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Tuesday, May 25, 2021 - 1:27 pm POTSDAM W. John Kress, distinguished scientist and curator emeritus at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, was awarded an honorary doctor of science degree at Clarkson University s spring 2020 Commencement on Saturday, May 22. The degree was awarded for his dedication and distinguished leadership at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, for his inspiring research of the Zingiberales order of flowering plants, and for his instrumental work in developing DNA barcoding for plants. Kress is a tropical biologist and is currently writing a book about the importance of the trees of North America, not only to our everyday lives, but in the global environment. “As more and more carbon dioxide is pumped into the atmosphere by people burning fossil fuels, the power of trees to suck carbon dioxide out of the air through photosynthesis is tremendous. In order to control climate change we need to promot

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