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It’s the Circle of Science: How to Move Your Audience
... visualization , maps , photography and videography , it’s time to bring all those pieces together to present a complete story. There are many different platforms that can be used to tell the story of your research, including presentations, poster...
It’s Your Time: Make It Count
...nning out of time, but with the right prompt you can avoid those situations. You are setting the stage to help tell your story. Your poster or PowerPoint should be doing your legwork, while you focus on any extra material. There are some tips and...
Jamie's Australian Adventures
...ent. My assignment was to assist IRF with the production of a short documentary detailing their organization’s 20-year history, to be shown at this year’s annual Riversymposium in Brisbane, Australia. International River Foundation Logo After depo...
Jane Thomas, Science Communicator Extraordinaire, heading Down Under
... diving with sharks and in caves and snorkeling in Jellyfish Lake . We enjoyed the Palauan culture, with the Micronesian storyboards serving as the original conceptual diagrams. We also traveled to Bangkok , Thailand to teach a Science Communicati...
John Bertram's legacy
... head of the department administrative officer, John was the first person I told, because I knew that he would enjoy the story so much. I also enjoyed watching John with his son Julian when John would bring him along at the end of the day. I loved...
Joining Chesapeake Bay Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee
...n various parts of the world. Thus I bring a fresh perspective, but without a deep appreciation of Chesapeake Bay STAC history and dynamics. There are some important elements of what I consider a successful STAC: 1) strong and committed leadership...
Journalists and scientists: Forever at odds, or a perfect pairing?
...vya Pradhan Ask a scientist, and they might tell you that journalists are more interested in selling news than getting a story right, are overly concerned with conflict and scientific outliers, and will miss the point or twist information to fit a...
Ken Barton Sails Into Retirement
...s spark his memory Some happy, some sad He thinks of IAN friends and the dreams we had IAN lived happily forever, so the story goes But somehow IAN missed out on that pot of gold But we’ll try best that we can to carry on A gathering of angels app...
Kiss me, I'm a scientist
...ientists are not robots— we are people, too. Like every other human, each scientist was raised in a specific moment of history, in a specific country, in a specific culture, and this socio-cultural context influences our way of thinking and behavi...
Laguna de Bay, Philippines: Environmental Literacy
...ent, population growth, and industrialization are a major threat to Laguna de Bay. The Laguna de Bay region is rich in history, natural beauty, and biodiversity. The Laguna de Bay region is managed through the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LL...
Large Marine Ecosystems – An Australian in Paris
...ly a sight to behold. This was followed by a tour of the artwork in the building including “ The Fall of Icarus ”, a two story sized painting by Picasso , and “ Walking Man” by Giacometti worth an estimated £60 million! We also were given access t...
Last but not least... Now that you know, it's time to work!
... improve future grades, carefully plan resource use (financial and human), and remember the importance of telling a good story . Irina shared her plans for improving her report card process for future publications, using lessons learned during the...
Launching Ricky Into Space
...r.com/c/cnemazie/). Ricky Arnold began his scientific career plumbing the depths of Chesapeake Bay to construct a paleohistory of aquatic grasses, and published his results in an international peer reviewed scientific journal ( Journal of Coastal...
Learning to operate the Mississippi River
Lessons learned during the Long Island Sound report card process
...e reporting regions, from the Western Narrows to the Eastern Long Island Sound. The water quality scores illustrated the story of pollution and dilution in Long Island Sound. Media coverage for the report card was widespread and greatly successful...
Let's get in line, with InDesign!
...ok: Engaging Titles: must be active and get to the point Arresting Visuals: a picture or diagram that tells a compelling story Layout: have a design that will draw the eye in to the important points Pick the best tool for the job The impression ga...
Let’s Start By Talking About Ecosystem Services
... agree that estimating the values of ecosystem services is useful as a guide to decision-making, but it is not the whole story. Scientific models and benefit-cost analysis do not substitute for the messy process of engaging stakeholders, forging a...
Local solutions: collaborations and information sharing to grow passion and facilitate community change
...e a biking tour of the city of Manchester. We took a nice path along the Merrimack River and learned about some of the history of the old rust belt city. I was also able to meet some of the new group of Knauss Fellows at the networking dinner and...
Long Island Sound Report Card
...ld in the Town of Mamaroneck, New York , at the Town Center. Mamaroneck is a small town formed in 1788, with a storied history. The meeting occurred in the Town’s Court Room, a different but interesting venue than where we usually meet - complete...
Long Island Sound Report Card in context
...eings who walk other spheres. Walt Witman was one of America's most influential poets. Credit: Wikimedia Commons The big story about our Long Island Sound report card was that of extremes, with pollution dominating the Sound health in the Western...

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