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Pacific Northwest’s ‘forest gardens’ were deliberately planted by Indigenous people (Opens in new window)
For decades, First Nations people in British Columbia knew their ancestral homes—villages forcibly emptied in the late 1800s—were great places to forage for traditional foods like hazelnuts, crabapples, cranberries, and hawthorn. A new study reveals that isolated patches of fruit trees and berry bushes in the region’s hemlock and cedar...
Two students selected for Beckman Scholars Program
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas students Claire Dopp and Sarah Noga have been selected to participate in the 2021 Beckman Scholars Program. ...
Environmental Studies Students discuss climate crisis on KKFI (Opens in new window)
KU, K-State faculty named recipients of Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards
LAWRENCE — Four faculty members at two Kansas universities have been identified as recipients of the Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards, the state higher education system’s most prestigious recognition for scholarly excellence. ...
KU scientists create new environmental video series for kids
LAWRENCE – University of Kansas scientists are creating a new monthly series of environmental videos for elementary students, made available on Facebook and YouTube for use by teachers and parents. The videos meet K-12 Kansas Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and come in both English and Spanish language versions. ...
Ambitious project spanning 5 states, 8 institutions will focus on intermittent streams
New book documents Arikara Tribe’s traditional use of plants
LAWRENCE — A new book by University of Kansas faculty member Kelly Kindscher and three co-authors is the first published compilation of traditional plant uses of the Arikara Tribe. The work, "Sahnish (Arikara) Ethnobotany," serves as a regional ethnobotany of the Arikara, one of the most influential tribes on the...
KU program tracing COVID-19 in wastewater provides early warning to Kansans of virus spread
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Engineering and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment have expanded a project to detect COVID-19 virus in the wastewater systems of local communities across the state. ...
Research push will examine how plants and microbes interact and adapt during drought
LAWRENCE — Just below ground, an ancient and poorly understood relationship plays out between plants and microbes that infuse the soil. ...