On Friday November 11th, Upper Iowa University students Derek Steele (Conservation Management) and Jeremy Payne (Conservation Management/Information Technology) both presented their research projects at the Seven Rivers Undergraduate Research Symposium at Viterbo University in La Crosse.  Derek presented his research on monitoring the spatial movements of ring-necked pheasants using satellite telemetry and Jeremy presented his project on developing a virtual world for conservation education.

Derek Steele at his poster

Jeremy Payne explaining his virtual world