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    Professor of Biology Erika Barthelmess' lab group presents at the Northeast Natural History Conference

    Professor of Biology Erika Barthelmess and four of her research students presented at the 2024 Northeast Natural History Conference on 20-21 April in Albany, New York. The team presented three posters, including one co-authored by Assistant Professor of the Math, Computer Science, and Statistics Department Matt Higham. Attending, in addition to Barthelmess, were Marliese Baer '24, Olivia Bernier '24, Kelsey Similer '25 and Jessica Harman '27.

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    Senior Conservation Biology major Olivia Bernier recently presented work from her senior thesis at the Northeast Natural History Conference in Albany, New York

    Olivia Bernier '25 delivered a poster titled “Determinants of Forest Health in St. Lawrence County, New York” at the Northeast Natural History Conference in Albany, New York. In the poster, Olivia presented a subset of the results of her senior project in which she is investigating forest health in five state forests near Canton, New York.

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    Students present preliminary results of eclipse study at Northeast Natural History conference.

    Kelsey Simler ’25 and Jessica Harman '27 presented their poster with preliminary results of a study investigating the effects of a total solar eclipse on the acoustic soundscape at the forest-wetland interface in St. Lawrence County, New York.

  4. Saint Lawrence University Flag with words overlaying the flag background reading "Faculty Focus" and the St. Lawrence University official logo at the bottom of the flag.

    Faculty Focus-April 16, 2024

    Faculty members put their knowledge into action so students and others are able to benefit from it. Recently, faculty have presented at conferences, been featured as experts in regional, national and international media sources, published articles, films, and much more.

  5. Photo of Brad Baldwin, Conservation Biologist in the field with students performing research.

    Biology Professor Nets Nearly $100,000 Grant to Combat Invasive Species

    In recognition of his dedication to environmental conservation, Professor of Biology Brad Baldwin has been awarded funding from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) totaling $98,592.

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    St. Lawrence Biology Student and Professor attend Forest Monitoring Conference

    Senior Conservation Biology Major Olivia Bernier '24 and Piskor Professor of Biology attended the annual conference of the Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative at the University of Vermont.

  7. Collage containing images of Abigail Lateer, Aileen O'Donoghue, and Stephanie Yingyi Wang along with an image of downtown canton. Collage covered by a faded brown hue and the words "Saint Lawrence In The News" Bold Over the collage

    St. Lawrence in the News-August 2023

    This regular roundup features a selection of recent mentions of St. Lawrence University and its students, faculty, and staff in regional, national, and international media outlets.

  8. A collage of Melissane Schrems, Tyler Rife, Patti Frazer Lock, Jeff Frank, Peter Pettengill, Rafael Castillo Bejarano, Erika Barthelmess, and James Seija. Faculty Focus June 2023, Saint Lawrence University.

    Faculty Focus–June 2023

    Faculty members put their knowledge into action so students and others are able to benefit from it. Recently, faculty presented at conferences, published research articles with colleagues and St. Lawrence alumni, and shared their expertise as podcast guests.

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    Dr. Erika Barthelmess presents at the 2023 Northeast Natural History Conference in Burlington, VT

    Dr. Erika Barthelmess attended the 2023 Northeast Natural History Conference in Burlington, VT where she presented the talk “The Devil is in the Details: Managing Data in Camera Trapping Studies”.

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    Students and Faculty Participate in Northeast Natural History Conference

    Students Jordan Kulbe ’25, Kelsey Simler ’25, Evelyn Albrecht ’25, Julia Sirois ’23, Thia Moore ’23 and Rayna Bidwell ’24 along with faculty Erika Barthelmess and Kris Hoffmann from the Biology Department and Sara Ashpole from the Environmental Studies Department traveled to Burlington, Vermont to attend and present at the Northeast Natural History Conference.