Re: [ECOLOG-L] Disseminating research to K-12 students

2015-09-29 Thread Rosenbaum, Stacy
Some colleagues and I are working on a digital learning platform called Planet Lab that (among other things) is specifically being designed to accommodate what Nicole is describing. We are in the process of conducting interviews with different types of potential users (teachers,

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Graduate School Advice

2015-05-29 Thread Rosenbaum, Stacy
Hi Emily, I am about one year post PhD. I approached a few professors with a project idea in mind. A couple said This is interesting but my lab isn't the right place to do it, and one (who became my advisor) expressed admiration for the initiative that I took in coming up with my own ideas. In

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Is Nature still a credible journal? Or is this the era of Kardasian science?

2015-04-15 Thread Rosenbaum, Stacy
Hi David, Let me preface this by saying I am not active on social media. The extent of my presence is a mostly inactive Facebook account that is more personal than professional. However, I fully recognize that I am increasingly in the minority. Many of my colleagues tweet/Facebook/blog/Reddit