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STORIES BEHIND THE SCIENCE: THE DEPTH OF COMMUNITY
POCATELLO, Idaho, April 15 -- Idaho State University issued the following news release: April 14, 2021 Living organisms have continuous interactions and connections that contribute to life in and of i
From Carr Hall to the BBC : Allegheny College Student-Faculty Research Featured on International Stage
(TNSRes) -- Allegheny College issued the following news: Kylie Wirebach's research while an Allegheny College student transported her to forests near campus, the heights of the Rocky Mountains in Colo
A BURNING QUESTION: MARIA STAHL'S SENIOR THESIS EXAMINES THE ROLE OF FIRE IN WILDLIFE
The following information was released by Princeton University: Morgan Kelly, Princeton Environmental Institute For her senior thesis, Maria Stahl of the Class of 2020 (at left, pictured in 2019 with
SENIOR COLE MOROKHOVICH'S UNEXPECTED PATH TO STUDYING WHAT HUMMINGBIRDS COULD
The following information was released by Princeton University: Princeton senior Cole Morokhovich still marvels at the possibility that his academic path may have come down to one five-minute window.
SENIOR COLE MOROKHOVICH'S UNEXPECTED PATH TO STUDYING WHAT HUMMINGBIRDS COULD TELL US ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE
India, May 21 -- Princeton senior Cole Morokhovich still marvels at the possibility that his academic path may have come down to one five-minute window. Having come to Princeton with a focus on pre-me
Princeton : Senior Maria Stahl Examined the Role of Fire in Wildlife Recovery
The Princeton Environmental Institute issued the following news: Fire climbed into the sky on either side of the narrow dirt road as Maria Stahl -- then a PEI intern in the research group of Robert Pr
Princeton : A Burning Question - Senior Maria Stahl Examined the Role of Fire in Wildlife Recovery
The Princeton Environmental Institute issued the following news: Fire climbed into the sky on either side of the narrow dirt road as Maria Stahl -- then a PEI intern in the research group of Robert Pr
Princeton : Senior Cole Morokhovich's Unexpected Path to Studying What Hummingbirds Could Tell Us About
The Princeton Environmental Institute issued the following news: Each year, the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) supports senior-thesis research by students from departments across the Universi
Colorado mountain man carves niche measuring snow
GOTHIC, Colo. - A blue bird alights on the snowy limb of a spruce tree. Billy Barr rises excitedly from his rocking chair. "There's only been one Steller's all winter," he says of the jay outside his
BBC Radio 4 - 03:30 AM GMT
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Big fish in a small pond
After Bob and Scottie Willey married, they were searching for the perfect spot to spend their honeymoon. The couple, who had recently graduated from grad school, found exactly what they &hel
Allegheny Graduating Senior Will Pursue Environmental Research in the Rocky Mountains
Allegheny College issued the following news: During the summer of 2018, Allegheny College graduating senior Leah Franzluebbers will be working among the high peaks in the Mountain West. She is looking
UCLA professor heads long-term evolutionary biology project on marmots
Daniel Blumstein's office is filled with marmot souvenirs, ranging from a "marmot-Xing" sign, to marmot T-shirts and memes, to a casino advertisement featuring a marmot. Blumstein, a UCLA ecology and
Billy Barr's climate records are valuable to #ClimateChange researchers
Jan 29, 2018( Coyote Gulch: http://coyotegulch.net/Delivered by Newstex) https://coyotegulch.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/billy-barr-e1516724021138.jpgBilly Barr photo via Sotheby'sFrom[1] The Denver P
DMC Student picked for national summer research project
Michelle Mirelez Not every student has a plan for what they want to do when they leave Del Mar College, but Alex Solis, biology major, has set his course. Solis was accepted into the Rocky Mountain Bi
We end tonight on this Earth Day high in the Colorado Rockies, where out of boredom a man named Billy Barr
A springtime visit to Billy Barr`s place is no simple journey, but it`s all worth it when you discover this
Many people around the world will celebrate Earth Day tomorrow to raise awareness about protecting the
But one self-made scientist high in the Colorado Rockies began doing that unintentionally nearly fortyfive years ago. Boredom is the reason that Billy Barr began recording the nature around him.
At home with a 'hermit': Cricket-loving Bollywood enthusiast has been collecting data on snow from his home in
• Billy Barr, 66, moved to Gothic, Colorado, in 1973 to get away from city life • His first winter he recorded weather and wildlife patterns twice every day • After 43 years in Gothic, he still r
The Hermit Who Inadvertently Shaped Climate-Change Science
It was a year into his life alone in Colorado's Rocky Mountains when Billy Barr began his recordings. It started as a curiosity, a task to busy his mind during the winter. By no means, Barr told me, h
