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ACREinstitute @acreinstitute.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Today is National Sunflower Day! Let's spread some joy about the happiest flower on earth!! 🌻 #acreinstitute #uofmemphis

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ACREinstitute @acreinstitute.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Summertime in the Mandel Lab with rising St. Mary's senior Lucy Roberts. Lucy has been very dedicated and hard-working, extracting chemicals from plants to see how well the plants are able to repel bacteria. www.acre.institute #uofmemphis

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ACREinstitute @acreinstitute.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

ACRE Institute took part in the annual JA Inspire 3-day event held at the Agricenter! We had a hands-on activity called "Soil Showdown: The Battle for Healthy Earth." Here, more than 3,000 8th graders learned about good and bad farming practices and tried to achieve the healthiest soil possible.

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ACREinstitute @acreinstitute.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Students taking chlorophyll measurements on wheat grown in our greenhouse. www.acre.institute #agriculture#uofm

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ACREinstitute @acreinstitute.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Throughout the winter, Dr. Boardman has been measuring the freezing temperature of eggs of the spotted lanternfly in Nashville, TN. This ACRE funded project, will identify whether winter temperatures in Tennessee are cold enough to limit the southern spread of this invasive insect. acre.institute

The attached photo shows an adult spotted lanternfly, with several egg masses laid on the trapping material. Credit: L. Boardman.

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ACREinstitute @acreinstitute.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

The Center for Community Research and Evaluation is working on an NIH project to improve birth outcomes in the region. Pictured is Wesley James, PhD and Director of CCRE and doula Synthia Johnson. CCRE provides versatile social science research and evaluation support for community-based projects.

Wesley James, PhD and Synthia Johnson, Doula

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ACREinstitute @acreinstitute.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Dr. Jennifer Mandel gave a very informative talk on Genetic Diversity of Plants in Natural and Agricultural Systems at Overton Park Science Cafe yesterday. She spoke on how plant genetic diversity is the foundation of resilient ecosystems and sustainable agriculture. www.acre.institute

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ACREinstitute @acreinstitute.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Researchers from ACRE will conduct experiments to explore how consumers choose products marketed as supporting biodiversity-friendly farming, and how much more they’re willing to pay for them. Lead by ACRE members Susana Jaramillo, Chris Ramezanpour, Jen Mandel and Shawn Brown. www.acre.institute

Photo from the Retail Lab in the Consumer NeuroInsights Research Lab (C-NRL), Fogelman College of Business and Economics.

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ACREinstitute @acreinstitute.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

ACRE had a fantastic time at Ag Day on the Hill, sharing our latest research and educational programs at the University of Memphis. With agriculture and forestry as Tennessee's top industry, we're proud to contribute to this vital part of our state's economy. Thank you to Farm Bureau for hosting!

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ACREinstitute @acreinstitute.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

ACRE associate director Dr. Shawn Brown and collaborators from University of Texas at San Antonio lead by Dr. Allison Veach sampling soils from under solar arrays to investigate capacity of these large scale solar farms to serve as a soil carbon sink. www.acre.institute

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

#StandUpForScience “‘I really wanted something to happen.’ The students behind the Stand Up for Science protests” by Alexa Robles-Gil for Science. Read more here: www.science.org/content/arti...

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‘I really wanted something to happen.’ The students behind the Stand Up for Science protests

New group hopes to turn out researchers for 7 March demonstrations against Trump administration policies

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ACREinstitute @acreinstitute.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

April 1 - Dr.Jennifer Mandel will be the guest speaker at the Overton Park Conservancy's monthly Science Cafe. She will be talking about Genetic Diversity of Plants in Natural and Agricultural Systems. www.acre.institute overtonpark.org/sciencecafe/

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ACREinstitute @acreinstitute.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

We love plants! Especially edible ones! At Kemmons Wilson Culinary Institute, at the University of Memphis, they are growing an assortment of herbs and lettuces in the hydroponics lab. Some have been used in HPRM 2012 Introduction to Culinary class. Yum!#universityofmemphis#plants#herbs#vegetables

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ACREinstitute @acreinstitute.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

We had another successful day of training volunteers at the University of Memphis- Herbarium (MEM). Training was led by Danny Frimpong, a Masters student at the Mandel Lab. Volunteers were trained on pressing and mounting specimen. If you are interested in participating, reach out to us!

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ACREinstitute @acreinstitute.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Meet the ACRE Team! At ACRE, our team is united by a passion for advancing sustainable agriculture and conservation practices. (pictured below, in order) Shawn Brown, PhD, Associate Director, Jennifer Mandel, PhD, Director and Chris Ramezanpour, MMP, Associate Director.

Picture of Shawn Brown, PhD, Jennifer Mandel, PhD and Chris Ramezanpour, MPP

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ACREinstitute @acreinstitute.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

What is ACRE? 🌱ACRE (The Institute for Agricultural and Conservation Research and Education) at the University of Memphis prepares the next generation of innovators in agriculture and conservation. Check us out! www.https://www.acre.institute/

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