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Bee And Butterfly Response To Floral Resources In Central Iowa Prairie Restorations, Chandler Dolan, Kathleen Madsen, Mark Myers, Ai Wen

Research in the Capitol

Over 90 percent of Iowa’s land is devoted to cultivated row crops and pasture, which has caused a decline in biodiversity and habitat for many bee and butterfly species. To restore lost ecosystems and conserve pollinator diversity, the USDA recently developed a new Conservation Reserve Program Pollinator Habitat conservation practice (CP-42). Since 2012, Iowa farmers have enrolled over 200,000 acres in this program with little evaluation of its effectiveness. In 2017, a team of students and faculty from the University of Northern Iowa and Tallgrass Prairie Center developed methods to evaluate vegetation and pollinator activity in CP-42 restoration plantings. Using …

A Change In The Wind? Us Public Views On Renewable Energy And Climate Compared, Lawrence C. Hamilton, Erin Bell, Joel Hartter, Jonathan D. Salerno

New Hampshire EPSCoR

Background: Renewable energy development is a necessary step toward climate change mitigation, so these topics have often been linked. In US public discourse, however, they have somewhat different profiles—climate change views are tied closely to partisan identity, whereas renewable energy exhibits more cross-cutting appeal, and sometimes more cross-cutting opposition as well. To what extent are such differences reflected in survey data tracking rates of change, respondent characteristics, and local or regional variations in public opinion on renewable energy and climate?

Methods: We explore similarities and differences in views of renewable energy and climate change using a unique collection of 18 …

Idrf Book Exchange: Mosquito Trails, Alex Nading, Chris Gratien, Aman Luthra, Alejandro Cerón

Anthropology: Faculty Scholarship

IDRF fellows discuss Alex Nading’s book Mosquito Trails: Ecology, Health, and the Politics of Entanglement, based on his International Dissertation Research Fellowship research on waste management and disease ecologies in urban Nicaragua.

Contributors, Linda Heindenreich

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

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Paideia, Vol. 5, Issue 1

Paideia

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Alumni Spotlight: Carlos Villacis, Amy Holmes

Paideia

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Spring Newsletter 2018, Benjamin Panciera, Becky Parmer, Rose C. Oliveira

Friends of the Connecticut College Library Newsletter

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Inside Information Spring 2018, Ariela Mccaffrey

Inside Information

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Classics Department Newsletter 2017-18, Classics Department, Gailann Rickert, Carolyn S. Snively

Classics Newsletter

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University Authors, 2018, Montclair State University, Harry A. Sprague Library

University Authors

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Solar Energy On Farmland, Eden Martin

Student Policy Briefs

The large-scale use of agriculture and land alteration has caused the concentrations of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere to rise in the last 250 years (Janke, 2010). The majority of greenhouse gas emissions is caused by the burning of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are a threat when it comes to the health of our planet but they are also abundant and affordable (Janke, 2010). This threat has caused many to start exploring the use of alternative energy sources that are renewable; solar technology, wind power, geothermal, and ocean energy (Janke, 2010). According to Rebecca Hernandez, “solar energy has one of …

Maine's State Policy For Solar Farms On Agricultural Land., Elliot James Lee

Student Policy Briefs

A change is coming to the Northeast, and Maine is not prepared to handle it. Across the Northeast, agricultural land is being converted to solar farms, with no policy in place to handle it. Opening Maine up to numerous problems with, permitting, regulations, taxes, best management practices, size of these farms, and lack of infrastructure to name a few. All of which need to be addressed, while dealing with the general instability of policies surrounding green energy and green technology like solar panels. This change is coming quickly, and although we need this policy soon, it cannot be rushed, or …

New Frontiers 2017-2018, University Of Nebraska At Kearney Office Of Graduate Studies And Research

New Frontiers

New Frontiers 2017-2018 Features:

• Educating Educators - Dick Meyer
• Career in Chemistry - Christopher Exstrom
• 18th Century Appeal - Denys Van Renen
• Printmaking Perfection - Victoria Goro-Rapoport
• Technology, Teaching, Teamwork - Angela Hollman
• Framing the Future of Fuel - Frank Tenkorang
• Strength Training, Nutrition, Exercise Science - Greg Brown
• Motivated by Mint - Bryan Drew

Solar Feasibility Report For Whiting Farm In Auburn, Me, Clavin Johnstone, Niamh Micklewhite, Bria Riggs

Community Engaged Research Reports

This report provides a detailed feasibility analysis of installing a photovoltaic solar array at Whiting Farm in Auburn, Maine. Whiting Farm is a valued subsidiary of John F. Murphy Homes’ (JFM), a non-profit located in the Lewiston and Auburn community. The development of this array seeks to offset the entirety or a large portion of JFM’s electricity usage. JFM has demonstrated a commitment to the local Maine community by providing services to individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities. With the informed development of a solar array, Whiting Farm has the potential to convert solar energy into clean renewable power, reducing …

Urban Residents' Adoption Of Stormwater Best Management Practices: Final Report, Nicholas Barker, Courtney Foster, Theodore Levine

Community Engaged Research Reports

The practices and decisions of Lewiston and Auburn residents regarding lawn care have a profound impact on stormwater runoff pollution and local water quality. In order to mitigate the substantial effects of these pollutants on waterways, it is critical for local residents to develop an understanding of best management practices (BMPs) which they feel compelled to implement in order to minimize the effects of stormwater pollution on water quality. With a five-year permit cycle for stormwater runoff put forth by the state, the Androscoggin Valley Stormwater Working Group (AVSWG) is contractually tasked with performing educational outreach in the community regarding …

Healthy Neighborhoods: Engaging Residents In Neighborhood Assessment, Cata Robert, Emily Halford, Abby Myers

Community Engaged Research Reports

The neighborhood that an individual lives in has been proven to have a significant impact on the health of that person. Healthy Neighborhoods, a coalition of community partners in Lewiston, Maine, is committed to maximizing the health of their community members by improving neighborhood conditions. Achieving a neighborhood that is entirely conducive to resident health will be a gradual process, but Healthy Neighborhoods plans to make a more immediate step toward this goal by investing funds from a HUD Choice grant to increase the number of healthy attributes in the neighborhood and to capitalize upon existing attributes. These neighborhood attributes …

2018-2019 Boise State University Undergraduate Catalog, Boise State University Office Of The Registrar

University Catalogs

This catalog is primarily for and directed at students. However, it serves many audiences, such as high school counselors, academic advisors, and the public. In this catalog you will find an overview of Boise State University and information on admission, registration, grades, tuition and fees, financial aid, housing, student services, and other important policies and procedures. However, most of this catalog is devoted to describing the various programs and courses offered at Boise State.

Solar Energy On The Farm, Kate Mccarty

Student Policy Briefs

Solar energy production accounts for less than one percent of energy produced in Maine, but nonetheless, the number of agricultural solar projects in the state is growing (ix, xi). While Maine currently lacks policies that encourage solar installations, such as tax credits and rebates, the next state administration could implement such policies, further resulting in an increase in the number of solar projects. The installation of commercial-scale solar projects is particularly attractive to farmers as it offers diversified income that protects against the unpredictable nature of farming. The Maine Legislature should consider adopting policies around the use of large-scale solar …

Solar Farms On Agricultural Land, Rebecca Pratt

Student Policy Briefs

With farmers today facing economic hardship, many are looking for alternative sources of income. A recent trend has farmers considering turning their agriculture fields into solar farms. While there is a global push for more renewal energy, using agricultural lands to accomplish this goal is being widely debated. The opposition argues that the solar farms may come with unintended consequences including economic, environmental and even social problems (Tromans and Jackson, 2015). One of the most pressing questions is who, if anyone, should regulate the development of solar farms. Currently, there is no legislation in Maine regulating the installation of solar …

Solar Farms & Agriculture – Mutually Beneficial Or Problematic?, Catherine Darragh

Student Policy Briefs

Solar Farming has become increasingly adopted by farmers to diversify their income. This has raised concerns regarding the loss of agricultural land, impact on the environment, and application of policies to land that may have shifted from an agricultural to energy production focus. The following brief examines the benefits and disadvantages of solar farming for farmers and the environment and how new policies might affect the situation.

Improving Access, Affordability, Fairness, And Efficiency Of The Good Food Bus Mobile Market, Adair Andre, Joakim Cohen, Josephine Gillett, Nell Houde

Community Engaged Research Reports

Pulled by a pick-up truck and operated out of a retrofitted trailer, the Good Food Bus (GFB) is a mobile market run through the St. Mary’s Nutrition Center in Lewiston, Maine. With the mission of bringing good food to where people live, work and play, the GFB is committed to providing fresh and local produce to neighborhoods and communities that suffer from a lack of access to healthy and affordable food. The GFB will be starting its fourth season of operations in June of 2018 and are in the process of critical reflection on what the successes and priorities of …

Cultural Times, Multicultural Center

Newsletters

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Wellesley Magazine Spring 2018, Wellesley College Alumnae Association

Wellesley Magazine (Alumnae Association)

Featured in this issue:

The Generations of Ethos / by Hilary Hurd Anyaso ’93, Karen Grigsby Bates ’73, and Ikhlas Saleem ’11

How I Got to Wellesley / by Catherine O’Neill Grace

Witness to the Survivors / by Heather Long ’04

Women & Gender Studies Spring 2018 Newsletter, Women & Gender Studies Program, University Of Southern Maine

WGS Newsletter

In this issue:

• Director's Welcome
• Major/Minor & Core
• Undergraduate Research in WGS
• WGS in Iceland
• Fall 2018 Courses
• Summer 2018 Courses
• Student Spotlight and Conversations with Alumni

Spring 2018, Augustana College, Rock Island Illinois

Augustana Magazine

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The Faculty Notebook, April 2018, Provost's Office

Faculty Notebook

The Faculty Notebook is published periodically by the Office of the Provost at Gettysburg College to bring to the attention of the campus community accomplishments and activities of academic interest. Faculty are encouraged to submit materials for consideration for publication to the Associate Provost for Faculty Development. Copies of this publication are available at the Office of the Provost.

Profile: A Model For Living And Learning: The Campaign For The University Of Minnesota, Morris, Communications And Marketing

Profile (1996-)

In this issue: A new chapter begins: the inauguration of Chancellor Michelle Behr; Model citizens: find out how donors are making Morris a stronger model than ever before; Giving news; Coming home: Homecoming celebrations remembered in photos; Campus news briefs; Spotlight: special edition: Get to know the men and women behind our biggest fundraising effort to date; A model for living and learning: See what the campaign for Morris is all about (and what you can do to help); The big picture; Alumni news; Class notes; Cougar Sports news

The Paideia Team

Paideia

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"Out In The Open And Free": Nature-Based Settings And Literacy Learning At Adventure-Risk-Challenge, Merrilyne Lundahl

Crosspol Journal

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Sustainability Film | Awake: A Dream From Standing Rock, April 4, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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