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A color-banded Oma'o just before being released. Note the bird's vent is stained with the juice of the purple berries of the Olapa tree.

How Do Native Hawaiian Birds Survive in a Fragmented Forest?

August 17, 2011
By Jennifer Donovan

Conservation biologists examine how native and non-native species of birds adapt and survive when their forest habitat is fragmented by the work of human hands or natural forces such as lava flows.

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Nancy Auer, associate professor of biological sciences, at right, and Marty Holtgren, a biologist with the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, conducting an electro-fish survey of the fish in one of the tributaries to the Big Manistee River in July 2011.

Can We Bring the Grayling Back to Michigan?

August 15, 2011
By John Gagnon

Michigan Tech biologists are working with the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians to explore the possibility of reintroducing Arctic grayling to Upper Michigan waters.

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Maize grown in soil with copper and bacteria (C) appears as vigorous as the control plant (A).

Plants Can Thrive in Copper-Tainted Soils with a Little Help from Bacteria, Michigan Tech Researcher Finds

July 25, 2011
By Marcia Goodrich

Microorganisms that fertilize and remediate

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Bugs and Slugs and Spiders, Oh My!

July 14, 2011
By Marcia Goodrich

Volunteer Kathy Roberts gathers all manner of spineless creatures in her traps next to the rhizotron.

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Researchers Greg Waite and Josh Richardson at Villarrica volcano.

Researchers Connect Volcanic Activity to Mini-earthquakes

July 14, 2011
By Dennis Walikainen

Michigan Tech researchers are working to understand the connection between mini-earthquakes and volcanoes, hoping to help protect people from volcano hazards.

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From Oil Spill to Toxic Waste: the Polymer Solution

June 14, 2011
By Marcia Goodrich

Gerard Caneba, a professor of chemical engineering at Michigan Tech, is developing vinyl acetate polymers that not only could clean up toxic waste, but could transform sludge into a useful raw material.

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