[ECOLOG-L] promoting Ecology course

2016-02-01 Thread Kay Shenoy
Does anybody have ideas on how to promote Ecology among Biology undergraduates? We are finding that Biology majors are increasingly focused on health-care fields; many students consider Ecology “unimportant” for their future careers, and it is not addressed in the MCAT exams, so they give it a

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Anti-singles discrimination? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Career - Life Balance supplements to NSF awards

2013-07-05 Thread Kay Shenoy
Dear Unmarried Single, You would naturally feel discriminated against because you have no idea, and absolutely cannot know, the amount of time it takes to care for a family. Before we had a child, my husband and I worked 12 hours a day or more. Yes, it was hard to get laundry, cooking, cleaning,

[ECOLOG-L] Ideal Free Distribution wit bird feeders

2012-12-16 Thread Kay Shenoy
Hi everyone, Has anybody used bird feeders to test the ideal free distribution? I am planning a lab for college level students and wanted to test the IFD with bird feeders in the open (not aviaries). The plan is to pair bird feeders, one with lower amount of food than the other, with multiple

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Backpacking with an infant?

2012-04-12 Thread Kay Shenoy
Liz, I am glad someone brought up the points you did. While it's wonderful to see so much support for women who want to make their families a part of their work, it is also important to remember that most women are not that adventurous and the bar should not be set at that height for everyone.