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State Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for Thursday May 11, 2023 ( 2 items )  

Auburn University Researcher Authors Study Finding Human Bias Influences Listing Under Endangered Species Act
AUBURN, Alabama, May 11 (TNSjou) -- Auburn University issued the following news: An Auburn University researcher has led a study that suggests human perception could influence when at-risk species are listed under the Endangered Species Act. The study, recently published and featured on the cover of "Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment," suggests that the ecological indicators associated with human perception have shifted over time. The first study to look at measures of detection that re  more

University of Alabama: Emeritus Professor Elected To National Academy of Sciences
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, May 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: Dr. William Dressler, professor emeritus at The University of Alabama, was recently elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the most prestigious honors in science. Dressler retired in 2020 as a professor of anthropology after 42 years at the University where he had also been a tenured professor in the College of Community Health Sciences and the School of Social Work. He is one of 120 new   more