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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...

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...

Science communication and integration with Environment Canada

... a science communication and integration workshop with various Environment Canada staff based in the Toronto area. Bill Dennison, Alex Fries, Caroline Wicks and Bill Nuttle at the top of the Philosopher's Walk on the University of Toronto campus. T...

Science Communication Course

...tion Network staff taught a one day science communication course at the Oxford Cooperative Laboratory on April 19. Bill Dennison, Jane Thomas, Jane Hawkey and Caroline Wicks covered the principles of science communication and provided lectures, act...

Science Communication Course in Toronto, Ontario

...Ontario ... Several times each year, IAN teaches a course on effectively communicating science . On May 12-13 th , Bill Dennison (IAN) and Caroline Wicks ( EcoCheck ) traveled to Toronto, Ontario to teach the course to scientists and communication...

Science Communication vs. Science Writing: Different audiences and different styles

...on and synthesis so relatively high quality final products could be easily accessed for the scientific papers. ... Bill Dennison...

Science for Environmental Management 2015 poem

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

Science of Science Communication IV: What Future Conferences Should Consider

...nt of the National Academies of Science, opening the Science of Science Communication III conference. Image credit Bill Dennison Cognitive studies of information processing. The neurobiology of information processing provides the scientific underpi...

Science visualization courses teach students to "Let it go"

...he door! I don't care What they're going to say Let the data rage on, The simplicity never bothered me anyway! ... Bill Dennison...

Scientific discovery aboard the HMS Endeavour

... two posts are: 2. The HMS Endeavour ‘discovers’ the Great Barrier Reef 3. HMB Endeavour sets sail ... Bill Dennison...

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...

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 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 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 paper shows Chesapeake Bay nutrient diet is working

... Virginia Institute of Marine Science, was the first author, with our entire SAV SYN team as co-authors: Bob Orth, Bill Dennison, Dave Wilcox, Rebecca Murphy, Jeni Keisman, Cassie Gurbisz, Mike Hannah, Brooke Landry, Ken Moore, Chris Patrick, Jerem...

Scientists Alone Won’t Save the Earth

...social science approaches that we learned and will continue to learn in this class. The lecturer of this week, Dr. Bill Dennison , is a Professor of Marine Science and Vice President for Science Application at the University of Maryland Center for...

Scientists underwater: Reginald Truitt, Gilbert Klingel, the Bentharium and the Aquascope

... and it is nice to know that Chesapeake Biological Laboratory scientists were at the forefront of this effort. ... Bill Dennison...

Scientists who made a difference: Celebrating effective science application

... lives of 'Scientists who made a difference' and looking for examples of their poetic and artistic expression. ... Bill Dennison...

Scott Nixon nourished our ecological souls

... times, was ‘good company’. (left to right) Rafael Pardo (BBVA), Terry Hughes (James Cook University), Bill Dennison (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science), Carlos Duarte (Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies...

Scrooge and the Report Card

...e able to spend time with his father that he said . . . Naroeun Cratchit : "God Bless Us, Every One!" The end. ... Bill Dennison...

Sea turtles, dugong and a major city skyline

...ll on us. Reference: The Collected Works of Thomas Welsby; Volume II. 1967. Jacaranda Press, Brisbane. 427 pp. ... 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...

Seagrass recovery in Chesapeake Bay: A success for Chesapeake Bay research and restoration

...ynthesis (SAV SYN) team. SAV panel being introduced by Larry Sanford. Left to right: Jon Lefcheck, Cassie Gurbisz, Bill Dennison, Bob Orth, Larry Sanford. Image credit Dave Jasinski JJ and I provided the historical context for SAV in Chesapeake Bay...

Seagrasses and a little girl lost their greatest champion: Evamaria Koch (1961-2014)

...ips for the International Seagrass Biology Workshops, her family has selected the World Seagrass Association . ... Bill Dennison...

Seven attributes of a vibrant science group

...has produced several books and a host of other publications and helped set up the Annapolis Synthesis Center . ... Bill Dennison...

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