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News Articles

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Research Publications

Read about the IU Research and Teaching Preserve (RTP) in the sampling of news releases and articles below.

News Articles

Official Indiana University press releases:

• Smithsonian Institution to put IU Research and Teaching Preserve forest into global research network (04/25/2012)
• Student Sustainability Council honors IU faculty with creation of annual award, lecture (02/14/2012)
• Michael Hamburger honored by IU Office of Sustainability (01/26/2011)
• Indiana University celebrates Earth Day with the opening of the Field Laboratory (04/23/2009)
• Indiana University's Field Lab to infuse new life into research and teaching (10/20/2008)
• Next-generation environmental science center launches at IU (04/16/2008)
• SPEA to create a 'carbon grove' to honor former EPA leader (03/27/2006)
• Science magazine and NSF award first prize to IU Bloomington biologist and filmmaker (09/19/2005)
• Plans for Commitment to Excellence funds announced (05/09/2003)
• Rare finding of IU's official flower at university nature preserve (02/20/2002)

IU Home Pages (faculty and staff news from the campuses of Indiana University)

• Kent Farm cleanup: IU volunteers keep IU beautiful (02/24/2012)
• IUB's research, teaching preserve adds new meaning to 'living laboratory' (09/15/2006)
• Keith Clay to direct new nature preserve at IUB (11/09/2001)
• Trustees to preserve a 'natural lab' (05/11/2001)
• Nature preserve task force appointed at IUB (04/27/2001)
• Why IUB needs its own research and teaching preserve (03/31/2000)

Articles from the Bloomington newspaper, The Herald-Times:

• Learning about nature's complexities (10/18/2012)
• Researchers: Drought reduced Morgan-Monroe State Forest's carbon intake (10/12/2012)
• Thinning the herd: No easy answers to Bloomington's urban deer dilemma (08/26/2012)
• Nature is the perfect outdoor school lab (06/03/2012)
• Smithsonian research in Lilly-Dickey Woods will provide data about temperate forest (05/20/2012)
• IU to help with Smithsonian tree research project (04/26/2012)
• Deer population having adverse effect at Griffy (09/19/2011)
• Outdoor investment pays big dividends (09/04/2011)
• Big rail project still has impact on Griffy (08/14/2010)
• Conservation education develops young minds (07/02/2010)
• Research in the air (06/04/2010)
• IU conducts tree research in a forest classroom: college undergrads, Bloomington High School South seniors serve as field assistants (04/30/2010)
• IU building to receive LEED certification (03/25/2010)
• New IU 'green' lab has composting toilet, waterless urinal (03/24/2010)
• Nature preserve gift honors environmentalist (09/21/2009)
• IU preserve research lab dedicated (04/24/2009)
• City byways not immune to invasives (10/25/2008)
• Earth Lab: IU to build environmental science field station at isolated spot in town, on campus (10/17/2008)
• Clearing a path in the forest (09/05/2008)
• Limiting access: Emphasis on research, teaching at IU preserve means public use will now be restricted in some areas (05/18/2008)
• Trustees to weigh adding land to IU preserve (02/02/2006)
• Trouble in paradise: ATVs damaging terrain at Griffy nature preserve (10/19/2005)
• Award-winning short film chronicles cicada invasion (09/23/2005)
• IU Bloomington biologist and filmmaker win Science award (09/22/2005)
• Forest legacy: Project linking public, private lands expected to begin once federal funding is approved (03/06/2005)
• Limited access blocking use of IU preserve: Few parking spots, blocked roads mean classes, researchers face a long hike (04/10/2004)
• Here comes Brood X: After a 17-year hiatus, a swarm of cicadas will make a triumphant return in May (01/11/2004)
• Conference draws forest scientists (04/10/2003)
• Biologists track down rare trailing arbutus (02/21/2002)
• Portion of Griffy Woods preserved: One trustee upset nature preserve plans bypassed subcommittee (05/05/2001)
• IU's Griffy Woods being considered for nature preserve: Task force also looking at three other locations (04/08/2001)
• Preserving Griffy: Threats to watershed go beyond golf course (05/21/2000)
• IU trustees cancel golf course plan (01/18/2000)
• Golf course opponents jam benefit concert (01/17/2000)
• Report: Golf course may help watershed: IU students' research doesn't offer much explanation on why, one professor says (01/15/2000)
• Golf course alternative offered: Faculty group wants IU land to be used for research preserve instead of private golf course (01/14/2000)
• Hot topic: IU Golf Course (01/14/2000)
• Faculty group seeks studies of proposed project's impact (01/09/2000)
• Academic uses should be explored for land considered for golf course (11/30/1999)

Articles from the Indiana University newspaper, the Indiana Daily Student

• New IU field lab combines nature, technology (11/11/2008)
• IU's, Bloomington's green space shrinks (12/04/2007)
• IU offers series of free guided nature walks to public (04/28/2004)
• Nature preserve offers stress relief (04/05/2004)
• Weekends on the water (10/10/2002)
• IU nature walks provide hands-on learning (09/30/2002)
• Trustees right to protect lake (05/07/2001)

WFIU/WTIU Public Radio and TV

• WFIU Noon Edition: White Nose Syndrome found in Indiana Bats (02/11/2012)
• WTIU NewsMatters news break: IU opens new "green" field laboratory (04/27/2009)

IU Teaching & Learning

• A repository of natural processes: IU's Research and Teaching Preserve presents ample opportunities for pedagogy beyond the classroom (Fall/Winter 2009)

IU Research & Creative Activity (published by the Office of the Vice Provost for Research)

• Everything in its space (Fall 2008)

IU College of Arts and Sciences magazine The College

• A classroom in the woods (Summer 2002)
• The trailing arbutus--entwined with Indiana (Summer 2002)

Indiana Alumni Magazine

• Building Green, Again (January/February 2009)

Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick

• IU opens field laboratory (Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick, 04/23/2009)