I Got 99 Problems and a Ship Ain’t One
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By , on December 14th, 2011 6 comments   Industry & Government, Uncategorized, Vessels and Equipment   , , , ,  

When I say I am going on research cruise, I get two responses. 1. “Well that sounds nice, do they serve cocktails and is there shuffleboard?” 2. “How much a day does a ship cost?” In response to one, I do enjoy working at sea. If I didn’t I would be on fast track to . . . → Read More: I Got 99 Problems and a Ship Ain’t One

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NSF Ideas Lab on Advancing and Visualizing the Tree of Life
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By , on August 21st, 2011 2 comments   Education, New Research   , , ,  

I finally made it to Lake Placid. Yes, after a 6 hour drive drinking iced coffee and belting out some Gaga, I’m super excited to be here. This week, I am one of 35 scientists selected to attend a National Science Foundation “Ideas Lab” focused on Advancing and Visualizing the Tree of Life (AVAToL). The . . . → Read More: NSF Ideas Lab on Advancing and Visualizing the Tree of Life

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From the Editor’s Desk: Public Funding of Science
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By , on December 14th, 2010 8 comments   Editor's Desk   , , , , ,  

YouCut – a first-of-its-kind project – is designed to defeat the permissive culture of runaway spending in Congress. It allows you to vote, both online and on your cell phone, on spending cuts that you want to see the House enact. As part of the Youcut project, Representatives Adrian Smith and Eric Cantor earlier this . . . → Read More: From the Editor’s Desk: Public Funding of Science

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Minorities in Marine Biology: The Dearth of Black Professors
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By , on October 1st, 2010 40 comments   Education, Scientist!   , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

At the next conference, symposium or faculty meeting you attend take a good look at the landscape around you. Are the halls dotted with a variety of trees or are you drowning in a sea of monotony? As a marine ecologist I am trained to measure diversity. Diversity has many attributes and consequences. Biodiversity is . . . → Read More: Minorities in Marine Biology: The Dearth of Black Professors

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Is Science on the Gulf Oil Spill Skewed?
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By , on August 30th, 2010 4 comments   Oil Spills, Scientist!   , , , ,  

Newsweek has a great write up about how independent scientific queries into the Gulf of Mexico are being squashed. Only are few scientists were able to benefit from the National Science Foundation’s 10.2 million dollars in the rapid response research program and conduct independent research. Most research is being conducted by those funded by BP . . . → Read More: Is Science on the Gulf Oil Spill Skewed?

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Dead Zones Are Here To Stay
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By , on October 26th, 2009 4 comments   Conservation & Environment, Environmental Sciences, Industry & Government, Natural Disaster, New Research, Organisms   , , , , ,  

In 2008, I wrote that about a paper by Chan et al. in Science examining the anoxic zone emerging off the Oregon coast. It was the first study to quantitatively assess the condition. Chan et al. found that from 2000-2005, hypoxic (low oxygen conditions) extended to shallow water but always remained above 0.5 ml/L. In . . . → Read More: Dead Zones Are Here To Stay

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