Dr. Chris Barnhart, professor of biology at Missouri State University, received a $40,946 grant from Marrone Bio Innovations to test the lethal and sub-lethal effects of an organic pesticide on freshwater mussels. Marrone Bio Innovations developed a selective organic pesticide …
Economic data gives students hands-on experience Jane Hood, associate director of the Center for Resource Planning and Management at Missouri State University, was awarded a $1,000 contract with the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce to continue the “Cost of Living …
Sherry Leis, fire ecologist for the department of biology at Missouri State University, received the Outstanding Young Range Professional Award from the Society for Range Management in January. Leis’ work is funded by the National Park Service. The Society for …
Andrew Dewitt, geospatial science graduate student in the department of geography, geology and planning at Missouri State University, was awarded best student presentation by the Missouri Chapter of the American Fisheries Society for his poster, “Channel Morphology and Substrate Variability …
Basin modifications increase filtration, reduce pollution The Ozarks Environmental and Water Resources Institute (OEWRI) is partnering with the Watershed Committee of the Ozarks (WCO) to collect data on the effects of modifications to local storm water basins, including one on …
Ashley Whaley, graduate student in the biology department at Missouri State University, was awarded a $11,200 fellowship continuation by the Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation. Whaley is evaluating a rangeland education curriculum developed by the Welder Wildlife Foundation and …
Dr. Robert Pavlowsky, professor of geography and director of the Ozarks Environmental and Water Resources Institute(OEWRI) at Missouri State University, was awarded $28,033 for continuation of the “Springfield MS4/TMDL Monitoring Project” by the Storm Water Services Division of the Springfield …
Professor builds Grindstaff Tricolor Camera with National Science Foundation funds Although photography is classified as an art form, Dr. Mike Reed, associate professor of astronomy at Missouri State University, has developed a new photographic instrument that can be used to …
Dr. Ken Vollmar, computer science department head, co-authored a chapter in the book “Service-Learning in Information Sciences.” The chapter is entitled “Some Worked Better than Others: Experience with a Variety of Service-Learning Projects.” In the chapter abstract, Vollmar wrote: “For …
Biology student Erin Murray and Dr. Day Ligon, assistant professor of biology, presented research at the annual meeting of the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology. The meeting took place Jan. 3-7 in South Carolina. Murray presented “Predation in the Strawberry …