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Water Resources Research National Competitive Grants Program

The US Geological Survey in cooperation with the National Institutes for Water Resources requests proposals for matching grants to support research on the topic of improving and enhancing the nation's water supply, including evaluation of innovative approaches to water treatment, infrastructure design, retrofitting, maintenance, management, and replacement; exploration and advancement of our understanding of changes in the quantity and quality of water resources in response to a changing climate, population shifts, and land

MSU Ecologist Jay Rotella to Speak on Antarctic Mammal Research as part of IoE Distinguished Lecturer Series

Jay Rotella, a professor in the Department of Ecology in MSU’s College of Letters and Science, will deliver “Insights from 40 years of Study on Earth’s Southernmost Mammal: Antarctica’s Weddell Seal” at 7 p.m. Jan. 30, at the Procrastinator Theater. Light refreshments will be served prior to the talk.

Dr. Diana Six. Photo courtesy of UM News Service

UM Professor Diana Six Co-Author on New "Forest Health and Biotechnology" Report

Diana Six, a University of Montana Professor of forest entomology and pathology and IoE affiliate, is a co-author on a newly released report titled "Forest Health and Biotechnology: Possibilities and Considerations." The report was released January 8 by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and

Dr. Cathy Whitlock to Lecture at Museum of the Rockies on Jan. 15

Dr. Cathy Whitlock, Professor of Earth Sciences, IoE Fellow, and Montana State University's newest Regents Professor, will give a talk titled "Looking backward, thinking forward: Perspectives of a paleoecologist" at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 15 at the Museum of the Rockies' Hager Auditorium.

Graduate Student Recruitment Funding Available for Ecology & Environmental Science Ph.D. Program

The Institute on Ecosystems has had discussions with the MSU Graduate School about strengthening the Ecology and Environmental Science (EES) Ph.D. degree program. As a first step, there is currently funding available to recruit new students for the EES Ph.D. program. If you have had a student show interest and want to bring them to campus Spring Semester, funding is available to cover flights and accommodations for a 2-3 day visit.

Fall 2018 Newsletter from MT NSF EPSCoR Highlights Research from RII Track-1 Project (2011-2018)

Montana NSF EPSCoR has released their Fall 2018 newsletter, a special issue that highlights research and work that took place during the 2011-2018 RII Track-1 project. The newsletter includes pieces ranging from a summary of the 2017 Montana Climate Assessment to research on lichens, the impact of bison re-introduction to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, and the success of the

New Acoustic Atlas Project Highlights the Sounds of Montana Ecosystems

A new project from the Acoustic Atlas highlights the various sounds and noises found in four of Montana's major ecosystems. The project, titled "Sounds of the Wild West," allows users to scroll through an online Story Map and learn about different features of each ecosystem, including the flora, fauna, and humans that live there, along with a sound bite accompanying the text description.

Dr. Andrea Litt To Give Lecture on Bat Conservation

Dr. Andrea Litt, an Associate Professor in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, will deliver "Going to Bat for Bats: Informing Bat Conservation at Three Scales" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 27 in the Procrastinator Theater (MSU SUB). Light refreshments will be served prior to the talk. The event is free and open to the public as part of the Montana Institute on Ecosystems' Distinguished Lecturer Series.

Joshua Botti-Anderson giving research presentation

IoE Undergraduate Summer Research Experience Students Give Final Presentations

Nine MSU undergraduate students presented on their summer research experiences on Thursday, October 18 as part of the IoE's Undergraduate Summer Research Experience Program. As part of the session, each student gave a 10-minute presentation and then answered audience questions about their projects.

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