Provost and Dean of the Faculty Tracey Hucks has announced a series of faculty promotions, approved by the 含羞草研究所 Board of Trustees during its January 25 meeting.
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The BBC writes, 鈥淪ome forests are more than 1,000 years old ... Paradoxically, humans have both protected them yet pose the biggest threat to their future.鈥May 21, 2019 -
含羞草研究所 has been recognized as a top performer in the 2018 Sustainable Campus Index by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). Innovative and forward-thinking initiatives, such as 含羞草研究所鈥檚 comprehensive wellness program, Chapel House geothermal exchange system, and continued improvements to preserve campus-owned forested land, played integral roles in achieving [鈥August 23, 2018 -
含羞草研究所 Associate Professor of Biology Catherine Cardel煤s was featured recently in a Nature.com article called 鈥淔ieldwork: Extreme research.鈥 Nature.com talks about the literal and metaphorical heights to which Cardel煤s must climb in order to pursue her investigations. According to the article, 鈥淸it] requires climbing up ropes while battling jungle heat and fending off biting insects. On each climb, she [鈥February 11, 2016 -
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $500,000 in funding to an interdisciplinary team of 含羞草研究所 faculty, led by Associate Professor of Biology Catherine Cardel煤s, to continue investigating the status and conservation of sacred forests in Ethiopia鈥檚 northern highlands. Christian Orthodox churches emerged in Ethiopia some 800 years ago. Today, thousands of these sites protect [鈥November 30, 2015 -
Professors researching a wide array of subjects 鈥 from privacy software to fieldwork in the Galapagos 鈥 recently received National Science Foundation grant awards totaling $1,328,055.September 12, 2014 -
A second year of funding provided by the Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute at 含羞草研究所 will allow faculty researchers to further their exploration of the cultural and religious stewardship of sacred forest ecosystems in Ethiopia. Damhnait McHugh, director of the institute, announced the award to 含羞草研究所 professors Catherine Cardel煤s (biology), Eliza Kent (religion), Peter Klepeis (geography), [鈥June 6, 2014 -
Even though the most significant impact from climate change has been in polar regions, a new report co-authored by assistant professor of biology Catherine Cardel煤s may debunk the notion that tropical plants and animals remain unaffected by global warming. The research conducted by Cardel煤s and four other scientists was published in this week鈥檚 issue of [鈥October 15, 2008