Re: [ECOLOG-L] Why we will March for Science

2017-04-21 Thread Sergio Velasco Ayuso
br...@bajabb.com> > Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 1:25:48 PM > To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Why we will March for Science > > What she said (below)... I couldn't have said it better. > > I will be marching tomorrow for the same reasons. > >

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Why we will March for Science

2017-04-21 Thread Judith Weis
To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Why we will March for Science What she said (below)... I couldn't have said it better. I will be marching tomorrow for the same reasons. On 19 Apr 2017, at 18:40, Rachel Blakey <rachelvbla...@gmail.com> wrote: Dear ECOLOG-ers, I’

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Why we will March for Science

2017-04-21 Thread Lee O'Brien
What she said (below)... I couldn't have said it better. I will be marching tomorrow for the same reasons. On 19 Apr 2017, at 18:40, Rachel Blakey wrote: Dear ECOLOG-ers, I’m Rachel, an early-career ecologist from Australia about to start my second postdoc in the

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Why we will March for Science

2017-04-20 Thread Katharine Leigh
Also, a great blog on this topic of why we march: http://blog.nature.org/science/2017/04/13/science-earth-day-hope-better-future-march-nature-conservancy-possingham/?intc=nature.hp.science

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Why we will March for Science

2017-04-20 Thread Kennedy Rubert
My three main reasons for marching are as follows: *advocate for science-informed decision making *demonstrate that scientists are engaged and productive members of our society *serve as a role model for my students (e.g., that I care about my profession and what I teach) -- Kennedy "Ned" F.

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Why we will March for Science

2017-04-20 Thread Ceres Barros
Dear ECOLOG-ers, I can’t add much to what has been said already, but I still wanted to show my support for this cause. I’m not American, nor am I living in the US, but I can assure you (and you probably know this as well) that the European scientific community is also extremely worried about

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Why we will March for Science

2017-04-19 Thread Katharine Leigh
If anyone is going to the D.C. march, please let me know! I'd love to see you at The Nature Conservancy's tent, and then we should meet up after the march. I'm planning on attending this event. Join me? *Premiere of An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch* - Earth Day, April 22nd - 6pm

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Why we will March for Science

2017-04-19 Thread Katharine Catelotti
Hi Ecologer-ers, Wow! what a great conversation to be having. It is so wonderful to hear peoples science experiences without shying away from acknowledging how the greater political context has created bias and coerced the direction of research. The sooner that the scientific institution