Published: Dec. 14, 2023

Old man on the mountain - a yellow flower in the alpineThe Mountain Research Station and Niwot Ridge LTER were recently highlighted by the Research and Innovation Office in their 2022-2023 highlights!聽

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Here is an excerpt from the story:聽Providing educational opportunities in a 鈥榗lassroom鈥 unlike any other is the MRS鈥 dual mission, according to Taylor. Students can learn about mountain environments with a collection of multi-disciplinary undergraduate and graduate field courses in biology, geography and geology鈥攁nd with newer courses like art and the environment. 鈥淭he MRS combines this really amazing research with education that exposes students to how we actually collect data and why long-term projects matter,鈥 said Taylor.聽

Learn more about the MRS here >聽/mrs/

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