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�鶹ӰԺ State Biological Sciences Department Addresses Road Salt Concerns

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A member of the grounds crew plows snow from walkways on the Front Campus area of the �鶹ӰԺ Campus during a winter snowstorm.

�鶹ӰԺ Biological Sciences Assistant Professor Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., confirmed the possibility that increasing amounts of road salt could potentially end up in Ohio’s water supply, but it is very unlikely.

�鶹ӰԺ State Ecologist Part of Global Collaboration to Answer Pressing Questions �鶹ӰԺ Global Change

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Dave Costello, Ph.D., (left), assistant professor in �鶹ӰԺ’s Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Devan Mathie (right), an undergraduate honors student, stand in Wahoo Ditch in Ravenna, Ohio.

The work of 153 ecological researchers from 40 countries, including �鶹ӰԺ Assistant Professor Dave Costello, Ph.D., from the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, has revealed new findings on the effect of climatic factors on river-based ecosystems.

Kinsman-Costello Named as New Director of �鶹ӰԺ's Center for Ecology and Natural Resources Sustainability

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