Congratulations to Our Recent Graduates!
The following students completed their graduate degrees in the past few months. Your hard work has not gone unnoticed, and we wish you the best in your future endeavors!
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A Successful Summer for REU Students
This summer was busy for our summer undergraduate student researchers! Along with working on their own research projects, the students went on field trips, attended the Desert Ecology Short-Course, and participated in multiple data and coding workshops. The projects focused on a wide range of ecological topics, from dryland carbon sequestration to characterizing dryland microbes. …
2023 Annual Desert Ecology Short-Course
The 2023 annual Jornada LTER Desert Ecology Short-Course took place at the Jornada Experimental Range from June 27-29, 2023. It was well-attended by over 60 graduate students, Jornada researchers, and visitors from other universities and LTER sites. This year’s short-course included student presentations, field visits, and exciting brainstorming sessions to plan the future of the …
2023 Jornada LTER Graduate Student Fellows
Congratulations to our graduate student fellows for 2023! Students that apply for a Jornada LTER Graduate Student Fellowship pose questions using Jornada science and write their own complete research project proposals. The Jornada LTER is proud to be able to award $6,000, $12,000, or $24,000 to these students, depending on the scope of the project …
Dr. Osvaldo Sala featured on the “In Their Own Words” BioScience Podcast
In the modern era, scientists are often encouraged, if not required, to keep an objective view. Whether in writing, presentations, or discussion, scientists often remove opinions and anecdotal insights in favor of “professionalism.” While this approach can provide good data and remove bias, it also removes some humanity from the research. It is only occasionally …
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