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Sep 18, 2017
An Ohio State University researcher is part of a new $750,000 project to determine whether conservation incentives provided by the federal Great Lakes Restoration Initiative(GLRI) are meeting one of their goals: to get more farmers to adopt measures that preserve water quality.
Robyn Wilson, associate professor of risk analysis and decision science in Ohio State’s School of Environment and Natural Resources, part of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), will co-lead the project’s social component along with Stephen Gasteyer of Michigan State University.
The overall leader of the two-year project, called Researching Effectiveness of Agricultural Programs, or REAP, is the binational Great Lakes Commission (GLC) based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Jul 10, 2017
Bird species identified in the U.S. Forest Service Climate Change Bird Atlas are behind an award winning new interactive art installation on display through the month of July in Minneapolis, MN. The installation, “Orbacles” by MINN_LAB won Minneapolis’ 2017 Creative City Challenge.
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Apr 9, 2017
Faculty and students from the School of Environment and Natural Resources recently presented their aquaculture research at the Aquacutlure America 2017 conference in San Antonio, TX. The conference is the only major national aquaculture conference held in the U.S. Students from SENR had the honor of being recognized for their work at the conference.
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Mar 6, 2017
A recent article, "Ohio State study: Global teamwork on scientific research growing," in The Columbus Dispatch highlights the growing focus on global teamwork and features School of Environment and Natural Resources Professor Rattan Lal's leadership and engagement in global scientific research.
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Feb 7, 2017
Backyard bird lovers may want to take note: Putting out feeders full of seed may also attract predators that eat eggs and nestlings. But the feeders may also help satiate predators so they’re less likely to target nests. In a new study published in The Condor: Ornithological Applications, scientists from The Ohio State University and Cornell University investigated the consequences of supplemental bird food on predator-prey relationships.
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Dec 7, 2016
Delomas and Dabrowski (2016) detail a new method for performing haploid gynogenetic screens in zebrafish in a recently published article in the scientific journal, Biology Letters. The described method uses UV-irradiated common carp (koi) sperm to induce zebrafish embryonic development. This method will allow the biomedical industry and other research laboratories to rapidly screen zebrafish for unique genetic mutations. Finding new mutations helps us learn about human disease and developmental biology.
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Nov 15, 2016
School of Environment and Natural Resources faculty and graduate students attended and presented posters on their forestry research at the 2016 Society of American Foresters (SAF) National Convention held in Madison, WI.
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Oct 28, 2016
Wildlife professionals from across the nation gathered in Raleigh, North Carolina to engage in wildlife science and management educational opportunities, participate in field trips and workshops, and network with peers, mentors and colleagues. School of Environment and Natural Resources faculty, staff and graduate students were in attendance and presented their research in a variety of types of sessions at The Wildlife Society’s 2016 Annual Conference.
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Sep 28, 2016
How do Lake Erie Walleye respond to varying levels of visibility? That question is the focus of a study featured in The Environmental Monitor. Suzanne Gray, assistant professor in the School of Environment and Natural Resources, with funding from Ohio Sea Grant, is conducting a number of behavioral experiments to test how well two fish species, Walleye and Emerald Shiners see prey and predators under different levels of turbidity. Both of these species of fish are dependent on their vision to find food and avoid prey and how well they adapt to varying levels of visibility may have implications for Lake Erie fisheries.
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Sep 26, 2016
The Washington Post features Ohio State research on attitudes toward animals in the article, “Americans love animals more than they used to – even the ‘scary’ ones.” The article reports on study findings recently published in the scientific journal Biological Conservation that compares attitudes amongst Americans toward animals across two time periods. The published scientific article is co-authored by faculty and graduate students in the School of Environment and Natural Resources and Department of Animal Sciences at The Ohio State University.
