[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc Position in Biology Education

2013-04-01 Thread Diane Ebert-May
Michigan State University, Department of Plant Biology Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biology Education The Department of Plant Biology at Michigan State University is seeking a postdoctoral research fellow to work on the undergraduate Biology Curriculum Reform Project. The postdoc position

[ECOLOG-L] REMINDER: North Star Science and Technology Transmitter Grant Program

2013-04-01 Thread George Wallace
REMINDER: Deadline for the award program is 15 April 2013. Please share this far and wide. We look forward to receiving your proposals. NORTH STAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSMITTER GRANT PROGRAM - North Star Science and Technology, LLC and American Bird Conservancy announce the 8th bi-annual

[ECOLOG-L] PA high school to host bizarre swim meet - in fracking fluid

2013-04-01 Thread Michael Halpern
http://blog.ucsusa.org/pennsylvania-high-school-to-host-bizarre-swim-meet-in-fracking-fluid/ In what one concerned parent is calling outrageous, the Pennsylvania Department of Environment is allowing two eastern Pennsylvania high schools to stage a bizarre boys swim meet this coming Friday-in a

[ECOLOG-L] Stable Isotope Course: applications

2013-04-01 Thread Ciee Icee
Course Announcement : Stable Isotope Ecology: Concepts, Methods and Applications Instructor: Dr. Björn Wissel Course Date: May 27-31, 2013. Course Place: University of Regina. Regina, SK, Canada Deadline for applications: 05 April 2013. The Canadian Institute of Ecology

Re: [ECOLOG-L] PA high school to host bizarre swim meet - in fracking fluid

2013-04-01 Thread David Burg
If the fluid is that safe, why do fracking companies still lobbly to make sure the fracking fluid ingredients remain secret? They have so far been successful in blocking any legal requirement for requiring such disclosure. David Burg President, WildMetro On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 9:51 AM,

Re: [ECOLOG-L] PA high school to host bizarre swim meet - in fracking fluid

2013-04-01 Thread David L. McNeely
The date says it all. The problem is, jokes don't get the environmental problems of introducing materials of unknown composition into the environment. David McNeely Michael Halpern mhalp...@ucsusa.org wrote:

Re: [ECOLOG-L] PA high school to host bizarre swim meet - in fracking fluid

2013-04-01 Thread Don Dean
Best I've seen so far today! Do check out Google Nose. -Don Don Dean Oakland NJ Schools Project Amazonas Reforestation and Environmental Education projectamazonastree.org Join us in the Amazon in July! On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 11:08 AM, David Burg david.b...@gmail.com wrote: If the fluid is

Re: [ECOLOG-L] PA high school to host bizarre swim meet - in fracking fluid

2013-04-01 Thread Tom A. Langen - tlangen
Before becoming too outraged, make sure to read the tags at the end of the news release, or perhaps look at the calendar ; ) Tom Langen   Associate Professor Departments of Biology  Psychology Clarkson University Box 5805, Clarkson U., Potsdam NY 13699-5805 Phone: 315 268 7933, Fax: 315 

[ECOLOG-L] Summer volunteers needed -- Bat flight behavior

2013-04-01 Thread Nate Fuller
The Kunz Lab at Boston University is seeking several qualified volunteers to assist with a research project on bats in central Texas. Our work, funded by the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research, seeks to understand complex flight behaviors of bats by combining the

Re: [ECOLOG-L] PA high school to host bizarre swim meet - in fracking fluid

2013-04-01 Thread Felix Martinez - NOAA Federal
Before anyone else falls for this. The news commentary is really an April's Fool column. Anyone with kids, or any ex-swimmer, would know that the high school swim season is long over. Also, do note one of the tags at the end of the article... yep. April's Fool. On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 11:08 AM,

[ECOLOG-L] Conference: Evolution 2013 deadline is April 19

2013-04-01 Thread Mitch Cruzan
The deadline for submitting titles for presentations at Evolution 2013 in Snowbird is April 19. http://www.evolutionmeeting.org/Register2013.html#presub The early registration deadline for Evolution 2013 in Snowbird is April 19. http://www.evolutionmeeting.org/Register2013.html EVOLUTION 2013

Re: [ECOLOG-L] PA high school to host bizarre swim meet - in fracking fluid

2013-04-01 Thread Joanna Wozniak
At the moment, fracking chemical regulations are in a big gray limbo. A big mix of proposed rules, toxicity studies, jurisdiction issues,and business v. activist battles are holding the decisions at bay. The EarthJustice petition in 2011 is a great case study on the reporting of fracking

Re: [ECOLOG-L] NYTimes op-ed on homosexuality in nature

2013-04-01 Thread Diane Hannigan
I've long been intrigued by the evolution of homosexuality and hermaphroditic sex, and what it might tell us about ourselves as humans. Do we know which has evolved first - homosexuality or heterosexuality? And, what factors, both biotic and social, have guided species into homo- or hermaphroditic

[ECOLOG-L] Attention turtle fans in New York and New Jersey:

2013-04-01 Thread Allen Sa;lzberg
This June and July we will once again be welcoming volunteers to help with our on-going diamondback terrapin (DBT) ecological research at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.   Volunteer work can be arranged around anyone's summer schedule.  Prospective volunteers should contact me via email or Facebook

Re: [ECOLOG-L] PA high school to host bizarre swim meet - in fracking fluid

2013-04-01 Thread Joanna Wozniak
It certainly sounded like a possible publicity stunt! Oh my goodness, if we can't laugh in the environmental fields, we'd probably have given up by now! Perhaps on a non-April Fools Day, it'd be a good conversation starter. On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Felix Martinez - NOAA Federal

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate student opportunity for Fall 2013 at UMaine

2013-04-01 Thread Jacquelyn Gill
Hello, I am seeking a highly motivated graduate student to join my new lab at the University of Maine in Orono this fall. I'm a newly appointed Assistant Professor of Paleoecology and Plant Ecology with the School of Biology and Ecology http://sbe.umaine.edu/ and the Climate Change

[ECOLOG-L] Part time forestry ecology in Harvard Forest

2013-04-01 Thread Clark Lab NSOE
Clark Lab – Duke University Part-time field technician: Forest Ecology Location: Harvard Forest - Petersham, MA The Clark Lab is looking for a part-time (~20 hour/week) reliable and motivated field technician for the 2013 field season. This is a temporary position with no benefits, hired by Duke

[ECOLOG-L] Last-minute Volunteer Field Assistant for Hispaniolan Woodpecker Behavioral Ecology fieldwork

2013-04-01 Thread Joshua LaPergola
Short Description: Field assistants (1-2) needed for a study of ecology of colonial, cooperative breeding in the Hispaniolan Woodpecker in the Dominican Republic. Field research assistants will participate in data collection during an intensive ~2.5-month field season marking the beginning of

[ECOLOG-L] Wanted: Board of Directors members for new Entomology non-profit (with BUG ZOO)

2013-04-01 Thread Aaron T. Dossey
Hello, I am forming a new non-profit organization dedicated to insect/invertebrate-centered education, outreach, research and conservation. Please see the text below for the organizations mission, vision, strategy and structure. If you or anyone you can think of would be a good candidate to

[ECOLOG-L] Biodiversity concepts survey

2013-04-01 Thread Nadine Lymn
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a methodology used for assessing the environmental impacts associated with products throughout their lifecycle. Many impacts are accounted for within the LCA framework, such as air water pollutants and global warming. However, biodiversity impacts have received

[ECOLOG-L] Symposium :: Systems Ecology: A Network Perspective and Retrospective :: April 12-14

2013-04-01 Thread Borrett, Stuart
Colleagues, If you have not yet registered for the Systems Ecology: A Network Perspective and Retrospective symposium being held in honor of Dr. Bernard C. Patten's 45th anniversary at the University of Georgia, it is NOT too late! The symposium is being held at the Odum School of Ecology

[ECOLOG-L] U.N. World Environment Day

2013-04-01 Thread Matt Neidenberg
Every year the U.N. holds World Environment Day. As part of this, they have a writing contest. Writers from all over the world submit articles and the U.N. team decides who the top 10 will be. The top ten articles are now posted on the U.N. site and voted on by the public. That's us. The winner