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Wanted - Single natural system seeks industrious human system from which to couple

...of symbols used to generate self-explanatory, self-contained figures that represent synthesized concepts and knowledge (Dennison et. al., 2007). The diagrams, and their more mature older sibling the conceptual model, incorporate empirical data when...

Narrative literacy for science communication

...he intended audience, but always try to keep the language relatively simple, even if the concepts are complex. ... Bill Dennison...

Leonardo da Vinci's scientific visualizations: 'Saper verdere' or knowing how to see

...al literacy and science communication. 1999. J Trumbo. Science communication 20: 409-425. ... Bill Dennison...

Marching for Science in Washington, D.C.

...support for science was truly multigenerational. The march boasted some extremely creative messages. Photo credit: Bill Dennison and James Currie What I liked about the March for Science was the preposition 'for'. This was not a demonstration again...

Jane Thomas, Science Communicator Extraordinaire, heading Down Under

...s follows: Jano and most of the IAN team. Waltzing Miss Jano to the tune of 'Waltzing Matilda' 14 April 2017 William C. Dennison Once a jolly Loewensteiner worked on the Chesapeake Under the shade of a sycamore tree He sang as he watched and waited...

Creating quality spaces of scientific synthesis

...e bay (bottom). We then created a word cloud from the results (top). Image Credit: Jamie Testa. Photo credit: Bill Dennison The National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) in Santa Barbara, CA , SESYNC (National Socio-E...

Journalists and scientists: Forever at odds, or a perfect pairing?

...Journal, visiting our graduate class as a guest speaker to offer her insights into the media world. (Image credit: Bill Dennison) Rona was full of insights for our class as we are developing our scientific careers. Here are a few tidbits of knowled...

To get the grade: Collaborate! Stakeholder engagement and the missing link between research and action

...rging the Perspective. p 15–25. Princeton University Press, 3175 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ, 1990. [ pdf ] Dennison W.C. Environmental problem solving in coastal ecosystems: A paradigm shift to sustainability. Estuarine, Coastal and Sh...

Atlantic Estuarine Research Society meeting at St. Mary's College of Maryland

...th student posters, and is well attended (and well lubricated). One of the undergraduate presentations was by Elizabeth Dennison, who presented her St. Mary's Project (Biology Department capstone senior thesis). Elizabeth appeared quite poised and...

Countdown to elevator pitch 3…2…1 “GO”

... we were successful! We did it! Picture credit: Jamie Currie References: Developing scientific narratives lecture. Bill Dennison 2017. MEES 620 Coupled Human & Natural Systems. Management Training and leadership training , online. Visited: Marc...

Co-development of the Belmont Forum synthesis document

Co-development of the Belmont Forum synthesis document ... Last December 2016, Bill Dennison , Heath Kelsey and I teamed up with our partners at Future Earth’s Coasts, Martin LeTissier and Shona Paterson ,...

Turning the report card spotlight back on ourselves: The first Integration and Application Network report card

...e production of the IAN report card. This was a collective effort, aided throughout the process by Tina and Peter. Bill Dennison, Peter Tuddenham, Tina Bishop and Jamie Testa at the initial evaluation strategy session. Photo credit: Bill Dennison T...

Mediated realities and fish eyebrows: how we can effectively communicate science

...e see science represented in media around us, and the ways we interact with ‘mediated realities’. Professor Dennison shared an anecdote in class from he was teaching in Australia - before Disney’s Finding Nemo came out, not many s...

Practical visual literacy for science communication

... is to 'throw out the rule book' occasionally in order to vary the material and highlight some of the content. ... Bill Dennison...

Celebrating the life of Erica Herling Kropp (1950-2016)

... summarized how we all felt about Erica at this gathering. Erica Kropp's Research Support Club Band 21 March 2014 Billy Dennison It was forty two years ago today Gary Kennedy invited Erica Kropp to play. She's been going in and out of style, But sh...

Exploring Hawaii: arid zone ecology, vog and volcanoes

... the island with the leeward (dry) side. Group photo at the Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site. Photo credit: Bill Dennison Our first stop was at the Pohakuloa Training Area , a 133,000 acre installation operated by the US Department of D...

Moana Revisited

...e that is place-based, multigenerational and holistic. The lyrics are as follows: Moana Revisited 8 Mar 2017 William C. Dennison I've been looking at this climate impacts list Long as I can remember, never really knowing why I wish I could be the p...

Hawaii ecodrought workshop; trade wind invasions, ridge to reef, endemic species

...nd territories including the Caribbean and the Pacific islands. Participants at the Hawaii workshop. Photo credit: Bill Dennison This was the seventh of eight USGS Climate Science Center ecodrought workshops that we have run at Climate Science Cent...

Talking about Transdisciplinary research in Paris

...riat was connected via phone from Louisiana. Susi Moser facilitating the Transdisciplinary workshop. Photo credit: Bill Dennison The workshop was well paced, with long breaks and lunches, allowing time to get to know one another. Needless to say, t...

Rapport over Reports: Next-Generation Science Communicators Learn from Policy Experts on the Front Lines

...ffice in Annapolis at the conclusion of the meeting. Credit: Jamie Currie To commemorate the eventful meeting, Dr. Bill Dennison composed the following poem: The Practitioner Discussion William C. Dennison Our Science for Environmental Management c...

On the trail of iconic Parisian scientists

...and_His_Wife.jpg. Antoine Lavoisier's laboratory equipment exhibit in the Musee des Arts et Metiers. Photo credit: Bill Dennison The reason that Antoine Lavoisier is one of my scientific icons is that he led a scientific revolution of thought and a...

Transdisciplinary literacy: Seven principles that help define transdisciplinary research

...plinary vs. multi-disciplinary vs. transdisciplinary, represented by fruit. Diagram credit: Emily Nastase ... Bill Dennison...

Ecodrought on the east side of the Pacific Northwest

...bing sunlight and accelerating snow melt, lead to increased runoff. Simon leading the SNAP exercise. Photo credit: Bill Dennison A diagram of potential drought impacts in the Pacific Northwest. Photo Credit: Brianne Walsh 'Snow droughts,' or winter...

Report cards aren’t just for school anymore

...ell-known example of a widely used report card is the annual Chesapeake Bay Report Card , developed by our very own Dr. Dennison. These are images of the overall Chesapeake Bay Health Index from 2013 (left) and 2015 (right). By comparing indices ov...

Speaking (scientific) truth to power through storytelling: using lessons from the past and examples from the present to plan for the future

...ters are contentious, yet this is exactly the situation where speaking truth to power becomes essential. References: 1. Dennison, W.C., T.J.B. Carruthers, J.E. Thomas, and P.M. Glibert. 2004. A comparison of issues and management approaches in Ches...

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