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Dec 10, 2018 SESYNC is Hiring for Two Positions! SESYNC seeks applications for an Assistant Research Scientist to lead our Data Science Team and a Science Communications Coordinator to lead communciations activities at the center. Read more |
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Nov 28, 2018 Beyond the muddy boots: making summer internships count through synthesis workshops It’s a searing summer day on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and in chest-high waders carrying 30 pounds of soil on your back, the humidity is almost unbearable. We have spent long hours in the field and the lab as a budding undergraduate and graduate researchers, wading through wetlands and tromping through fields for the sake of “research.” The question arises in each of us – “Why am I doing this?” Read more |
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Nov 14, 2018 Negative biotic interactions drive predictions of distributions for species from a grassland community Where are you likely to see your favourite plant or animal in the wild? Read more |
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Nov 13, 2018 First assessment of planetary boundaries for antibiotic and pesticide resistance shows several already crossed Resistance to antibiotics and pesticides is rising at alarming rates. Yet, currently there is no global framework to track the threat to human health and crops. Read more |
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Nov 02, 2018 Call for Applications: SESYNC Networks-of-Networks Workshop On January 24-25, 2019, SESYNC will hold a 1.5-day workshop focused on team science and the fundamentals of organizational management. The workshop will be held at SESYNC’s facilities in Annapolis, Maryland. SESYNC will provide funding for travel, lodging, and meals for 30 on-site participants, and the workshop will also be web streamed for additional remote participants. Read more |
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Oct 23, 2018 Global Launch of New Water Resources Planning Framework for Addressing Climate Change and Other “Deep” Uncertainties At this very moment immense changes are happening at all scales, from global to local. Climatic, economic, demographic, and land-use shifts are fundamentally altering the ways in which we interact with and manage the planet’s resources — freshwater being chief among them. The stressors on water resources management will continue to increase as population and urban areas grow, and they pose a real risk to economic, social, and environmental security in many parts of the world. Read more |
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Oct 17, 2018 Job Opportunity: Science Communications Coordinator The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) is seeking a full-time, experienced science communications professional to lead communications activities. The primary focus of the Science Communications Coordinator is to enhance awareness and understanding of SESYNC research and opportunities within the community of socio-environmental scientists, scientific knowledge users, and policy makers. The Science Communications Coordinator will have lead responsibility for developing and coordinating communications across SESYNC’s research network and with the educated public. Read more |
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Oct 17, 2018 New tool helps align investment with objectives in biodiversity conservation One of the balancing acts faced by conservation agencies is how to conserve and protect as many species as possible from extinction with limited funding and finite resources. Read more |
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Oct 05, 2018 SESYNC Funds Six New Pursuits and Workshops The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) welcomes six new projects starting in 2018. Read more |
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Sep 28, 2018 Now Is the Time to Answer Questions about Climate Engineering Disease Impacts ANNAPOLIS, MD. – Radical solutions to climate change might save lives, but a commentary in the October 2018 issue of the journal Nature Climate Change calls for caution because geoengineering still lacks a “clean bill of health.” Read more |