University of Nebraska–Lincoln graduate students recently formed the Council of Resilience Education to equip the public with information and strategies for tackling harmful environmental changes like red cedars invading grasslands and toxic algae blooming in lakes.
Eight of the 10 students involved in the Council of Resilience Education receive training in ecological resilience theory through the National Science Foundation Research Traineeship based at the School of Natural Resources. Ecology professor Craig Allen and four professors from other departments provide the interdisciplinary training. Agronomy professor Dirac Twidwell advises the students, but students lead the organization and create its products.
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https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/students-helping-public-tackle-environmental-changes/