Foundation News Archives: March 2015
Mar 27, 2015
A healthy ocean ecosystem is a public good—both locally and globally. Mangroves, corals, and salt marshes protect coastal towns from storms. Oceans store carbon and produce oxygen that benefits us all. And areas of high biodiversity support global fisheries and are essential for resilient and productive oceans.Read more >
Mar 25, 2015
New research published in January reveals that vast stretches of the ocean interior abruptly lost oxygen during the transition out of the last ice age that occurred 17,000–10,000 years ago. This event was the most recent example of large-scale global warming, and was caused primarily by changes in Earth’s orbit around the sun. Past climate events provide informative case studies for understanding what is currently happening to the modern climate system, says 2013 Fellow Sarah Moffitt.Read more >
Mar 16, 2015
Emerging from my three-month sabbatical, I feel as though I am just awakening from a dream. It is often in those first hazy moments when we wake up that we remember our dreams, albeit vaguely. The metaphor holds as I reflect on my immediate impressions of what was largely an inward-focused time...Read more >
Mar 16, 2015
As we head into preparations for the selection of the 2015 Switzer Fellows (a most exciting time of year for us here!), I have paused for a moment to reflect on the gatherings we’ve had this year with our 2014 Fellows. The 2014 Fellows are the first cohort that has been required to attend two...Read more >
Mar 10, 2015
For the past three years I have been involved in several projects to test the utility of detecting species in their environment simply by finding their DNA they leave behind. Using environmental DNA (eDNA) to detect species is at the forefront of new tools in the tool box for conservation and...Read more >
Mar 5, 2015
When you're meeting with policymakers it's important to do your homework, prepare your message, and understand the culture.Read more >
Mar 5, 2015
In this webinar we explore how open access works, what opportunities there are to make academic publications more open, and the resources that are available to assist scientists and researchers to make their work more open.Read more >
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