| Feb 20, 2009 |
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USD Missouri River Institute Research Symposium is March 5 |
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| VERMILLION, S.D. -- Academic and environmental experts will discuss the science and future of the Missouri River during the 2009 Missouri River Institute Research Symposium at The University of South Dakota on Thursday, March 5. |
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| Faculty and students from the USD Biology and Earth Science Departments, University of Texas-Arlington and University of Nebraska-Omaha will address their research with half-hour lectures at the Al Neuharth Media Center beginning at 9 a.m. Representatives from Missouri River Relief, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, the Army Corps of Engineers, USGS EROS Data Center and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will also make half-hour presentations during the symposium, which concludes its afternoon schedule with a 4 p.m. lecture by USD graduate students Lisa Walters and Rachel DeMots entitled, "Water Quality and Biological Characterization of Missouri River Backwaters."
In addition to the presentations, posters documenting Missouri River research will be featured at the Al Neuharth Media Center. Persons interested in Missouri River issues are encouraged to attend as discussions will focus on the science, history and policy of the Missouri River.
All presentations are free and open to the public, including the keynote address, "Looking into the Future for Missouri River Management" by Wayne Nelson-Stastny, a biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which begins at 7 p.m. in the Al Neuharth Media Center.
For more information and a complete schedule of events, please visit www.usd.edu/mri or contact Tim Cowman at (605) 677-6151 or via e-mail at tim.cowman@usd.edu.
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| About The University of South Dakota |
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Founded in 1862, The University of South Dakota is designated as the only public liberal arts university in the state and is home to a comprehensive College of Arts and Sciences, School of Education, School of Health Sciences, the state's only School of Law, School of Medicine, the accredited Beacom School of Business and the College of Fine Arts. It has an enrollment of more than 9,600 students taught by 400 faculty members. More information is available at www.usd.edu/press/news.
This material is available in an alternate format upon request. Please contact University Relations at 605-677-5759. If you are a person with a disability and need a special accommodation to fully participate in any university activity or event, please contact Disability Services at 605-677-6389 as soon as possible, but no later than 48 hours before the event, so that appropriate arrangements may be made. |
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MEDIA CONTACTS: |
| Phillip Carter |
| The University of South Dakota |
| 605-677-6258 |
| phillip.carter@usd.edu |
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