Clay Tucker, Lindsey Middleton, Paulina Cwik The Early Career Climate Network (ECCN) began over 12 years ago at the Northwest Climate Bootcamp, an early-career workshop hosted by the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center. Graduate students and young faculty came together after that meeting to stay connected, support each other, and share ideas through the ECCN. … Continue reading The ECCN at 12
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Climate Communication Insights from Cooperative Extension Professionals
by Scott Hershberger In addition to research and education, U.S. land-grant universities have a third mission: bringing the institution’s research and resources into its state’s communities. The Cooperative Extension Service fulfills this mission, with a presence in nearly all of the country’s 3,000 counties. Extension professionals provide their local communities with timely, geographically specific scientific … Continue reading Climate Communication Insights from Cooperative Extension Professionals
Managing the Mississippi: How Topic Modeling Can Identify Priority Directions for New Mississippi River Research
Topic modeling of research and management documents from the Mississippi River Basin
A Road Map to Actionable Science
The challenges and opportunities that arise in actionable science
A Summer Experience Working with the US Fish and Wildlife Service
By Ashley Booth The last eight years of my life I’ve spent most of my time in the swamps and marshes of Louisiana, covered in mud while studying blue crabs, sea birds, and wetland plants. From my Masters through my PhD these experiences offered an opportunity to experience the unique ecosystems and cultures of the … Continue reading A Summer Experience Working with the US Fish and Wildlife Service
An Abbreviated Journal of a Postdoc
Dr. Clay Tucker Clay, hard at work coring a bald cypress My graduate school advisor once told me, “a master’s degree is learning how science is done, and a PhD is proving that you can do science.” After obtaining a PhD, many are expected to produce scientific products (e.g., publications, grant proposals, teaching) without much … Continue reading An Abbreviated Journal of a Postdoc
A Figure is Worth a Thousand Words – The Power of Data Visualization
Apr 20, 2021 by TONI KLEMM Chocolate and hiking trips aside, there are few things I like more than intuitive and informative figures about scientific data. Visualizing our research in intriguing and comprehensible ways is essential in sharing it with peers, stakeholders, decision makers, and the public. Examining a figure can be more time-efficient than … Continue reading A Figure is Worth a Thousand Words – The Power of Data Visualization
Virtually Presenting vs. Personally Present – The (Lost) Power of Conferences
DEC. 10, 2020 by ADRIENNE WOOTTEN Every Fall, many of us working in climate science would usually be attending the major end-of-year conferences, meeting colleagues, making connections, presenting our work, and receiving constructive comments and criticism. But the COVID-19 pandemic has changed how millions of people interact personally and professionally. One such meeting is the … Continue reading Virtually Presenting vs. Personally Present – The (Lost) Power of Conferences
Getting the Most Bang For Your Conservation Buck
OCT. 15, 2020 by TINA MOZELEWSKI Editor's Note: This is a guest post from Tina Mozelewski, a Ph.D. student in North Carolina State University's (NCSU) Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources and 2018-2019 Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center Global Change Research Fellow. This blog is reposted with permission from the Climate Impacts Blog hosted by … Continue reading Getting the Most Bang For Your Conservation Buck
The Sun Rises on a New Day
SEP. 16, 2020 THE EDITORIAL BOARD [ADRIENNE WOOTTEN, MEAGHAN GUCKIAN, CLAY TUCKER, TONI KLEMM, LINDSEY MIDDLETON, CAIT ROTTLER] Photo: Clay Tucker. Have you ever been awake to see the sun as it rises? Have you been there, waiting in the dark as that first bit of light cracks across the horizon? Did you plan to … Continue reading The Sun Rises on a New Day
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