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Student Forestry Club
Established in 1907, the club is one of the university's oldest student
groups on campus. Tiffany Triggs, the club's president and a junior
majoring in forest resources, says the group is social and educational,
and helps aspiring forestry professionals learn about forestry-related
careers.
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| | Institutions and Economic Growth
Economics pioneer Richard Nelson gave the
inaugural Vernon W. Ruttan Lecture at the university's St. Paul campus.
Robert King, head of the U's department of applied economics, said
Nelson's lecture addresses the relationship between institutions and
economic growth. Listen
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Institute on the Environment
Deb Swackhamer, professor in the U's School of Public Health and
co-director of the Water Resources Center, was appointed interim
director of the new Institute on the Environment. Swackhamer says the
institute will coordinate the university's broad environmental
resources to make it easier for researchers to share knowledge with
each other and the public. Listen | | |
| | New Plant Pathology Research Facility
Today, the U of M will break ground on a new, state-of-the-art Plant Pathology Research Facility in St. Paul that will allow scientists to research pests that could reach Minnesota and seriously damage crops and forests. Carol Ishimaru, head of the U's plant pathology department, says crop diseases are a constant threat to Minnesota's agricultural community. Listen
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Healthy Forest Fires
While dangerous and destructive, the Cavity Lake Fire inside northern Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area will provide a needed boost to the area’s long-term environmental health according to Lee Frelich, director of the U’s Center for Hardwood Ecology. Frelich says fire is critical to regenerating a forest, helping to maintain its natural cycles.Listen | | |
| | Honeycrisp Apple: The Official State Fruit
The Honeycrisp apple developed by the U of M will now join the pantheon of official state symbols alongside the loon, walleye and lady slipper flower. Jim Luby, a U of M horticulturalist, who together with his colleague David Bedford, spearheaded the Honeycrisp breeding efforts, says students at Anderson Elementary School in Bayport are to thank for the naming honor. Listen |
Agarwood--valuable incence
Agarwood, the world’s most valuable incense, is produced by the aquilaria tree, found in tropical rainforests, and has been used for centuries as incense and in traditional medicine. Robert Blanchette, a U of M professor of plant pathology, together with the Rainforest Project Foundation, will help farmers in Southeast Asia cultivate aquilaria trees on a sustainable basis. He says the tree has become very rare due to indiscriminate harvesting. Listen
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