Dr. Nate Fox and I were invited to talk about our new grant on South Dakota Public Broadcast Radio. Listen here: https://www.sdpb.org/science/2024-08-06/new-project-receives-nsf-grant-to-study-wind-caves-ecological-past-future
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Fall 2023 - Welcome Charlie Bruce and Sarah Gheida to the lab! Read more about them on the People page. We took our first lab field trip to Badlands National Park with the Wizipan students.
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A recent publication (Short et al., 2023, PNAS) demonstrated how fossils can be used for preparing conservation. We were featured on the front page of The Brookings Register! Read more about it here: https://brookingsregister.com/article/fossil-records-can-help-with-future-conservation-efforts
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I visited with South Dakota Public Broadcasting Radio to talk about our recent paper (Short et al., 2023, PNAS). Listen here: https://listen.sdpb.org/science/2023-03-31/what-past-climate-change-reveals-about-the-currently-warming-world
SDSU West River faculty were awarded $80 million dollars to study climate smart agriculture on beef and bison operations! Read more here: https://www.sdstate.edu/news/2023/03/80-million-partnerships-climate-smart-commodities-initiative-grant-among-largest-usda
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- The Brookings Register: https://brookingsregister.com/article/sdsu-to-receive-nearly-80m-for-the-partnerships-for-climate-smart-commodities-initiative
- South Dakota Public Broadcasting Radio: https://listen.sdpb.org/environment/2022-09-16/sdsu-receives-historic-grant-for-climate-friendly-livestock-commodities
I will be starting a new position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Natural Resource Management at South Dakota State University. Watch for postings for graduate students to join my lab!
A recent paper (Short et al., 2020, Science Advances) illustrated the lack of equitable access to informal learning institutions. Read more here:
- Texas A&M Today: https://today.tamu.edu/2020/10/21/areas-of-us-lack-equitable-access-to-informal-stem-learning-study-says/
- Research @ Texas A&M: https://research.tamu.edu/2020/10/14/parts-of-us-lack-equitable-access-to-informal-stem-learning-study-says/
- AgriLife Today: https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2020/10/09/texas-am-researchers-advocate-for-equity-in-stem-access/
- Colorado State University Communications: https://chhs.source.colostate.edu/researchers-examine-equitable-stem-access-for-communities-in-underserved-areas/
I was awarded an NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biology to study mammal community change over spatial and temporal scales! Read more here: https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2020/09/11/texas-am-researcher-using-new-methods-to-investigate-biodiversity-in-mammals/
May 2020 brought a successful dissertation defense and 3 podcast visits!
- “Conservation paleontology.” Common Descent Podcast. https://commondescentpodcast.podbean.com/e/live-chat-conservation-paleontology/
- “Rhinos of Gray.” Gray Fossil Site Stories. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5BbBEfJYSg
- “Episode 4: Gray Fossil Site rhinos.” Paleo Talks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wca1M7JG2QA
A recent paper (Short et al., 2020, Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History) officially named the new rhino species from the Gray Fossil Site! Read about Teleoceras aepysoma here:
- East Tennessee State University: https://www.etsu.edu/news/2019/05-may/nr_gfs_rhino.php
- AgriLife Today: https://today.agrilife.org/2019/05/15/texas-am-student-identifies-unique-5-million-year-old-rhino-species/
Excited to talk about research with my friends at A Touch of Gray podcast!
- “Episode 28: I think I took a wrong turn in Albuquerque.” A Touch of Gray Podcast. https://www.etmnh.org/explore/podcasts/touch-gray-episode-28-i-think-i-took-wrong-turn-albuquerque
- “Episode 20: And the winner is...Rhinos.” A Touch of Gray Podcast. https://www.etmnh.org/explore/podcasts/touch-gray-episode-20-and-winner-rhinos
