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MSMR’s 25th Annual Student Competition Winners

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MSMR’s 25th Annual Student Competition

January 5 – May 9, 2016

Reflecting What A Year! A Year of Science Discoveries

A Student Essay, Poster or Webpage Competition !

Our winners were announced and awarded at the MSMR Annual Meeting of Members Luncheon on June 24th at the Colonnade Hotel. They are:

Beastcam’s 3D images record endangered species

“It is too late for the the Bramble Cay melomys and the Rabbs’ fringe-limbed tree frog—both declared extinct in 2016. It’s probably too late for the Northern White Rhino and the San Cristobal Vermillion Flycatcher, as well. As conservation biologists scramble to head off extinctions, one team of researchers, led by biologist Duncan Irschick at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is taking a less conventional approach: capturing at-risk species in immaculate 3-D models.

“The basic goals are education and conservation,” Irschick said. “One really big goal is just digital heritage—a lot of animal species are going extinct. Obviously, a 3-D model isn’t going to save […]

31st Annual MSMR Student Competition

31st Annual MSMR Student Competition

January 1 @ 8:00 am - April 30 @ 5:00 pm