In-depth review of Professor Vivian Thomson’s 2014 book, Sophisticated Interdependence in Climate Policy, pronounces it “compelling” with “important insights,” “allowing us to call the option offense on climate policy.”
Prof. Reidenbach and colleagues awarded $1 million research grant from NSF to study neural and cognitive systems in marine organisms as part of the BRAIN Initiative
Professor James Galloway and Elizabeth Castner helped develop the Bay Footprint Tool to assess your impact on nutrient pollution in the Chesapeake Bay
Prof. James Galloway to Participate in “Our Ocean” Conference
EVSC Professor James Galloway will be one of the scenesetters for a session on “Stemming the Tide of Ocean Pollution” at the “Our Ocean” conference on Friday Sept. 16, 2016 in Washington D.C.
Other speakers at the conference include President Barak Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry and a host of leaders and senior diplomats from other countries.
The link to the conference web site is: http://ourocean2016.org
Grad student Sharon Wilson’s new paper: Some Ancient Mars Lakes Came Long After Others
Fourth Year Samantha Heitsch and the Plight of the Bumblebee
Res. Prof. Peter Berg Elected ASLO Fellow
Research Professor Peter Berg was elected to the 2016 class of the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) Fellows. The ASLO Fellows program honors individuals who have given tirelessly of their time and talents to support ASLO’s mission to advance the sciences of limnology and oceanography. He will be honored during the upcoming ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Prof. Macko on BBC-International series The Food Chain
Professor Stephen Macko was interviewed by the BBC for the The Food Chain series “Of Maize and Men: The Rise” about his work using carbon isotopes to quantify the high influence of corn on human nutrition. The series covers how and why corn has become a dominant part of our food supply. Listen to the interview here.
Dept. undergrad seminar featured in Cavalier Daily
The Department of Environmental Sciences undergraduate seminar series was highlighted in the Cavalier Daily, with EPA attorney Mark Garvey giving a talk on the Toxic Substance Control Act on Feb 28. Read more here.