Apr 28, 2025 | 2024 Gateway, 2024-2025 Projects, Belize - Coral Reefs |
From learning 30 types of corals to tracing algae on Adobe Illustrator, my first research experience included fieldwork, gathering samples, traveling abroad, analysis, and invaluable friendships. If you’d told me that my first research experience would include all of that, I wouldn’t have believed you! This experience wasn’t just about learning skills—it was about becoming part of something bigger.
Dec 8, 2023 | 2024 Gateway, 2024-2025 Projects |
Investigating linkages between geologic histories, eolian dust production, and climate change What: Increased drought frequency and severity combined with vegetation change is increasing dust emissions, which in turn affects snowmelt, groundwater, and nutrient...
Dec 7, 2023 | 2024 Gateway, 2024-2025 Projects |
Anthropocene environmental change in Glacier National Park, Montana What: This Gateway project utilizes the remote and relatively pristine landscape of Glacier National Park (GNP), Montana as a natural laboratory for understanding the impacts of climate change, both...
Dec 7, 2023 | 2024 Gateway, 2024-2025 Projects |
A synoptic survey of springs in the Driftless Area of Minnesota to identify spatial patterns in groundwater quality What: This Gateway Project will introduce students to karst geology and hydrogeology in the Paleozoic bedrock landscape of the Driftless Area in...
Dec 5, 2023 | 2024 Gateway, 2024-2025 Projects |
Nature vs. Nurture at Coral Gardens Reef: A Rapid Response Investigation of Endangered Acropora sp. Corals in Belize What: This project seeks enthusiastic and diverse undergraduate researchers to join our investigation of how global environmental changes are impacting...
