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Catawba College Professor is Lead Author for National Geographic Research on Global Conservation Strategies

October 21, 2019

Categories: Academics, Athletics, Environmental Science, Faculty

Dr. Andrew Jacobson, Assistant Professor of GIS and Conservation at Catawba College, is the lead author of a National Geographic funded research paper, “Global Areas of Low Human Impact and Fragmentation of the Natural World.” The analyses show that while much of the Earth’s terrestrial landscapes…

Center for the Environment at Catawba College to Host One of Nation’s Top Environmental Thought Leaders

September 19, 2019

Categories: Academics, Environmental Science, Events

The Center for the Environment at Catawba College will host a presentation by David Orr, a leading thinker of the American environmental movement, Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the Center. His topic will be "North Carolina in a Hotter, Less Democratic Time...Unless," an examination of how our…

Catawba College Conservationists Agree Trophy Hunting Can Help Wildlife

September 3, 2019

Categories: Environmental Science, Faculty

Two Catawba College professors are among the more than 130 signatories of a letter published Friday in the high-impact journal, Science. The letter states that there is compelling evidence that banning trophy hunting would negatively affect wildlife. Dr. Luke Dollar and Dr. Andrew Jacobson,…

Catawba College Biology Professor Appointed an Expert Affiliate on the Nongame Wildlife Advisory Committee

August 15, 2019

Categories: Academics, Biology, Environmental Science, Faculty

Dr. Joe Poston, a Professor of Biology at Catawba College, has been appointed by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission as an Expert Affiliate on the Nongame Wildlife Advisory Committee. The NWAC serves to advise the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission on the conservation of nongame wildlife and…

Luke Dollar's Path to Catawba College

July 22, 2019

Categories: Academics, Environmental Science, Faculty, Students

Teaching Environmental Science, by Way of Madagascar, National Geographic, and a Rare, Wild Catlike Carnivore Dr. Dollar in Namibia with a cheetah rescued by a local conservancy with funding from National Geographic's Big Cats Initiative. Luke Dollar is on the road. A lot. As chair of the…

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Catawba College Professor is Lead Author for National Geographic Research on Global Conservation Strategies

Center for the Environment at Catawba College to Host One of Nation’s Top Environmental Thought Leaders

Catawba College Conservationists Agree Trophy Hunting Can Help Wildlife

Catawba College Biology Professor Appointed an Expert Affiliate on the Nongame Wildlife Advisory Committee

Luke Dollar's Path to Catawba College