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... the water is an amazing event. Sea turtle hatchling emerging from egg. Credit: WWF-Canon/Rodger Leguen ... Bill Dennison...

Scaling Up: Future of Environmental Decisions workshop

...ood. The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) was heavily involved in the program, with Bill Dennison , Andrew Elmore , Steven Guinn , and Jane Thomas included in the planning and teaching of the undergraduate/graduate st...

Singing the Chesapeake Bay Blues

...uture Rachel Carson cruise We won't be singing the Chesapeake Bay Blues They are surely going to leave a trace ... Bill Dennison...

Discussing jellyfish with scientific colleagues and Diane Rehm

... Master's degree on Chesapeake Bay jellyfish. Panel discussion on jellyfish at The Diane Rehm Show. Left to right: Bill Dennison, Diane Rehm and Jack Cover. Credit: Amy Pelsinsky Lisa Gershwin's book included some wonderful anecdotes about various...

Farming and Chesapeake Bay: Initiating a dialog with the Vansville Farmers Club

...aryland. Source: Comprehensive Strategy for Reducing Maryland's Vulnerability to Climate Change, 2011, pg. 15. ... Bill Dennison...

Top ten books about science that influenced my career

...something that I do not tend to do with books. These ten books have served as milestones on my career journey. ... Bill Dennison...

Commemorating Bob Menzer at Marine Estuarine and Environmental Sciences

..." over Bob Menzer, a class act. Sara Lee and Bob Menzer at the unveiling of Bob’s portrait. References Murray, L, Dennison WC, Kemp WM. 1992. Nitrogen versus phosphorus limitation for growth of an estuarine population of eelgrass (Zostera mar...

Scientific synthesis at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science: Part 4--Moving beyond synthesis

..., Susan WIlliams, MIchelle Waycott, Gary Kendrick, Jim Fourqurean, Carlos Duarte. Left to right sitting: Bob Orth, Bill Dennison, Tim Carruthers. Another feature of the NCEAS experience was one that we emulated in SESYNC --having the center in a sm...

Scientific synthesis at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science: Part 3--Integration and Application Network approach to synthesis

...rience working with scientific experts to generate synthetic products. IAN staff at the UMCES Annapolis Office ... Bill Dennison...

Scientific synthesis at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science: Part 2--Faculty discussion about creating a 'Synthesis Addiction'

...is? We had Drs. Walter Boynton , Keith Eshleman and Mike Wilberg lead this discussion with the UMCES faculty, with Bill Dennison facilitating. The results of this discussion are summarized here. University of Maryland Center for Environmental Scien...

Scientific synthesis at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science: Part 1--Overview

... 2011. Patterns, puzzles and people: Implementing hydrologic synthesis . Hydrological Processes 25: 3256-3266. ... Bill Dennison...

Science can inform policy, but it may take advocates to drive changes

...y by blogging or any other personal behaviours. It has to be translated to political action.” Figure 3: Drs. Bill Dennison, Bill Nuttle, and Don Boesch lead a discussion about science and public policy References 1. McKibben, B. “ Globa...

Teaching with a ‘flipped classroom’ over an interactive video network

...he video network. assistants in Annapolis. Science for Environmental Management students, faculty and teaching ... Bill Dennison...

Dr. Christine O'Connell's dissertation defense conclusion = Long Island Sound should be called 'Connecticut Sound'

...l! Discovery Hall named after the research vessel RRS Discovery. Endeavour Hall named after the HMS Endeavour. ... Bill Dennison...

Science can change the world: the ethics of doing so and our obligation to act with integrity

...personal differences, but there are certain universal ideals which maintain the free exchange of information and ideas (Dennison, 2013). David King outlines seven principles of scientific ethics which are described in greater detail in Table 1. In...

Paul Greenfield: A human catalyst

...omplish will have the imprint of Paul Greenfield. Introducing Paul Greenfield to oyster shooters in Annapolis. ... Bill Dennison...

Me and Bobby Twilley

...s easy Lord When Bobby sang the blues Feeling good was good enough for me Good enough for me and Bobby Twilley ... Bill Dennison...

Environmental Report Cards: protecting our environment together

...e topic of report cards. Caroline is the EcoCheck Team Leader, and Heath is a science integrator. (Courtesy by Dr. Bill Dennison) How are indicators in report cards chosen? The primary question of report cards is which indicators we should select a...

The Conowingo Debate: The role of the dam in Chesapeake Bay restoration

... dialog is a step toward achieving this aim. Suggested Reading Conowingo issue heats up . Star Democrat. April 19 2013. Dennison, WC. Chesapeake Bay: Storm Impacts, Conowingo Dam and Choptank River . Conowingo Dam debate. April 17 2013. ... Bill De...

What’s the problem? Why should I care? Using Media to Bring Science to the Public

...sity of Maryland Center for Environmental Science ( ian.umces.edu/media-library/ ). References 1. Duarte, C. M. , W. C. Dennison, R. J. W. Orth and T. J. B. Carruthers. (2008). The Charisma of Coastal Ecosystems: Addressing the Imbalance . Estuarie...

Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy report card launch

...lations, it is these groups of engaged citizens that will change the trajectory of Chesapeake Bay restoration. ... Bill Dennison...

From the Toxic Algal Blooms of Australia's Coast to the Oil-soaked Shores of the Gulf of Mexico: The Role of Science in Environmental Crisis

...a: disparate sites, common factors . Marine Pollution Bulletin , Vol. 51, 428-437. Watkinson, A.J., O’Neil, J.M., Dennison, W.C. 2005. Ecophysiology of the marine cyanobacterium, Lyngbya majuscula (Oscillatoriaceae) in Moreton Bay, Australia...

A new special journal issue on water education

...products. This foray into education was exactly that sort of project and I'm glad to have had this experience. ... Bill Dennison...

Seagrass Blue Carbon Blues

...sses often approximates the depth that a white circular disc (Secchi) can be seen when lowered over the side of a boat (Dennison et al., 1993). Seagrass are often known as the coastal canary, due to their high light thresholds, and we have made the...

Great Barrier Reef literacy

...hority and Australian Greenhouse Office, Australia. Koop K, Booth D, Broadbent A, Brodie J, Bucher D, Capone D, Coll J, Dennison WC, Erdmann M, Harrison P, Hoegh-Guldberg O, Hutchings P, Jones GB, Larkum AWD, O'Neil JM, Steven A, Tentori E, Ward S,...

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