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Network News Fall 2011, Vol. 24 No. 1

In fall 2011 the graduate student co-chairs, Sally Koerner and Kim La Pierre, plan to submit a proposal for a graduate student symposium to take place the day before the 7th All Scientists Meeting (ASM) in September 2012.  Past graduate student symposiums have led to productive interactions between graduate students through career panel discussions, graduate student presentations on cross site work, and student-led and -organized working groups. 

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Web Updates

Natasha Goss, a 14-year-old who worked with LTER mentors at the Niwot Ridge Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site in Colorado, has been awarded a 2011 Goldwater Scholarship for undergraduates.<

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Web Updates

Kate Bennett, a 5th grade Schoolyard Ecology Teacher working with Harvard Forest LTER, has just published an article in the National Science Teacher Association’s journal, Science and Chil

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Network News Spring 2010, Vol. 23 No. 1

Sally Koerner recently joined Chelse Prather as replacement for Amber Hardison in the Graduate Student Committee co-chair position.

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Network News Spring 2010, Vol. 23 No. 1

The LTER network provides a unique opportunity to facilitate synthetic research across sites.

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Network News Fall 2009, Vol. 22 No. 2

Sixteen 5th graders from Cottonwood Valley Charter School (CVCS) in Socorro, NM and their teacher, Karen Gram, embarked on an adventure at the Sevilleta Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program (BEMP) site on Monday, October 19, 2009.

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Network News Fall 2009, Vol. 22 No. 2

Felix Varela Senior High school student Christopher Sanchez has always been enthusiastic about the research he conducts with FCE scientists.

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Network News Fall 2009, Vol. 22 No. 2

LTER graduate students gathered for their third Graduate Student Symposium (GSS) on September 13th, 2009, at Estes Park, CO, before the formal opening of the All Scientists Meeting.

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Network News Fall 2009, Vol. 22 No. 2

Stop Press!

Sally Koerner (SEV) has been elected LTER Graduate Student Co-Chair, replacing Amber Hardison.

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Network News Spring 2009, Vol. 22 No. 1

The LTER Education Committee is pleased to announce a completely online graduate-level course this summer on the science of climate change. Partial scholarships are available.