Another Reason Jackson Browne Is My Hero
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By , on February 25th, 2010 Leave a comment   Conservation & Environment   , , ,  

Photo from Jacksonbrowne.com. As a lifelong Jackson Browne fan, I am excited to announce that he will be awarded Duke University’s LEAF award for Lifetime Environmental Achievement in Fine Arts. Browne was selected by the executive committee of the school’s Board of Visitors, which cited “his extraordinary body of work as a songwriter and musician . . . → Read More: Another Reason Jackson Browne Is My Hero

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KZ and Dr M take over print media
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By , on January 18th, 2010 5 comments   Conferences, Ramblings, Scientist!   , , , ,  

Marine researchers Craig McClain and Kevin Zelnio, both of Duke University, run a Web site (DeepSeaNews.com) that experienced an enormous spike in readership when the Raleigh Sewer Monster became a two-day Internet wonder (its Youtube video has more than 7 million hits). They had better information than many print sources, and they now take that . . . → Read More: KZ and Dr M take over print media

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Kevin Z…21st Century Darwin
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By , on September 16th, 2009 4 comments   Expeditions, Scientist!   , , , , , ,  

Duke News and Communications just put up a press release about the Beagle Project! “In an inspiring mix of 19th and 21st Century technologies, a Duke Marine Lab researcher will play the role of Charles Darwin on an upcoming oceanographic cruise off the coast of Brazil.” Duke News and Communications just put up a press release about the Beagle Project!
“In an inspiring mix of 19th and 21st Century technologies, a Duke Marine Lab researcher will play the role of Charles Darwin on an upcoming oceanographic cruise off the coast of Brazil.”

5 Questions With Me
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By , on June 15th, 2009 6 comments   Adaptations, Biodiversity, Cephalopods!, Giant Isopod, Life Science, Megavertebrate, New Species, Ramblings, Scientist!   , , , , , , , ,  

The Duke Research site this month features my answers to five questions about ocean biodiversity, body size variation, blue whales, municipal water supplies, giant squids, cell membranes, giant isopods, islands, Victorian science, and of course the deep sea.  Yeah I cover a lot. The Duke Research site this month features my answers to five questions about ocean biodiversity, body size variation, blue whales, municipal water supplies, giant squids, cell membranes, giant isopods, islands, Victorian science, and of course the deep sea.  Yeah I cover a lot.