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Dec 19, 2019 “We All Have Bad First Drafts”: Lessons from a Professional Science Writer Dr. Josh Schimel recently held a writing workshop for SESYNC postdoctoral fellows. Read more |
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Dec 10, 2019 Reshaping Research: How the SESYNC culture and collegial approach support new science teams Seminar Read more |
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Dec 02, 2019 How Hummingbirds May Show a Different Interpretation of Natural History In a recent SESYNC Semianr, Dr. Iris Montero, a Visiting Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies from Brown University, explored different cultures' interpretations of what natural history can entail. Read more |
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Dec 02, 2019 Justinianic Plague Not a Landmark Pandemic?
A study of diverse datasets, including pollen, coinage, and funeral practices, reveals that the effects of the late antique plague pandemic commonly known as the Justinianic Plague may have been overestimated. Read more |
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Nov 27, 2019 Three Lessons I Learned from Attending the 2019 Science Writers Conference as a Scientist SESYNC Postdoc Lauren White shares three writing tips for better science communication that she learned at the ScienceWriters2019 conference.
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Nov 27, 2019 New modeling will shed light on the ways policy decisions affect migration from sea level rise A new modeling approach can help researchers, policymakers, and the public better understand how policy decisions will influence human migration as sea levels rise around the globe, a new paper published in Nature Climate Change suggests. These findings emerged from an interdisciplinary working group supported by the University of Maryland’s National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) with funding from the National Science Foundation. Read more |
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Nov 25, 2019 Making the Case for Qualitative Data Former SESYNC postdoctoral fellow Steven Alexander and former SESYNC Assistant Research Scientist Kristal Jones authored the article, “Qualitative data sharing and synthesis for sustainability science" following a Qualitative Data Sharing Workshop that they led. Read more |
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Nov 25, 2019 A Framework for Managing Stormwater through the Use of Green Infrastructure SESYNC Postdoctoral Fellow Steven Alexander and Philip Staniczenko's article "Social ties explain catch portfolios of small-scale fishers in the Caribbean" was recently published in Fish and Fisheries.
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Nov 22, 2019 Understanding Variation in Yard Care Practices to Mitigate Environmental Impacts Former SESYNC postdoctoral fellow Dexter H. Locke led is lead author on the resulting article, titled “Residential household yard care practices along urban-exurban gradients in six climactically-diverse U.S. metropolitan areas,” which was recently published in PLOS ONE. Read more |
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Nov 08, 2019 Academics in Canoes Getting Coffee Former SESYNC Postdoctoral Fellow Phillip P.A. Staniczenko reflects on a recent interdisciplinary collaboration in a Q&A.
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