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Lucille Farrier Stickel
Lucille Farrier Stickel (January 11, 1915 – February 22, 2007) was an American wildlife toxicologist and director of the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center from 1972 to 1982. Her research focused extensively on contaminants in wildlife ecosystems and her research on the effects of the pesticide DDT helped form the basis for Rachel Carson's book ''Silent Spring''. She was also the first woman to both become a senior scientist as a civil servant of the US government and to be director for a national research laboratory. Education Stickel was born in Hillman, Michigan. She obtained her Bachelor of Science from Eastern Michigan University in 1936, graduating as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She went to the University of Michigan for both her master's degree and Ph.D and acquired them in 1938 and 1949, respectively. Career The first major publication Stickel made was an environment report in 1946, the first of a number of reports she would make on the ecological effects of the pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillman, Michigan
Hillman is a village in the Alpena County, Michigan, Alpena and Montmorency County, Michigan, Montmorency counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 638 in 2019. Nearly all of the village is located within Hillman Township, Michigan, Hillman Township (Montmorency County), with only a small portion extending into Green Township, Michigan, Green Township (Alpena County). Hillman is the only village of both counties, while also being the only incorporated municipality in Montmorency County, Michigan, Montmorency County. History Hillman was the county seat of Montmorency County from 1881 until the removal of the county seat to Atlanta, Michigan, Atlanta in 1891. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. Transportation Major highways * bypasses the village to turn east into Alpena County, Michigan, Alpena County. * runs through Hillman. * is a county-designated highway running ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |