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Gary M. Lovett: Scientist, Mentor, Advocate, & Friend
… in 1985. He recalls, “Gary was incredibly bright and an early adopter of using computer models to understand … very high impact.” His early research transformed how scientists calculate forest nitrogen budgets. He was among … Conservation Advisory Committee, led the effort to develop a new comprehensive plan for the town, and was in …
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Mohonk Lake is getting warmer and more stagnant with climate change
… measured at Mohonk Lake? Data collection started in the early 1980s with Dan Smiley, part of the family that still … data collection and worked in partnership with community scientists to continue the legacy that Dan Smiley started. … we are just beginning to understand. For example, lakes can develop a ‘reverse stratification’ when covered in ice …
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Cary Institute to offer immersive, paid research experience for teachers
… will enable teachers to conduct scientific research and develop innovative curricula for teaching STEM … “Students need to engage with ecology and STEM early, to instill confidence in them that this is a field … an ecological research project under the mentorship of Cary scientists. Projects will explore new dimensions of ongoing …
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Road salt: Protecting China’s drivers, but at what cost?
… soil were found to be 392 times higher than normal. As early as 2006, China’s central government published the … but it wasn’t until the late 1960s and early 1970s that scientists discovered their presence in rivers, lakes and … clear environmental advantages and low production costs are developed, chloride salts will continue to be used on roads. …
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Jonathan J. Cole: In Memory
… students and postdocs, and was excellent at helping them develop a question and advise on a research path that would … in his love of culture, food, and travel – many early career scientists fell under his spell, to their great benefit.” …
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Human impact on the environment may make pandemics more likely, experts warn
… diseases in humans have their origins in animals. Scientists say the ability of a virus to mutate and adapt … community have been sounding the alarm for decades, warning that it was not a matter of if, but when another … in the earliest stages. Lastly, he urges working to develop vaccines to prevent not just the diseases we already …
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Getting parks out of green infrastructure purgatory
… you’ve studied, do many include parks in their efforts to develop green infrastructure? Of the 20 cities we are … While parks form a vital part of a city’s life support system, parks in different areas face different levels of … execution and follow-up. 3) We need to plan for parks early. As metropolitan regions grow, planners have …
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How Lyme disease became unstoppable
… to protect his privacy—was one of the kids in that early cluster of childhood cases in the town that would give … disturbed, fragmented, and fractured by intensive human development. Ballooning deer populations, second-growth … in their joints, the article reported that doctors and scientists believed they had discovered a new “form of …
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Fifty-year-old law proves we can address environmental challenges
… who studied fish from the time that he was a boy in the early 20th century until he was an old man in the 1970s, … marinas, and kayak dealers were denied the opportunity to develop and prosper. Entire waterside communities languished … down large, knotty environmental challenges, and improve ecosystems and our lives. Second, policy solutions are …
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Beech Bark Disease
… girdle the tree, disrupting its internal nutrient transport system and causing it to deteriorate slowly. Photo by … indicating that the insects reproduce asexually. An early larval stage of the insect can crawl about, and may be … Cary Institute’s Tree-SMART Trade program seeks to develop and communicate more effective trade policies that …
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