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    679 results for "dennison":

    • Now What? Life After the Launch of a Report Card
      ...ould quite literally start and stop with nice launch events! References: 1. Costanzo, S.D., Blancard, C., Davidson, S., Dennison, W.C., Escurra, J., Freeman, S., Fries, A., Kelsey, R.H., Krchnak, K., Sherman, J., Thieme, M. Vargas-Nguyen, V. (2017)...
    • Maryland Coastal Bays Report Card 2016
      ...l Bays Program Director at the Report Card Release and Gold Star Award event in Ocean City, Maryland. Image credit Bill Dennison. My remarks were the following: The overall grade for the Maryland Coastal Bays was C+ overall, same as last year. Assa...
    • Mapping UMCES staff at CERF: A Fun Exercise in Networks and Impacts
      ...ES booth at the conference has a small, interactive activity for both their past and present employees. Created by Bill Dennison and Dave Nemazie , this exercise involved mapping three items for each current or former UMCES employee: their educatio...
    • The Integration and Application Network in 2017
      ...ire Sbardella (blogs and Facebook) joined the UMCES Annapolis Office as did Trish Summers (grants administration). Bill Dennison with his award. We had a few IAN staff transition to new venues as well. Jane Hawkey retired from her many years with t...
    • Talking Science Communication With the Knauss Fellows
      ...en a lot of fun. The IAN team this year included Emily Nastase, Jamie Currie, Dylan Taillie, Caroline Donovan, and Bill Dennison. Emily Nastase worked hard at the Knauss Course. Image credit Jamie Currie We used a newly created science communicatio...
    • Twas the Weeks Before Christmas: Saying Goodbye to Nick DiPasquale
      ...d Greg Barranco. Nick DiPasquale at retirement party. ‘Twas the Weeks Before Christmas 7 December 2017 William C. Dennison 'Twas the weeks before Christmas, when all around the fish shack Not a boat was stirring, not even a skipjack; The mana...
    • Telling the River Story
      ...cience, you are likely to lose the attention of the audience. References 1. Costanzo, S.D., Blancard, C., Davidson, S., Dennison, W.C., Escurra, J., Freeman, S., Fries, A., Kelsey, R.H., Krchnak, K., Sherman, J., Thieme, M. Vargas-Nguyen, V. (2017)...
    • 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...
    • Five principles of holistic science communication
      ...ot communication, but effective communication. Our IAN team selfie with a great science communicator! (Photo by B. Dennison) 5.  Remember to be a human first! a)    If we want people to understand and use our science in their li...
    • Grading basin or ecosystem health to track and address change
      ...de for basin managers and practitioners . 82 pp. ISBN 978-87-90634-05-6. 2. Costanzo, S.D., Blancard, C., Davidson, S., Dennison, W.C., Escurra, J., Freeman, S., Fries, A., Kelsey, R.H., Krchnak, K., Sherman, J., Thieme, M. Vargas-Nguyen, V. (2017)...
    • The Science of Science Communication
      The Science of Science Communication ... In November 17-18, 2017,  Bill Dennison , Suzi Spitzer and I attended the Science of Science Communication III , part of the Sackler Colloquia series of the Na...
    • Defining Report Card Indicator Thresholds to Achieve Healthy Outcomes
      ... guide for basin managers and practitioners. 82 pp. ISBN 978-87-90634-05-6. Costanzo, S.D., Blancard, C., Davidson, S., Dennison, W.C., Escurra, J., Freeman, S., Fries, A., Kelsey, R.H., Krchnak, K., Sherman, J., Thieme, M. Vargas-Nguyen, V. 2017....
    • Integrate, Apply and Network
      ... will be discussed in turn. IAN staff participating in a Transdisciplinary workshop in Paris, France. Image credit Bill Dennison Integrate. The word “integrate” comes from a Latin word “integer” meaning “whole.”...
    • Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation 2017 Conference
      ...0 graduate students, 40 undergraduates and even some younger scientists, which bodes well for CERF’s future. Bill Dennison, Heath Kelsey and Dylan Taillie conspire about their CERF contributions. Image credit Suzi Spitzer The quality of talks...
    • ‘Don't Let the Perfect Be the Enemy of the Good’: Taking The First Steps Toward Developing a Basin Report Card
      ...line course, Healthy Rivers For All . Instructors for this course include Drs. Heath Kelsey , Simon Costanzo , and Bill Dennison . The class participants hail from three different continents (North America, Africa, and Australia), represent five di...
    • Bill's Belmont Forum Song
      ...vy The Belmont Forum goes to São Paulo And when we gather, we tackle tough issues, really tough issues. ... Bill Dennison...
    • Using Poetry to Deliver an “Ignite” Style Scientific Presentation
      ...ed me up to recite my poem with minimalist slides. My poem is the following: Report Cards: A Poem 8 Nov 2017 William C. Dennison We had been traveling all over the place Producing report cards everywhere except deep space And each report card cause...
    • CERF Award Presentation
      ... by the Margaret Davidson Stewardship Award of guarding this amazing house, the Earth that we all love.” ... Bill Dennison...
    • Sailing around the world: Sea Semester and Rich Wilson
      ...ad a lot of discussion about how to continue to evolve Sea Semester to adapt to the new educational playing field. Bill Dennison and Al Hickey reunited long after our 1988 R/V Westward cruise. We enjoyed an amazing talk by Rich Wilson, who at the a...
    • IAN's First Ever Strategic Plan
      ...unication to develop better ecological outcomes, I am glad to have a solid basis of shared vision and mission. ... Bill Dennison...
    • Evolution of the Report Cards in Brisbane: Part Two
      ...ic drift concepts in evolutionary biology. Report cards on both continents had the same ancestor, in this case Dr. Bill Dennison , and so they started with similar report card traits , like transparency, geographic specificity, focus on ecological...
    • Evolution of The Report Cards in Brisbane: Part One
      Evolution of The Report Cards in Brisbane: Part One ... Bill Dennison , Simon Costanzo and I made our annual pilgrimage to Riversymposium in September 2017 for the 20 th anniversary of the...
    • Persuasive Writing Skills: A Professional Development Session with John Sturtevant
      ... breaks to keep us focused and managed our time efficiently. IAN staff participating in the workshop. Image credit Bill Dennison After some planning discussions, John put together a booklet of exercises and insights, tailored for our group. This bo...
    • The Twentieth Anniversary of the International Riversymposium
      ...thy remarks that only a man nearing retirement could make. Dr. Bill Young (left), David Tickner  (center) and Bill Dennison (right) speaking on a panel. I also enjoyed an evening event called Women in Water. My former student and longtime coll...
    • The Debut of the Riversymposium Club Band
      ...he twentieth Riversymposium, I began to reminisce about the various symposia that I have attended ever since 1998. Bill Dennison talking at the River Symposium. The first line from the first album, Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatle...