by Katherine Lee
Robert Pal, Ph.D. Image by Alycia Holland.
The theme of this year’s AAAS Annual Meeting was “Understanding Dynamic Ecosystems,” which aimed to examine how science, engineering, and technology can help various biological, physical, social, and economic systems maintain balance and achieve improvements. Fittingly, one of the presenters was restoration ecologist and botanist Robert Pal, Ph.D., whose work involves identifying solutions for areas that have become unbalanced by invasive plants and finding ways to restore those ecosystems.
Like so many things these days, the AAAS Meeting was held online, and Pal, who is an associate professor and the director of restoration at Montana Technological University’s Department of Biological Sciences, notes that while there were some challenges and drawbacks to the new format, there were also some distinct upsides to the virtual knowledge-sharing, including sharing the virtual stage with colleagues from as fa
Montana Tech to add track & field programs
News Highlights: Montana Tech to add track & field programs
(Editor’s note: Montana Tech press release)
BUTTE – Montana Tech Athletics Director Matt Stepan announced the upcoming addition of athletics to the Orediggers’ list of varsity sports. The men’s and women’s teams will begin recruiting immediately and are scheduled to participate in the Frontier Conference and NAIA indoor and outdoor seasons in spring 2022.
“We are delighted to announce this addition after a very successful first cross country season,” said Stepan. “Coach (Zach) Kughn has built a great culture in our running program and we believe it is time to take the next step and further expand the opportunities for student athletes at Montana Technological University.”
MICHAEL CAST
When storm water rushes down the Butte hill, toxic metals come with it. Filtering those metals out of surface water is one of the great challenges of the Superfund cleanup.
With a grant from the EPA, Montana Technological University student scientists are experimenting with a new solution to the problem: sustainable biochar wattles, or beds of charcoal made from organic waste.
They think they can catch the bad metals the old methods let slip through.
Doing what hasnât been done starts by looking where nobody has thought to look. In this case, the student scientists went straight to Butteâs Ranchland Packing Co. s meat-packing plant.
Dec 17, 2020
DENVER- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced approximately $792,036 in funding for 32 student teams through its People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) grant program. Each team will receive funding to develop and demonstrate projects that help address environmental and public health challenges.
“As EPA celebrates its 50
th anniversary, this month, we are highlighting ways the agency supports the next generation of environmental leaders,”
said Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, EPA’s Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science and EPA Science Advisor. “The P3 program helps foster environmental education among students to support the next generation of scientists and engineers working to tackle some of today’s most pressing environmental issues.”
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