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    • The great equalizer: Using the web to communicate science
      ...mmunication platform. With over 3 billion Internet users all over the world, the web gives us the capability to tell our story to a wide range of audiences. Guy Stephens gave the class a great overview on how to use the web in communicating scienc...
    • The importance of narrative in science communication
      ...mmunication ... I recently posted a blog about Randy Olson's new book, " Houston, we have a narrative: Why science needs story ". I contacted Randy about his book and learned that he is experiencing push back from some quarters, including some sci...
    • The importance of university child care: Attending the dedication of Munro Center, University of Queensland
      ...niversity of Queensland Vice-Chancellor who we met when he was visiting Washington, D.C. and we met the Chancellor, John Story and his wife Sally. We shared the story that our daughter, now nineteen years old and attending St. Mary's College of Ma...
    • The Integration and Application Network facilitates virtual workshops
      ...workshops. Virtual workshops Students give virtual presentations at a meeting hosted by IAN. The combination of a rich history in using video technologies with experience in workshop facilitation, makes the IAN UMCES team particularly well suited...
    • The Integration and Application Network in 2018
      ...of videos. Short report card documentary videos for the Chesapeake Bay and Tuul River, Mongolia were produced. An oral history video was produced with USGS on island drought in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. A Horn Point graduate student, Mel...
    • The Los Angeles River: Geography, vistas and restoration
      ...e park will include an orange grove, an outdoor amphitheater, large open green spaces and various natural and cultural history exhibits. A visitor center and ranger station will be constructed as well. We observed a beautiful little hummingbird fl...
    • The Los Angeles River: Geography, vistas and restoration
      ...WH). The Council for Watershed Health is headed by Nancy Steele , and she orchestrated a very nice crash course on the history, geography, hydrology and restoration of the Los Angeles River. Mike Antos , a geographer/hydrologist with CWH was a fon...
    • The message behind scientific figures
      ...figure on weekly nitrogen rates in a mesocosm with and without a floating wetland. Rule #5 Graph + symbols/map/diagram = story . Combining a conceptual diagram with a graph can tell a story. If it's relevant with the graph data, a map or symbols c...
    • The Mississippi River Watershed Report Card is released
      ...e Summit in St. Louis to help take the idea to a larger audience, and the commitment to launch the report card was born. Story board of the report card vision. Photo Credit: Heath Kelsey Over the next two years we worked with the newly renamed Ame...
    • The New Romantics: Unpacking the Human Relationship to Nature
      ...cu-lnu-... 4 K. Jan Oosthoek. (2015, August). Romanticism and nature. Retrieved September 13, 2020, from Environmental History Resources website: https://www.eh-resources.org/romanticism-and-nature/ 5 Leopold, Aldo. (1949). A Sand County Almanac....
    • The Nitrogen Cycle is Seizing Up Globally and Scientists Might Not Be Ready to Hear It
      ...times resulting in eutrophication, low-oxygen dead-zones, and harmful algal blooms. But this is clearly just part of the story because, everywhere else, nitrogen is limiting to plant growth. Communicating this new result requires us to convince sc...
    • The Ohio River’s Split Personality
      ...e east coast and the central plains of North America, and efforts to re-engineer the river have a nearly 200-year history. That means that this river basin has been the focus of efforts to re-engineer it for a long time. Construction of...
    • The Power in Soft Power: The Chesapeake Bay Commission
      ...on was created in the early 1980s by three key states that are part of the Bay: Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania (“History,” n.d.) Although formed in the early 1980s, the commission’s formation traces back to a 1978 joint study composed of the...
    • The praxis of science visualization
      ...le, Guy Stephens, Jane Hawkey and Dylan Taillie partnered for the photography and videography module, Alex Fries led the story boarding and Adobe In Design module, Guy Stephens led the web design module, Jane Hawkey led the presentation module. Bi...
    • The real art of the deal: Lessons in effective science advising
      ... and an equal hunger for learning and communicating. Science advisers have to learn to combine their knowledge and their story-telling skills to reach a broad audience. (Image Source: Carbon Dating) References 1. Feliú-Mójer, M. (201...
    • The report card game “Get the Grade!” was launched in Stockholm, New Delhi and Honolulu
      ...and Holly Mckinlay from WWF, I wrote the following poem:   Get the Grade! 1 Sept 2016 This morning a small bit of history was made Here at World Water Week in sunny Stockholm So I felt the need to write this little poem To celebrate the launc...
    • The Science of Science Communication
      ... was pleasantly surprised by the creative, science themed artwork inside. When viewing this artwork, together with the history and inherent prestige of the Academy, one can't help but be instantly inspired. The two-day conference brought together...
    • The Search for Common Ground: A Case for Cultural Models
    • The Storm a’Coming
      ...d from https://www.baltimoresun.com/weather/bs-md-coastal-flooding-maryland-forecast-20211028-g3pmoudzxbagrf4g6zrk4d5nne-story.html ... Joe Edgerton...
    • The Susan Williams Session at 2019 CERF: I Heard it Through the Grapevine
      ...eedee Shideler send along high resolution electronic images and I found a print shop in downtown Mobile. I told them the story and they printed off two large photos, backed with foam board and when I went to pay, they said there was no charge. I t...
    • The Very Hungry Grad Student: Consuming, Digesting, and Applying Knowledge in an Interdisciplinary Field
      ... as a researcher carries a professional weight with it that should not be ignored. At the same time, acknowledging the history with which a community has grown and developed is critical to providing sound and useful research. You will never know i...
    • Thiess International Riverprize finalists for 2014
      ...further degrading the Petitcodiac River. The Riverkeeper initiated a campaign with four objectives: 1) Communicate a new story for the river, 2) Enforce water quality regulations, 3) Raise funds for legal fees and communication costs, and 4) Perce...
    • This is What Science Stands For: Exhibiting at AGU Fall Meeting 2018
      ... its largest presence at the conference this year, with around thirty events happening throughout the week. Workshops on storytelling, multimedia, and even poetry, panels featuring prominent science writers and advocates, and interactive activitie...
    • Thoughts on Chennai, India
      ...side. Having always wanted to visit India, this was a fantastic opportunity and apart from beautiful sunrises, amazing history, and a welcome break from a long northern winter, I was struck by how friendly and engaging Indian folks are. That is no...
    • Tips for great photos and videos
      ... evening light create the picture you envision? This type of list can help you stay focused on the tasks at hand. Have a story in mind when taking photos . To help create this story, review photos of places you intend to visit on Flickr to see wha...
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