NRES Events
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Learn more about this second-8 week field course that culminates in a field experience on Andros Island, Bahamas January 2-10, 2020. The course is available for both undergraduate and graduate credit.
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Learn more about this second-8 week Wildlife Conservation and Management field course that culminates in a field experience in Tanzania January 4-20, 2020.
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Dr. Kennedy’s research analyzes the relationship between environmental planning and regional development, with an emphasis on how urban sustainability initiatives shape economies and livelihoods in rural and peri-urban regions.
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Dr. Pollocks' research uses ecological and physiological approaches to understand how organisms interact with their environments and inform conservation efforts.
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Dr. Simberloffs' research interest include the following: invasion biology, community composition and structure, and community morphological structure.
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Dr. Jungers' research focuses on improving nutrient use efficiency of crops and cropping systems to increase farmer profitability and agricultural sustainability. He relies on the basic principles of ecology, field and laboratory experimentation, statistical analysis, and simulation modeling to contribute information to scientists, farmers, and policy makers.
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Steven Apfelbaum has conducted ecological research, designed award-winning projects, successfully navigated regulatory programs, and contributed his scientific expertise to over 7,000 projects throughout North America and beyond. He's a leading U.S. ecological consultant, providing technical restoration advice where ecological and land-development conflicts arise.
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Dr. Desai is an expert on climate change, carbon cycling in forest, lake and wetland ecosystems, global land-atmosphere interaction and micrometeorology.
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Dr. Naughtons' research concerns the sociopolitical dimensions of biodiversity conservation, with particular emphasis on protected areas, wildlife and land use conflicts in the tropics.
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Dr. Williams' research includes analyzing collaborative governance, applying social-geographic analysis to assess the meaning in natural resource decision making, adapting philosophy and social science methods for application in natural resources, and understanding how people experience and value outdoor recreation and nature contact.
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Dr. Nevilles' research is motivated by normative concerns about social and environmental justice and for ecological integrity and wildness. She wants to better understand the relationships of power that govern our interactions with each other and the natural world. She also seeks to listen and learn about the non-human world from diverse voices and perspectives.
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This webinar will discuss a variety of smartphone/tablet applications used in the natural resource field, from field guides to databases and mapping options that are available to private landowners, volunteers and land managers. This is a 1-hour Zoom webinar. It is free and open to the public.
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Dr. Runkle researches the connections between carbon and water cycles in agricultural and wetland environments. His research also provides the basis for process studies and computer modeling approaches to environmental systems. https://illinois.zoom.us/j/91906960485?pwd=YVpiZjN5aVhSR2Y3KzI0bmx3VEE2dz09 Meeting ID: 919 0696 0485 Password: NRES500
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Dr. Andrade is a landscape ecologist and geographer. Her research connects people and nature, with the aim of balancing biodiversity conservation and human well-being.
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Speaker: Dr. Gwenllian D. Iacona Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Resources for the Future
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Dr. Thogmartin is a quantitative ecologist conducting scholarly research at the intersection of animal ecology, spatial analyses, and statistics.
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Dr. Walters is an applied aquatic ecologist with research interests in population and community ecology, fisheries, and conservation biology.
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Dr. Kuebbing is a plant ecologist interested in how human actions—like the movement of nonnative species around the globe—affects ecological communities. Her primary aims in research are to build a better theoretical understanding of how invasion by plant species alters communities and ecosystems and to apply this knowledge to promote the stewardship of our environment.
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Dr. Holls' research focuses on understanding how local and landscape-scale processes affect ecosystem recovery from human disturbance and using this information to restore damaged ecosystems. Her research focuses on rain forests in Latin America and chaparral, grassland, and riparian systems in California.
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Dr. Arai: Biogeochemistry of Pollutants in the Soil-Water Environment Dr. van Riper: Transforming Social-Ecological Systems Through the Study of Human Values
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Dr. Prugh studies the dynamics of wildlife populations and communities, with a particular interest in facilitation, trophic interactions, and indirect effects.
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Dr. Mendez's research agenda centers on the implications of climate change policy on environmental justice communities at scales ranging from the local to the global.
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Dr. Brendan Fisher is the Director of the Environmental Program, Associate Professor in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources and a Fellow of the Gund Institute for Environment at the University of Vermont.
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Dr. Konar's lab conducts policy-relevant research that focuses on the intersection of water, food, and trade. Their research is interdisciplinary, drawing from hydrology, environmental science, and economics. They apply a range of quantitative tools in our research, such as data analytics, network analysis, and econometrics.
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Doctoral defense by Genghong Wu: "Solar-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence (SIF) as a Proxy of Canopy Photosynthesis for Crops in the U.S. Corn Belt"
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Come out to the Kennekuk Environmental Education Center (north of Danville, Illinois) for the University of Illinois’s 2022 Owl Night. Discover the Northern Saw-whet Owl and learn about research on the migration and behavior of Saw-whets in Illinois. November 1, 2022 Kennekuk Environmental Education Center 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. *An additional Owl Night is being held No
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Come out to the Salt Fork Center at Homer Lake for the University of Illinois’s 2022 Owl Night. Discover the Northern Saw-whet Owl and learn about research on the migration and behavior of Saw-whets in Illinois. November 8, 2022 Salt Fork Center 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
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Pluralistic valuations of nature: Mixed-methods research with communities around protected areas in Alaska
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Improving the suitability of artificial roosts as a management tool for imperiled bat species
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Effects of Functional Group-Specific Complexation and Adsorption of Phytic Acid on its Degradation by Phytase
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Spatial ecology, habitat use, and angling vulnerability in Muskies in Shabbona Lake: implications for management of a recreational fishery
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Effects of pCO2 on Hydroxyapatite Formation and its Stability: Implications for Understanding Phosphorus Availability in Calcareous Soil
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eDNA Detection and Overwintering Habitat Modeling for the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake in a Southwestern Mesic Prairie.
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Where the Crawdads Sing: Examining biogeographic patterns of burrowing crayfish through diet and habitat use
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Role and Origin of human values in the Study of pro-environmental Behavior
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Optimization of environmental DNA collection and extraction techniques for early detection of aquatic invasive species
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Understanding and guiding the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices through research on human values, knowledge, and institutional change
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Learn about internship and recent graduate opportunities with fall applications timelines. Bring your lunch. Beverages and snacks will be provided. Students may leave early for class.
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Preparing to apply to graduate school should begin early. Learn what you can be doing NOW to position yourself for success after completing your undergraduate degree.
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The Ballad of Banded Killifish: Examining the invasion of a native transplant fish in the Great Lakes region
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Conservation of a fossorial grassland species (Geomys bursarius) through understanding niche reduction, landscape genetics, and phylogenetics
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FLORAL RESOURCE PREFERENCE, OCCUPANCY, AND DETECTION OF BUMBLEBEE SPECIES IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS
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DISTRIBUTION, PHYLOGENETICS, AND HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS OF A BURROWING CRAYFISH SPECIES COMPLEX IN ILLINOIS
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Spatiotemporal Patterns of Large Moth Activity Across Forest-Grassland Habitat Complexes in Central Illinois
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Re-Diversifying the Heartland: Investigating the Dynamics of Midwestern Farmer Identity and Agroecological Transformation
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Arctic shrub expansion: drivers of growth and effects on litter decomposition
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META-ANALYSIS OF HOW MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECT BIOMASS PRODUCTION AND N2O EMISSIONS IN M. X GIGANTEUS SYSTEMS
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A Quantitative Evaluation of Microbial Interventions and Biostimulant Strategies in Agricultural Nitrogen Management
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Understanding Cultural Perceptions of Nature and Related Constraints to Hunting Participation Among African American Hunters
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The effects of Japanese hop (Humulus japonicus) invasion and its interactions with co-occurring plants under variable environmental conditions
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Seed mix design and application to overcome seed limitation in floodplain forest restorations
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A unified framework of modeling transpiration responses to water stress in the US Midwest
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Neonicotinoids and Fungicides Alter the Abundance and Ecosystem Services of Soil Invertebrate Communities in Simulated Restored Prairie
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Investigating Spring Migration Timing and Stopover Duration of Sora and Virginia Rail in Central Illinois using the Motus Tracking Network
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The use of high-resolution imaging tools for estimation of hydraulic soil properties and quantification of particulate organic matter
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Habitat associations and abundance of Eastern Black Rails in Southeastern Colorado
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Multifunctional Woody Polycultures and their Influence on Soil Organic Carbon
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Mammalian herbivores reinforce ecological state transitions in the Chihuahuan Desert
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Quantifying Soil Particulate Organic Matter Using Image Analysis
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Identifying nitrate transport mechanisms and export dynamics using water age modeling and concentration-discharge relationships
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Comparison of Grassland Bird Stopover and Breeding Habitat Preferences in Illinois