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The John Muir Newsletter, Winter 1996/97, The John Muir Center For Regional Studies

Muir Center Newsletters, 1981-2015

Volume 7, Number 1 NEW °3> f\ND VARWIN God and Evolution in Nature by Shayne Zurilgen (Editor's note: The author, a senior in geology at the University of the Pacific, prepared this paper in the fall of 1996for an undergraduate history class, "JohnMuir and the Environment.") Ifred Lord Tennyson was looking into his microscope one day when he was moved to comment, "Strange that these wonders should draw some men to God and repel others."1 Tennyson was addressing the fervor surrounding Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. While he didn't really identify anyone in particular, Tennyson conceivably could …

Mp733: Preliminary Database Assessment For International Long-Term Ecological Monitoring Efforts, G. B. Wiersma

Miscellaneous Publications

Description of a database assessment of international ecological monitoring efforts.

Wright State University College Of Engineering And Computer Science Bits And Pcs Newsletter, Volume 12, Number 10, December 1996, College Of Engineering And Computer Science, Wright State University

BITs and PCs Newsletter

A twelve page newsletter created by the Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science that addresses the current affairs of the college.

Mp731: New England Killing Frost Records By Zone, William R. Baron, David C. Smith

Miscellaneous Publications

This publication provides a deeper look at the killing frost data that is analyzed and summarized in Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station Bulletin 846. The presentation in Bulletin 846 is designed to help planners and analysts. Individual readers, historians, botanists, agronomists, ecologists, and others may find a deeper look at the materials useful. Miscellaneous Publication 731 provides those data by climate zone on a yearly basis.

Tb162: Red Maple And White Pine Litter Quality: Initial Changes With Decomposition, Mairin T. Delaney, Ivan J. Fernandez, Jeffrey A. Simmons, Russel D. Briggs

Technical Bulletins

The specific objectives of this study were (a) to define the organic and inorganic composition of foliar litter from red maple (Acer rubrum L.) and white pine (Pinus strobus L.), and (b) to determine the shifts in the organic and inorganic composition of these two litter types during the initial stages of decomposition. These two species were chosen because of their prominence in the northeastern U.S. and the contrast they afforded in litter quality characteristics which have a strong influence on litter decomposition.

B846: Growing Season Parameter Reconstructions For New England Using Killing Frost Records, 1697-1947, William R. Baron, David C. Smith

Bulletins

In New England, killing frosts in the late spring and early fall mark the limits of the region's growing seasons. Over the years, farmers have tried to anticipate when to plant and when to harvest to safely prevent their crops from experiencing the harmful effects of freezing. As a hedge against failing memory, some farmers kept notes on when killing frosts occurred so that they could more readily calculate in the years to come when to sow and when to reap. Some of these notes have survived and are now preserved in archives and libraries across the region, or remain …

Wright State University College Of Engineering And Computer Science Bits And Pcs Newsletter, Volume 12, Number 9, November 1996, College Of Engineering And Computer Science, Wright State University

BITs and PCs Newsletter

A ten page newsletter created by the Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science that addresses the current affairs of the college.

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 11, No. 3, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

• Great Blue Heron. Julie G. Bradshaw
• Weakfish. Lyle Varnell
• Geographic Information Systems Support Tributary Strategy Planning in Virginia. Marcia Berman
• Wetlands and Regional Watershed Management. Katie Hopkins
• Cranberries. Pam Mason
• What is a groin and how does it work? William Roberts

Circulation, Fall 1996, Center For Coastal Physical Oceanography, Old Dominion University

CCPO Circulation

Fall 1996 issue of CCPO Circulation featuring article "Antarctic Continental Shelves Are Strange And Unique"

Wright State University College Of Engineering And Computer Science Bits And Pcs Newsletter, Volume 12, Number 8, October 1996, College Of Engineering And Computer Science, Wright State University

BITs and PCs Newsletter

A ten page newsletter created by the Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science that addresses the current affairs of the college.

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 38 Number 4, Fall 1996, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

4 - ENTER THE CLASS OF 2000 They're committed, they're ambitious, they're adventurous-and they're here! By Christine Courard '97 Photographs by Charles Barry

10 - A COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS FOR THE COMMON GOOD Unique gifts of students, facu lty, staff, and alumni advance University efforts to integrate learning and living. By Paul Locatelli, S.J, '60

13 - HEADY DAYS, MYLANTA NIGHTS Riding the roller coaster of high tech investing. Coming out on top. By Therese Poletti '81

18 - THE TAO OF PERSONAL LEADERSHIP New book by English Department chair describes how ancient Chinese philosophy can help leaders bring a …

The Planet, 1996, Fall, Julie Irvin, Huxley College Of The Environment, Western Washington University

The Planet

No abstract provided.

Earth News, Fall 1996, Department Of Earth Science, University Of Northern Iowa.

Earth News

Inside this issue:

--- News from the Earth Science Staff
--- Profile: Ken De Nault
--- Earth Science Majors
--- Sigma Gamma Epsilon - Gamma Sigma Chapter
--- Gifts to the Department of Earth Science
--- 1996 Scholarships and Award Recipients
--- Student Research Presentations
--- 1996 Earth Science Graduates
--- Special Alumni Newsetter Profile - Lee Potter
--- Earth Science Alumni Notes

Wright State University College Of Engineering And Computer Science Bits And Pcs Newsletter, Volume 12, Number 7, September 1996, College Of Engineering And Computer Science, Wright State University

BITs and PCs Newsletter

An eight page newsletter created by the Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science that addresses the current affairs of the college.

The John Muir Newsletter, Fall 1996, The John Muir Center For Regional Studies

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Volume 6, Number 4 NEW DNSERVATIONIST: Agriculture in California's Central Valley by Kevin S. Frazier ;:';:::::;:.'ij ; (Editor's note: our feature article this month was written by a senior at the University of the Pacific, the first recipient of the Rockwell Hunt Summer Research Scholarship for UOP undergraduates.) s I frequently drive through the California Central Valley from my home in Sonora to school in Stockton, my constant companions are expansive agricultural fields. Corn gives way to tomatoes which give way to sugar beets; orchards of walnuts turn to orchards of peaches or apricots; herds of cattle graze by the …

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 38 Number 3, Summer 1996, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

6 - THE BEATEN TRACK SCU Psychologist Stephanie Etukudo and Senior Lecturer in English Jeffrey Zorn debate whether ability groupings serve students' best interests.

12 - WHAT WOULD SOLOMON SAY? Adoptions gone awry trigger controversy over how to safeguard the rights of parents while protecting the welfare of the child. By Elizabeth Fernandez '79

18 - A THIRST FOR HEALING A pilgrim to Lourdes finds that the cures offered by the blessed waters can be mostly invisible. By Dee Danna '68 (MBA '72)

24 - THE FLOWERING OF SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY For more than a century, the Mission Gardens have …

John Muir Newsletter, Summer 1996, John Muir Center For Regional Studies

Muir Center Newsletters, 1981-2015

John Muir Newsletter summer 1996 university of the pacific volume 6, number 3 JOHN MUIR'S ATTENTION EPISTEMOLOGY by Richard Wiebe (Editor's note: Professor of Philosophy at Fresno Pacific College, Richard Wiebe presented this paper at a 1995 conference sponsored by the Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment). Talk of mysteries!—Think of our life in nature,— daily tobe shown matter, to come in contact with it,— rocks, trees, wind on our cheeks! the so/M earth! the actual world! the common sensel Contact! Contact! Who are we? where are we? —"Ktaadn" from The Maine Woods by Henry David Thoreau …

Wright State University College Of Engineering And Computer Science Bits And Pcs Newsletter, Volume 12, Number 6, June 1996, College Of Engineering And Computer Science, Wright State University

BITs and PCs Newsletter

A ten page newsletter created by the Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science that addresses the current affairs of the college.

1996 - The First Annual Symposium Of Student Scholars

Symposium of Student Scholars Program Books

The full program book from the First Annual Symposium of Student Scholars, held on May 10th, 1996. Includes abstracts from presentations.

Wright State University College Of Engineering And Computer Science Bits And Pcs Newsletter, Volume 12, Number 5, May 1996, College Of Engineering And Computer Science, Wright State University

BITs and PCs Newsletter

An eight page newsletter created by the Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science that addresses the current affairs of the college.

Iowa Academy Of Science President's Banquet [108th Session], Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Program:

Introductions
Awards:
Distinguished Fellow: Jerald Schnoor
Distinguished Iowa Scientist: David Benn
Distinguished Service: Paul Christiansen
Distinguished Iowa Science Teaching: Neil Bernstein
President's Address - Ross Iverson
Response - Bill Gilbert, President-Elect
General Sessions II - Dr. John Croat, "The Evolution & Technological Significance of the Modern Permanent Magnet"

The Annual Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Science April 26-27, 1996 [Program, 108th Meeting], Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Contents:

Program Summary --- 4
General Session Speakers --- 7
Awards --- 10
Symposia Programs --- 11
Poster Session --- 13
Map --- Centerfold
Section Programs/Special Sessions --- 15
Agricultural Sciences --- 15
Anthropology --- 16
Botany --- 18
Biology: Cellular, Molecular, & Micro --- 19
Chemistry: Inorganic --- 20
Chemistry: Organic --- 21
Conservation --- 22
Engineering --- 23
Geology --- 24
Linguistics/Psychology --- 25
Physics --- 26
Physiology --- 27
Zoology --- 29
Science Teaching --- 30
Local Arrangements Committee --- 31
Annual Meeting Committee --- 31
IAS Officers & Directors --- 32
Future Meetings --- 32

Program Abstracts, 108th Session, Iowa Academy Of Science, April 26-27, 1996, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Presentation abstracts from the annual meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science

John Muir Newsletter, Spring 1996, John Muir Center For Regional Studies

Muir Center Newsletters, 1981-2015

John Muir N spring 1996 university of the pacific volume 6, number 2 JOHN MUIR AND THEBIDWELLS: THE FORGOTTEN FRIENDSHIP By Michael J. Gillis (Editor's note: this article was originally published in the Spring, 1995 issue oftheDogtown Territorial Quarterly, and reprinted here with the kind permission of its publisher, Bill Anderson of Paradise, California.. The author, Michael Gillis, is Lecturer in History at California State University, Chico. He and a colleague, Michael Magliaria, are working on a book-length study of John Bidwell, Chico's founder and most prominent citizen) The thirty-seven year friendship between John Muir and the Bidwells which began …

Wright State University College Of Engineering And Computer Science Bits And Pcs Newsletter, Volume 12, Number 4, April 1996, College Of Engineering And Computer Science, Wright State University

BITs and PCs Newsletter

A six page newsletter created by the Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science that addresses the current affairs of the college.

Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 38 Number 2, Spring 1996, Santa Clara University

Santa Clara Magazine

10 - IT CHANGED MY LIFE Reflecting on 30 years of the Santa Clara Communiry Action Program, former SCCAP directors recount what participating in the organization meant to them.

14 - ATTICUS An excerpt from the recent novel by SCU's new Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.)., Professor in Arts and Humanities. By Ron Hansen M.A. '95

22 - LOST IN CYBERSPACE Universities debate Internet addiction among students: Should we stop them before rhey surf again? By Jeff Brazil '85

28 - THE GRAPES OF WRATH: PART II Professor of Modern Languages Francisco Jimenez '66 remembers his childhood as a migrant laborer, …

The Planet, 1996, Spring, Deanna Woolston, Huxley College Of The Environment, Western Washington University

The Planet

No abstract provided.

Huxley Hotline, 1996, March 13, Traci Edge, Huxley College Of The Environment, Western Washington University

Historical Collection of Huxley Newsletters

No abstract provided.

The Virginia Wetlands Report Vol. 11, No. 2, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Virginia Wetlands Reports

• Northern Harrier, or Marsh Hawk. Julie G. Bradshaw
• Bay Anchovy. Lyle Varnell
• Geographic Information System (GIS) Data Exchange- The State of the Problem, Part 2. Marcia Berman
• General Assembly Passes, and Governor Signs Wetlands Mitigation Banking Legislation.
• Second Edition of the Virginia Wetlands Management Handbook Now Available.
• Wetlands Management Symposium: Wetlands Compensation Survey Results
• Westmoreland State Park. Pam Mason
• Literally, what is littoral sand movement? William Roberts

Wright State University College Of Engineering And Computer Science Bits And Pcs Newsletter, Volume 12, Number 3, March 1996, College Of Engineering And Computer Science, Wright State University

BITs and PCs Newsletter

A ten page newsletter created by the Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science that addresses the current affairs of the college.