FW: Altered Oceans....5 Part Series/LA Times

2006-08-07 Thread Wil Burns
FYI; this is a very good overview series of ocean pollution issues. wil -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of J. Michael Nolan Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 5:02 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Altered Oc

teaching position

2006-08-07 Thread DG Webster
Hi, Folks,For those of you who are interested in teaching positions, this announcement is from a well-respected liberal arts school in the northeast of the US (see attached).  They also have a strong faculty development program, which helps with research and grant opportunities ( http://www.westmin

other missing readings

2006-08-07 Thread Beth DeSombre
Now that I'm heading into the home stretch on the syllabus for my new "Social Causes and Consequences of Environmental Problems" undergrad course (which I will post here when it's complete), there are a few additional topics for which I'm seeking readings -- again, they can't be too complicated or

Re: short basic reading on politics of science?

2006-08-07 Thread Joerg Balsiger
Beth, A very short piece that may suit your purpose is Sheila Jasanoff's "Skinning Scientific Cats" in the 1995 edition of Green Planet Blues (originally published in New Statesman and Society, 26 February 1993, pp.29-30). Best, Jörg On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 09:23:32 -0400 "Beth DeSombre" <[EMAIL

short basic reading on politics of science?

2006-08-07 Thread Beth DeSombre
For my new intro social science ES course (for undergrads) I'm looking for one or two short readings on the politics of science -- I've got lots of good, complex, grad-school-esque readings that I think will just freak them out, so I'm looking for something that can explain the idea that science is