Tina and David Bellet Award for Teaching Excellence

Chancellor’s Distinguished Researcher

Direct and indirect effects of climate change on distribution and community composition of macrophytes in lentic systems

The effect of a common pyrethroid insecticide on wetland communities

Evolved tolerance to freshwater salinization in zooplankton: life-history trade-offs, cross-tolerance and reducing cascading effects

Regulations are needed to protect freshwater ecosystems from salinization

Environmental Science for the AP® Course

Biology for the AP® Course

At just 15 chapters, Essentials of Environmental Science is ideal for a one-semester course. It takes the same non-biased approach as its parent text, teaching students to think critically about data presented. In addition to being briefer, Essentials is even more accessible placing less emphasize on math calculations. The coverage of ecology, agriculture, energy, and water has also been streamlined to provide a more focused treatment of the science concepts.

Essentials of Environmental Science

With the recently published Seventh Edition of Ecology: The Economy of Nature, the landmark text that helped define the introductory ecology course became the first textbook to fully embrace the challenges and opportunities of teaching ecology today. Now that acclaimed resource is available in a new version designed exclusively for Canadian instructors and students.  Ecology: The Economy of Nature, Seventh Canadian Edition maintains Robert Ricklefs’ signature evolutionary perspective and the latest edition’s dramatically updated pedagogy, and design, but this version focuses on a wide range of vivid examples from across Canada, as well as breakthrough research from Canadian scientists. It is an ideal way to communicate the fundamental ideas and high-impact relevance of the science of ecology in a Canadian classroom. Ecology: The Economy of Nature, Canadian Edition is accompanied by a dedicated package of Canada-specific student and instructor resources, including PowerPoint sets, optimized art, a test bank, online quizzes, and its own version of W.H. Freeman's acclaimed adaptive quizzing engine, LearningCurve.

Ecology: The Economy of Nature (Canadian Edition)

Friedland/Relyea Environmental Science for AP* was written specifically for the AP* Environmental Science (APES) course, directly addressing the needs of APES students and teachers from beginning to end. Lead author Dr. Andrew Friedland of Dartmouth College was the founding Chair of the College Board committee that created the APES course. He regularly teaches Introduction to Environmental Science at Dartmouth and is actively researching environmental science topics related to air pollution and carbon accumulation in forests. The Friedland package uniquely prepares students for the quantitative aspects of the APES course in a way no other text does. In addition, it explores and explains every topic within the APES course description while offering a scientific and balanced approach to the key concepts. The Friedland text is praised for its accessibility and for familiarizing students with the findings that inform environmental decision making at all levels—from personal choice to national and international policy. 

Environmental Science for AP®

Rensselaer is America’s oldest technological research university, offering bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in engineering, the sciences, information technology and web science, architecture, management, and the humanities, arts, and social sciences.

The university offers degrees from five schools: Engineering; Science; Architecture; Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences; and the Lally School of Management; as well as an interdisciplinary degree in Information Technology and Web Science.

Rensselaer offers more than 145 programs at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels. Students are encouraged to work in interdisciplinary programs that allow them to combine scholarly work from several departments or schools. The university provides rigorous, engaging, interactive learning environments and campus-wide opportunities for leadership, collaboration, and creativity.

Driven by talented, dedicated, and forward-thinking faculty, Rensselaer has dramatically expanded the research enterprise by leveraging our existing strengths and focusing on five signature research areas: biotechnology and the life sciences; energy and the environment; computational science and engineering; nanotechnology and advanced materials; and media, arts, science, and technology.

The Institute is especially well-known for its success in the transfer of technology from the laboratory to the marketplace so that new discoveries and inventions benefit human life, protect the environment, and strengthen economic development.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rick Relyea earned his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan in 1999, and then spent the next 15 years as a professor at the University of Pittsburgh. There, he also served as the director of the university's field station, The Pymatuning Lab of Ecology. In 2014, he moved his research group to Rensselaer to become the director of the Darrin Fresh Water Institute and of The Jefferson Project at Lake George. In addition to teaching and conducting leading-edge research, Relyea has authored several textbooks in the fields of biology, ecology, and environmental science.

Aquatic Ecosystems‎

Global Change

Climate Change

Ecotoxicology

Ecology

Evolution

Animal Behavior

Animal Disease Ecology

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If America's Megadrought Continues, the Impact Will Be Catastrophic

U.S. Megadrought Is Worst for Over 1,000 Years: How Long Could It Last?

Road salt triggering 'massive' harm to US lakes, contaminating drinking water, studies warn

Why Road Salt is Bad for the Environment

Road Salt Works. But It’s Also Bad for the Environment.

Citing danger to freshwater, scientists say we need to put brakes on road salts

How IBM is using smart sensors and computer modeling at Lake George, NY

Can Road Salt and Other Pollutants Disrupt Our Circadian Rhythms?

The Hidden Dangers of Road Salt

Director, Darrin Fresh Water Institute; Director, Jefferson Project; & David M. Darrin ’40 Senior Endowed Chair

The Jefferson Project is a sophisticated technological approach to studying fresh water, with a goal of understanding the impact of human activity on fresh water, and how to mitigate those effects.

Jefferson Project Year Five

Rick Relyea, Ph.D. - Virtual Reunion &amp; Homecoming - Fall 2021

The complexities of pollutants and ecological interactions: lessons from freshwater ecosystems

Conference by Rick Relyea

Join Look TV as we sit down with Rick Relyea, he's the Director of the Jefferson Project. He's here to talk with us about how the Jefferson Project is looking to improve the quality of the environment in our area.

Jefferson Project Interview 2017

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