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Monday, March 27, 2023

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Ecology
Karina Arzuyan
‘Incredibly Competitive’ Fulbright Grants Awarded to Six Students

A graduate student will study algal blooms in the biggest lake in Armenia; others will teach English in Spain and South Korea.
3D digital reconstruction of the skull of Aetiocetus weltoni, an ancient whale that is the evolutionary 'cousin' of modern baleen whales. Video: Eric Ekdale, evolutionary biologist.
Ancient Baleen Whales Had a Mouthful

CT scans of a 25 million year-old fossil skull show the Aetiocetus weltoni had both teeth and baleen, unlike modern whales.
A report by leading environmental scientists urges California to act to protect the marine ecosystem against microplastic pollution.
Report Urges California to Act to Protect Marine Ecosystems Against Microplastics

Leading environmental scientists including SDSU’s Eunha Hoh assessed the risks of the ocean pollution.
Ecologist Xiaofeng Xu and colleagues found that seasonal fluctuations in temperature lead to a corresponding fluctuation in microbial populations in the soil, and increased carbon emissions.
Soil Microbes and Carbon Emissions: The Weather Factor

From forests to deserts, ecologists find seasonal fluctuations in temperature affect microbial population and increase carbon emissions.
Acorns were a significant staple of the diet for Southern California tribal nations but are far less common now. SDSU ecologists are working with tribal partners to preserve culturally significant plants and ecosystems.
Resilient Restoration: Helping Southern California’s Tribal Nations Adapt to Climate Change

SDSU and UC Riverside ecologists are working with tribal partners to preserve culturally significant ecosystems and species.
SDSU ecologists Megan Jennings, Rebecca Lewison and colleagues lead a climate adaptation project that has been lauded as a model for the southwestern U.S.
SDSU Ecologists Lead Climate Adaptation Project Lauded as a Model

The Connecting Wildlands and Communities project will be featured at the Southwest Adaptation Forum this week.
Four San Diego State University research teams will focus on transborder research and development, leveraging SDSU Imperial Valley’s presence in Calexico and Brawley, two hours east of San Diego.
Big Ideas for Transborder Solutions

Four ideas aim to address rural infrastructure, Imperial County health and environmental issues, transboundary water, and advancing 3D printing.
Four Big Ideas proposals will address climate change from different perspectives.
Big Ideas for Climate Change

Four ideas will address sustainable agriculture, community action, environmental justice and carbon capture.
SDSU and UCSD researchers studied the risk of touching Halloween candy handled by COVID-19 positive people.
Halloween 2020: More Risk from Fellow Trick-or-Treaters than the Loot

Researchers say viral transmission risk is low, even when candies are handled by infected persons, but hand washing and disinfecting collected treats reduces risk even further.
The public's trust in science has increased while skepticism has decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Public Trust in Science on the Rise during COVID-19 Pandemic

With such extensive impacts, COVID-19 awareness and understanding among the public has increased, while skepticism declined. SDSU scientists weigh in on the shift.
Hot or Cold, Venomous Rattlesnakes Still Quick to Strike

Researchers find colder temperatures barely slow down striking rattlers.
Ecosystem ecologist and post-doctoral fellow Kyle Arndt checking on the measurement equipment set up by SDSU in Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow), Alaska.
In the Arctic, Spring Snowmelt Triggers Fresh CO2 Production

The Arctic is warming faster than the rest of the world and snowmelt is speeding it up with rapid soil warming and increased CO2 in the air.


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