Resource Ecology and Management at Iowa State University. Please click here to read more about the story
Associate Professor studies effects of wind turbines on songbirds
Dr Stephen Dinsmore has been recently featured in the ISU News Service for upcoming research to determine if wind turbines have an effect on bird communities, nests and bats. Please click here to read more about the story.
Associate Professor Involved in Archeological Wood Preservation
Dr Monlin Kuo was featured in "Two Minutes" on the ISU homepage for his work on preservation of wooden remnants from a 5000 year old civilization in Southwest China. Please click here to read the story.
Assistant Professor Studying Wetland Health
Dr Tim Stewart has been featured in the ISU News Service for his work involving collection of data from wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region. Please click here to read the story.
Carp Tracking Study Making News
In-Fisherman magazine recently highlighted carp research coming out of the NREM department. This research project, led by Chis Penne (M.S. Fisheries Biology) and Dr. Clay Pierce, focused on behavior and habitat selection of carp in Clear Lake, Iowa. You can read the article here.
Undergraduate Honored for Work in World Food Issues
Amanda Chung, senior in Animal Ecology, earned third place honors in the Norman Borlaug Lecture poster competition. Chung earned this honor because of her study of primary school kitchens in Uganda. Her study addressed current obstacles preventing the kitchens from meeting the needs of their students.
NREM Researchers Show Perennials Could Fix Age-Old Farming Problem
NREM professors Heidi Asbjornsen and Lisa Schulte Moore are showing that strategically planting prairie strips within corn fields dramatically improves the environmental functioning of ag lands. Asbjornsen and Schulte Moore's research team is getting national attention for this find. Leopold Center News Release
Undergrad involved in Jackrabbit Research
More than 60 undergraduate students from Iowa's three Regent Universities (Iowa State, the University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa) displayed their research posters and describe their projects. The event highlights the importance of research to the undergraduate learning experience.
Eric Kilburg, Maquoketa, animal ecology, Diurnal resting habitat selection of the white-tailed jackrabbit in an intensive agricultural setting, mentor W. Sue Fairbanks, associate professor of natural resource ecology and management. Iowa State undergraduates present their research projects at annual Capitol event.
Where's Bob?
Last month, university photographer Bob Elbert submitted an image of a canoe suspended from a ceiling. It's not novel at Iowa State, apparently, to post a canoe on the ceiling. Do you know where Elbert found this one? (Jan. 18, 2008)
Professor's research shows Midwest forests losing diversity, complexity
Dr. Lisa Schulte's research has been published in the journal Landscape Ecology. (Oct. 16, 2007)
Alumnus hikes Appalachian Trail
Doug Gibson, 2004, was recently profiled in the Des Moines Register. He spent six months hiking from Georgia to Maine on the Appalachian Trail. Read the article (PDF). (Oct. 9, 2007)
Dean's List
View the Dean's List for Spring 2007.
NREM Grad Student, Devan McGranahan, Co Authors Des Moines Register Article
The Des Moines Register published a piece written by members of the student association of the Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture as part of the paper’s series on the 2007 Farm Bill. Read the article (PDF). (Jun. 18, 2007)
Small Ponds Serve A Big Fish
Ryan Lane, Animal Ecology B.S. 1999 and M.S. 2001, helps build and run the new Cargill Animal Nutrition Aqua Research facility. It will help to deliver better feed to aquaculture facilities. The article was published in the June/July 2007 issue of Feed & Grain. (Jun. 2007)
Wendt Flies Squaw Creek
Ashley Wendt, NREM graduate student, flew Squaw Creek as part of her master's thesis project. Her helicopter ride included local KCCI meteorologist, John McLaughlin and his helicopter company. Read the article. (May 2, 2007)
Agroecology Team Working For Sustainability
Professor Dick Schultz helps in researching and implementing buffer strips to increase sustainability of water quality in Iowa. Read the article from the Ames Tribune. (Apr. 7, 2007)
McNabb Honored With Service Award
Dr. Harold (Sande) McNabb was honored by the Iowa State University College of Agriculture for receiving the George Washington Carver Distinguished Service Award. His reception was held in the Memorial Union. (Oct. 20, 2006)
