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Two Colorado State University faculty members, Jan Leach and Robin Reid, are among 120 newly elected members of the National Academy of Sciences this year, which includes a historic 59 women the most women ever inducted in a single year.
The National Academy of Sciences, a nonprofit society of distinguished scholars, represents the nation’s most active contributors to the international scientific community. Scientists are elected by their peers to membership in the academy for outstanding contributions to research.
“Professors Jan Leach and Robin Reid are among the very best of what research universities have to offer the world today in advancing science and advancing the well-being of people and our planet,” said Mary Pedersen, provost and executive vice president of CSU. “Clearly, their elections to the National Academy of Sciences are an affirmation of the outstanding and significant contributions they have made in their respective fields. I
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IMAGE: Locations of the Bahamas and Miami study areas in relation to the paths of Hurricane Matthew (a, path of eye as dot-dash line) and Hurricane Irma (a, path of eye. view more
Credit: Figure from Gutowsky et al. (2021
Tiger shark: Neil Hammerschlag Ph.D., University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
MIAMI A new study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science tracked large sharks in Miami and The Bahamas to understand how these migratory animals respond to major storms, like hurricanes.
The researchers analyzed acoustic tag data from tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier), bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas), nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum), and great hammerheads (Sphyrna mokarran) before, during, and after Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and Hurricane Irma in 2017. They found that they behaved differently by species and location.
Trio of retired UNBC professors recognized for exceptional careers
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Three UNBC professors have been granted the title Professor Emeritus for their outstanding careers at UNBC.
Dr. Hugues Massicotte, Dr. Ross Hoffman, and Dr. Henry Harder are being recognized for their titles during the University’s virtual convocation on June 25th.
Professor Emeritus titles are an honorary rank and are awarded to outstanding professors who have retired.
Dr.Henry Harder worked in the Health Sciences department for 20 years at UNBC before retiring in 2020.
He played an instrumental role in the success and expansion of the department and helped create one of Canada’s first and only Disability Management programs.
May 4, 2021
Predatory bacteria bacteria that eat other bacteria use approaches remarkably similar to much larger organisms as they target their prey. In the case of
Vampirovibrio, the bacterium attaches to the outside of a prey cell and feeds on its interior cytosol much as a vampire bat sucks blood from mammals it feeds on. For bacteria in the genus
Lysobacter, several bacterial cells act as a group to hunt their prey, just as a wolf pack might target an elk. Image courtesy of Northern Arizona University. (Download Image) Previous Next
Predatory bacteria bite their own
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Unique Study of Isolated Bobcat Population Confirms Accuracy of Extinction Model Science Center Objects
The reintroduction of 32 bobcats to an island off the coast of Georgia more than three decades ago created an ideal experiment to examine the accuracy of a genetic-modeling technique that predicts extinction of isolated wildlife populations. That’s the conclusion of Penn State researchers who continue to monitor the bobcat population on Cumberland Island National Seashore, and who conducted a study comparing and contrasting the Cumberland Island bobcats to a population of bobcats on Kiawah Island off the coast of South Carolina.
Reprint from The Penn State News, story by Jeff Mulhollem, The Penn State News.