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Going from "Aha!" to "Well, Duh" in the Great Barrier Reef, with beer coasters and Burdekin Gold

...t that changed, forever, the way we viewed the Great Barrier Reef. Newsletter produced for the workshop ... Bill Dennison...

Using Conceptionary to initiate discussion on barriers for implementing report cards

...nd creative people can be assembled. Photo of the group. Front row (left to right): Simon Costanzo, Karin Krchnak, Bill Dennison, Ryan Bartlett; Back row (left to right): Alex Fries, Sarah Freeman, Michele Thieme, Catherine Blancard ......

Over the river and through the woods to release the Upper Potomac Headwaters Report Card, we go!

...cientific Basis for a Chesapeake Headwaters Report Card,” was taught in the Fall 2015 semester by professors Bill Dennison , Eric Davidson , Bob Hilderbrand , and Andrew Elmore . We used GoToMeeting , an online video conferencing...

The importance of narrative in science communication

...ual writing style or feel threatened by disseminating science via storytelling, but narrative is here to stay. ... Bill Dennison...

Randy Olson’s new book: “Houston, We Have a Narrative”

...ll recommend it to all of my scientific colleagues. It is powerful, approachable and useful. Well done, Randy. ... Bill Dennison...

Conceptual Diagramming with the Integration and Application Network

...ants (and the conceptual diagram authors), building trust among stakeholders and particularly with consultants ... Bill Dennison...

Integration and Application Network in 2015: The year in review

...dition, a workshop in Fort Collins, CO on climate impacts on North Central U.S. Brianne Walsh , Simon Costanzo and Bill Dennison are leading this effort. A new USGS-IAN partnership was formed Simon Costanzo and Brianne Walsh continue the long-term...

From the mountains to the prairies—discussing ecological drought in the North Central United States

...to the prairies—discussing ecological drought in the North Central United States ... In December, Simon Costanzo , Bill Dennison , and I traveled to Fort Collins, Colorado for a workshop on ecological drought - part of an ongoing project with the U...

Viewing data on a VisWall and in an immersive dome in Fort Collins, Colorado

...science communication and I look forward to developing opportunities to utilize this technology in the future. ... Bill Dennison...

Coastal Estuarine Research Federation Conference in Portland, Oregon

... Estuarine Science: Securing Our Future". I gave a talk and had a poster at the conference. In addition to myself, Bill Dennison, Heath Kelsey, and Bill Nuttle also attended the conference, which was from November 8th-12th. UMCES also had an exhibi...

Modern cave drawings and story-telling using PowerPoint

... time that John Farrington has stimulated me to rethink what I am doing with an insightful observation. ... Bill Dennison...

A look at the "Earth in Perspective" with Ricky Arnold

...lls. The Colloquium sessions were previously described in more detail in the form of a poem blog post , written by Bill Dennison. NASA astronaut and MEES alumnus, Richard Arnold , served as our special guest speaker following the poster session and...

MEES goes to Annapolis

...quium held at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Annapolis, October 30-31, 2015, and hosted by the MEES goes to Annapolis William C. Dennison 31 October 2015 A gathering of scientists of the MEES brand From all over the state of Maryland They developed a passio...

The Mississippi River Watershed Report Card is released

...the Mississippi River from the 6 perspectives represented by the goals The Cincinnati Ohio Workshop. Photo credit: Bill Dennison In October 2014, we presented the preliminary results of the report card at the Summit in Louisville, Kentucky , a...

Discussing ecological drought and climate change in Fairbanks, Alaska

Discussing ecological drought and climate change in Fairbanks, Alaska ... In September, Simon Costanzo , Bill Dennison , and I had the opportunity to travel to Fairbanks, Alaska for a workshop focusing on the topic of ecological drought i...

Long Island Sound Report Card in context

...Ironbound District following the report card releases: (left to right; Suzi Spitzer, Caroline Donovan, Alex Fries, Bill Dennison. Both report card release venues were spectacular. The Connecticut release was located at the Sherwood Island State Par...

Long Island Sound Report Card release in Glen Cove, New York

Long Island Sound Report Card release in Glen Cove, New York ... On June 7th, Caroline Donovan, Bill Dennison, Suzi Spitzer, and I traveled to New York and Connecticut to release the Long Island Sound Report Card . In addition to...

Long Island Sound Report Card release in Westport, Connecticut

... held two simultaneous press conferences to announce the first report card about the health of Long Island Sound . Bill Dennison and Alex Fries traveled to Glen Cove, New York, on the south shore of the Sound, while Caroline Donovan and I headed no...

Science for Environmental Management 2015 poem

... Fan , Wenfei , Whitney , Adriane , Martina , Suzi , Aimee and Stephanie “Students Extraordinaire” ... Bill Dennison...

Fifteen students, Ten minutes: One humbling education

...n style and PowerPoint slides allowed each of us to grow as a scientific communicator. Figure 2: PowerPoint slides from Dennison, Saxby, and Jones (2003) on how to design a good PowerPoint presentation PowerPoint was our communication aid for this...

A report card to tell your mom about: Environmental report cards provide transparent assessments of our aquatic ecosystems

...lth of systems as a historical story. Examples of Environmental Report cards References : Longstaff BJ, Carruthers TJB, Dennison WC, Lookingbill TR, Hawkey JM, Thomas JE, Wicks EC, Woerner JL (2010) Integrating and Applying Science: A practical han...

Developing a constitution for Chesapeake Bay

...ent agency for the partnership known as the Chesapeake Bay Program. 3 All symbols from the IAN Symbols Library ... Bill Dennison...

In memory of Jay Zieman, University of Virginia seagrass ecologist

...Bay: Long-Term Trends in Abundance and Growth of Turtle Grass, Thalassia testudinum . Estuaries 22(2B):460-470 ... Bill Dennison...

Who ya gonna call? Recommendations for scientists who are called to action in a state of environmental emergency

...t of new material that is perhaps outside of your field and you must work quickly to conquer a daunting learning curve (Dennison 2015). Now is the time to make use of your professional network! It is likely that at least one of your connections wil...

Reginald V. Truitt in his own words: A visit to the Maryland Room archives

...oratory sponsors. We feel privileged to be working at an organization founded by such an impressive scientist. ... Bill Dennison...

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