[ECOLOG-L] health and environment conference, abstracts Dec.22

2011-12-06 Thread Renee Richer
Dear students and colleagues,   I would like to draw your attention to an upcoming conference on health and environment, to be held in Doha, Qatar (home of the 2022 FIFA World Cup) March 26-29, 2012.   Although the focus of the conference is mutagens, sessions concerning health and environment

[ECOLOG-L] post-doc cyanobacteria

2012-12-13 Thread Renee Richer
at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar a branch of Weill Cornell Medical College.  The salary is competitive with generous benefits. Please contact me directly,  Renee Richer rric...@richerenvironments.com

[ECOLOG-L] definition of covert vegetation

2011-02-07 Thread Renee Richer
Dear colleagues,   Can someone provide me with a definition of covert vegetation?     Renee A. Richer

compiled (env. sci/business/poli.sci./law/public health)

2006-01-22 Thread Renee Richer
Hello eco-loggers, I requested reading suggestions for Masters students in Armenia who are taking a required environmental science course. The students are studying Law, Engineerng, Public Health, Business and Political Science. Here is the reading list I compiled from responses.

safety of research in Chad?

2006-07-09 Thread Renee Richer
Dear Eco-loggers, I'm would like to collect some data near lake Chad in the country of Chad. There are currently travel advisories for the country but such advisories are often over-stated. I was wondering if anyone could please give me a proper assessment of the safety of the working

Summary: references New York water catchment

2006-08-28 Thread Renee Richer
Dear colleagues, Below is a summary of replies concerning references to the New York water catchment case. Renee There is a good chapter about this issue in The New Economy of Nature by Gretchen Dailey and Katherine Ellison. And there is a shorter version in the book, Killing the Natives,

Risk assessment algorithms/heavy metals/SO2

2006-09-16 Thread Renee Richer
Dear Colleagues, I am writing on behalf of a colleague ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) He is a PhD student here in Armenia studying the amount of heavy metals and SO2 and other pollutants being released into the environment. Can he calculate the risk to human health based on such amounts? He is looking

gender issues in ecology

2006-11-02 Thread Renee Richer
Dear colleagues, I am sad to report that gross gender differences do exist. I never felt any sexual bias in undergraduate (University of Chicago) or graduate school (Harvard). However, now in the work place I am shocked at the pay discrimination between sexes. The overwhelming claim is that

ecological equality

2006-11-03 Thread Renee Richer
HI everyone, let's just face it... gender inequality ultimately comes down to child rearing. When discussing inequalities in pay with supposedly progressive, well educated males the overwhleming response was that a female will probably leave to have a child and the employer will be forced

Re: grinder for small plant and soil samples

2007-01-26 Thread Renee Richer
Hello Pam, For small samples, I found the Braun microdismembtaor to work spectacularly. It is a bit expensive but definitely worth it, especially if you have many samples. http://www.usedlabequip.com/details.aspx?itemID=3D2566 Renee - Original Message - From: Pamela Templer To:

bio. text needed for non native English speakers

2007-02-12 Thread Renee Richer
Dear Colleagues, I am teaching a introductory biology course at late high school/ beginning college level. However, the students are non-native English speakers.=20 Most textbooks, in particular, Reece and Campbell are filled with American colloquialisms.=20 Can someone please recommend a good

wanted: teacher training opportunities

2007-04-04 Thread Renee Richer
Dear Colleagues, I need your help in finding programs where I can develop my skills as an instructor. As we are all well aware, many of us graduate with a shiny PhD and then are expected to teach. We may know much of our own topic but we know nothing about education.=20 This is the situation

cryptogamic crusts in Qatar

2007-04-04 Thread Renee Richer
Dear colleagues, I have been trying to find some cryptogamic crusts in Qatar for a small project. Personally I am not very familiar with cryptogamic crusts although they are supposed to be here.=20 Despite wide searches throughout the countryside I have been unable to find a cryptogamic crust

summary: teacher training opportunities

2007-04-14 Thread Renee Richer
-I am currently a teacher in the u.s. The BEST way to improve your teaching is to find other good teachers and watch them. Other than that, you can study teaching as much as you want, but you really don't get the hang of it until you do it. Typically, it takes about 2 yrs to figure out what you