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Sanya Cowal, Environmental Studies<\/strong>

Power, Place, and Profit: Examining Geographic Indications through the case of Kona Coffee<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Karen Crespo Trive\u00f1o, Environmental Studies<\/strong>

Restoring la agricultura familiar campesina? Agrobiodiversity in Quechua and Chiquitano Bolivian Agroecosystems<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Karla Jasso, Environmental Studies<\/strong>

Spatial patterns and temporal variability in forest pathogens as a basis for a disease – prescribed burn experiment<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Danielle Klawitter, Environmental Studies<\/strong>

 Inter-row cover cropping with deep-rooted perennial grasses for soil health and agroecosystem benefits<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nicole Nance, Environmental Studies<\/strong>

Evaluating the Digestibility of Spirulina Byproduct in Rainbow Trout Aquafeed for Sustainable Aquaculture<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jocelyn Rojas, Environmental Studies<\/strong>

The Impacts of Regenerative Agricultural Practices on Soil Health in Urban Gardens in California\u2019s Central Coast<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Piyush Gandhi, Economics<\/strong>

Extinguishing the Blaze: Reducing Crop Residue Burning in India<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Yawen Guo, Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/strong>

Greener Precise Greenhouses<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jake Lee, Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/strong>

Quadruped Robots for Flexible and Affordable Farming<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Eric Vetha, Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/strong>

Low-Cost Low-Power Remote Soil Sensing<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mirella Ferraz, Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/strong>

Linking Microbial Activity, Carbon Cycling, and Bioelectricity: Investigating MFCs as a Tool for Soil Process Insights<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fatima Rizvi, Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology<\/strong>

Accumulation of dietary plant fiber in mammalian tissues<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Anandi Gandhi, Anthropology<\/strong>

Wanakaset Agroforestry: A Biodiverse Agroecological System for Farmer-Elephant Coexistence in Thailand<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Andrea David, Computer Science and Engineering<\/strong>

EUREKA: A Decision Support Tool for Environmental Monitoring and Risk Assessment<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Kimia Gholami, Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/strong>

Real-Time Tracking of Microbial Hotspots in Rhizosphere<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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John Madden, Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/strong>

Development Ecological and Agricultural Field Logging System<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Morgan Masters, Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/strong>

Preparing BirdsEye for Practical Use with Producer Partners<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emily Chambers, Anthropology<\/strong>

Unsettled Ground: Exploring the Effects of Global Environmental Change in Canada’s Northernmost Orchard<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sara Rowan, Anthropology<\/strong>

Living with Plant Pathogens: Ash Dieback and its Impacts on UK Communities<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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