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Efficacy of a third generation high-throughput sequencing platform for analyses of 16S rRNA genes from environmental samples
Mosher, J.J., E.L. Bernberg, O. Shevchenko, J. Kan, and L.A. Kaplan. 2013. Journal of Microbiological Methods 95:175–181.

Solute-specific scaling of inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus uptake in streams
Hall, R.O., Jr., M.A. Baker, E.J. Rosi-Marshall, J.L. Tank, and J.D. Newbold. 2013. Biogeosciences 10:7323–7331.

Electricity generation from microbial fuel cell using microorganisms as catalyst in cathode
Jang, J.K, J. Kan, O. Bretschger, Y.A. Gorby, L. Hsu, B.H. Kim, and K.H. Nealson. 2013. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 23(12):1765–1773.

UpStream Newsletter, October 2013
Remembering Ruth Patrick: Ruth Patrick, Ph.D., a pioneer in environmental science and aquatic ecology and co-founder of the Stroud Center, died September 23, 2013 at 105 years old.

Remembering Ruth Patrick
Patrick's outstanding career in limnology, which focused on the study of streams, spanned eight decades and earned her worldwide recognition.

Staff Spotlight: Sherman Roberts and Michael Gentile
Ask anyone at Stroud Water Research Center what makes working here great, and most often you’ll hear that it’s the people.

NOAA Leaders Sullivan, Lubchenco Honored for Freshwater Stewardship
Jane Lubchenco, former Under Secretary of Commerce for the National Oceans and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA), and Kathryn Sullivan, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator received

Sweeney Receives Forest Champion Lifetime Achievement Award
Sweeney was honored by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and the U.S. Forest Service at the opening ceremonies of the 2013 Chesapeake Watershed Forum.

Sustaining Earth’s critical zone: basic science and interdisciplinary solutions for global challenges
Banwart, S.A., J. Chorover, J. Gaillardet, D. Sparks, T. White, S. Anderson, A. Aufdenkampe, et al. 2013. Report of an international workshop on Critical Zone Observatory science, 9-11 November 2011.