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EurekAlert! (Tue 16 Apr, 2013)
Scientists look to ancient past to better predict how species may respond climate change
Staff quoted: Matt Fitzpatrick
What do woolly mammoths wandering around the ancient spruce woodlands of eastern North America have to do with predicting how species could respond to climate change? Matt Fitzpatrick of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's Appalachian Laboratory, along with researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of California-Merced, have received a three-year, $670,000 award from the National Science Foundation to study how plants and animals responded to changes in climate during the ice age to better predict what we can expect in the near future.
The Star Democrat (Tue 16 Apr, 2013)
Conowingo Dam talk Wednesday at library
Staff quoted: Bill Dennison
CAMBRIDGE - The Nanticoke Watershed Alliance will sponsor a discussion on the Conowingo Dam on Wednesday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Dorchester County Public Library, 303 Gay St.
The Cumberland Times-News (Sun 14 Apr, 2013)
Geoscientist will give talk about energy April 23 - Canadian is expert on unconventional natural gas
FROSTBURG — A Canadian geoscientist who has studied energy resources for nearly four decades will present a free public lecture April 23 at 7 p.m. at the Appalachian Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science in Frostburg.
Southern Maryland News (Thu 11 Apr, 2013)
Efforts to Restore the Chesapeake Bay's Native Oyster Population
Governor Martin O'Malley today announced good news regarding the State's ongoing efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay's native oyster population. Results of Maryland's 2012 Fall Oyster Survey show that oyster population and reproduction increased for the second consecutive year, and diseases, which decimated the oyster population in 2002, remained far below their long-term averages.
KQED (California) (Wed 10 Apr, 2013)
New Science Standards Aim to Relate Concepts to Students' Lives
Staff quoted: Don Boesch
A consortium of science and education organizations has released the first set of science standards since the original set prepared by the National Research Council and the American Association for Advancement in Science 15 years ago. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) aim to incorporate the scientific community's understanding of science as it has grown and changed.
E&E News (Wed 10 Apr, 2013)
New school science standards set to strengthen climate change education
Staff quoted: Don Boesch
New science standards for U.S. K-12 public schools were released yesterday that will encourage the incorporation of climate change education into American classrooms.
The Worcester County Times (Tue 9 Apr, 2013)
Oyster restoration continues in Chesapeake Bay
In 1608, John Smith started mapping the Chesapeake Bay. However, it was very different from today's bay; the water was cleaner, the diversity of animals astounding and the landscape dominated by forests and marshes. Huge oyster reefs were plentiful throughout the bay and made navigation for Captain Smith difficult leading to him remarking that the oysters "lay as thick as stones."
Anchorage Daily News (Tue 9 Apr, 2013)
New guidelines for science teachers stress depth over rote
Staff quoted: Don Boesch
WASHINGTON — A new set of goals unveiled Tuesday for what all American students should know about science could change the way it is taught, from kindergarten through high school.
Star-Telegram (Ft. Worth, TX) (Tue 9 Apr, 2013)
New guidelines for science teachers stress depth over rote
Staff quoted: Don Boesch
WASHINGTON — A new set of goals unveiled Tuesday for what all American students should know about science could change the way it is taught, from kindergarten through high school.
The Miami Herald (Tue 9 Apr, 2013)
New guidelines for science teachers stress depth over rote
Staff quoted: Don Boesch
WASHINGTON -- A new set of goals unveiled Tuesday for what all American students should know about science could change the way it is taught, from kindergarten through high school.