Some summer reading: Follow our BCT students’ internships!

Many students in BCT sign up for construction-related summer work, either as internships, practicums, or just as a job that relates to their studies. They always have amazing experiences, which lets them practice what they learned during the semester. What we fond, though, was that in the past, their experiences were often just reported to their immediate faculty supervisor, which didn't allow others to learn about the breadth and the many details of "real world" work. This summer, we are trying something new: A blog for BCT students! This way, anyone can follow our students' amazing experiences and learn from what they are seeing in the field. Feel free to check out the latest posts at the following address: http://blogs.umass.edu/bct-interns...
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Andy Danylchuk collaborating to first assess the impact catch-and-release fishing on golden dorado in Argentina

Andy Danylchuk collaborating to first assess the impact catch-and-release fishing on golden dorado in Argentina

A new study launching this month by Andy J. Danylchuk, Environmental Conservation, in collaboration with Argentina’s Ministry of Environment and regional partners, will be the first to assess the impact of catch-and-release fishing and other human and environmental pressures on the golden dorado, a fish of high economic and recreational value across South America. ...
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Joel Ralston, William DeLuca and David King offer insight to spruce-fir forest-dependent birds

Joel Ralston, William DeLuca and David King offer insight to spruce-fir forest-dependent birds

Joel R. Ralston and William V. DeLuca, both Environmental Conservation post-doctoral fellows, and David I. King, a research wildlife biologist in Environmental Conservation, with other colleagues have for the first time taken a regional look at trends in birds in hard-to-reach habitats by combining data from several local point counts to offer a new picture of how spruce-fir forest-dependent birds are faring, as published in Biological Conservation.  ...
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