Last week, Dr. Rich Stedman flew from Ithaca to Champaign to visit the UIUC campus. In addition to finally meeting some research team members in person, he presented Aquatic Invasive Species and Social-Ecological Systems: A Great (Lakes) Program of Research at the NRES Departmental Seminar. His discussion of the potential economic impacts of changing environmental conditions in […]
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Continuing engagement with fisheries organizations
The next two weeks will remain a busy time for the group, and we’re looking forward to continuing our engagement with fisheries managers and researchers. On April 24th, we will be meeting with the Illinois Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. The next week, we’ll attend the Council of Lake Committees meeting in Windsor, Ontario from May 1st-2nd. […]
Welcoming a visit from Fisheries Chief Dan Stephenson
The research group was excited to welcome Dan Stephenson to the UIUC Campus yesterday to share his insights as the Chief of the Division of Fisheries at the Illinois DNR. After presenting as a guest lecturer in Dr. van Riper’s class, Mr. Stephenson met with the students working in Dr. Suski’s and Dr. van Riper’s […]
Great Lakes Fisheries Commission Committees Meetings
After attending the Upper Lake Committees Meeting from March 19th to 22nd in Sault Ste. Marie, Dr. van Riper and Elizabeth Gollebie are looking forward to traveling to Toronto this week for the Lower Lake Committees Meeting. These committee meetings are a great opportunity for the team to learn more about Great Lakes management activities and […]
Seeking a new team member
Dr. van Riper’s lab is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate, who will work closely with us on this project. We are excited to welcome a new member to the team soon!
Illinois AFS Annual Meeting
Next week, members of the research team will be travelling Grafton, Illinois to attend the Illinois American Fisheries Society annual meeting. Carena van Riper, Cory Suski, and Elizabeth Golebie will be presenting a talk titled “Human-nature relationships and normative beliefs influence behaviors that reduce the spread of aquatic invasive species.” In addition to the presentation, […]
Goals and Objectives for the New Year
January 1, 2018 marked a new phase of the project, which is set to last until December 2020. To get things started, we reviewed the main goals and objectives of the project, keeping in mind that the ultimate products of this research will benefit fisheries managers. The three main objectives guiding this research are: Quantify […]