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Schmid College faculty celebrated at annual award reception

May 2, 2014 by | News

Congratulations to the Schmid College faculty members honored last Thursday at the annual Faculty Research Recognition Reception! Of course, we at Schmid College are beaming with Panther Pride. Below is an excerpt from the Happenings article detailing the event and the recognition of Schmid College faculty: The awards were presented by Chancellor Daniele Struppa, who

Dr. Piper’s Research on Animal Habitat Selection featured in Nature

June 26, 2013 by | News

Over the course of a 20-year study, Dr. Walter Piper led a team of researchers in tracking and observing birds across the north-central United States.  Throughout their research, they found that when common loons settle down to breed, they prefer familiar nest sites over better lake sites.  Read the official press release below, and check

Prof. Walter Piper Interviewed on ‘The Academic Minute’

November 13, 2012 by | News

Dr. Walter Piper, professor of Biological Sciences, will be featured on The Academic Minute, a nationally syndicated educational radio program, Wednesday, November 14. Dr. Piper will be speaking about his studies in loons and their territorial nature.  Dr. Walter Piper has studied territoriality of Common Loons since 1993 in Oneida County, Wisconsin. Click here for the podcast of

Dr. Piper Finds Uncommon Knowledge in Life of Common Loons Walter Piper, Ph.D., writes about the territorial battle between male loons.

January 14, 2011 by | News

The opening scene of a feature story in the current issue of Natural History magazine reads like a dispatch from the sidelines of a gladiator battle, with two males lunging, grasping, pummeling, pounding and thwacking one another in a battle to the death. But Walter Piper, Ph.D., professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Schmid

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