In the News - Larry Band et al.'s Warning to Georgia Environmental Protection Division on effects of mining on the Okefenokee Swamp
Larry Band (Environmental Sciences) was cited in a recent article published by The Current, a journalism website for coastal Georgia, about a letter he and 10 other academic hydrologists from research universities around the Southeast wrote to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division warning regulators that they're using the wrong data to predict the effects of mining on the Okefenokee Swamp: Hydrologists: EPD usi
Professors Epstien & Simkins Featured in HOOS in STEM Podcast
Professors Howie Epstien & Lauren Simkins share and reflect over their research trajectories across corners of our planet.
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Paper on Crucial Thwaites Glacier Retreat Co-authored by Prof. Simkins Published in Nature Geoscience
Ecological Society of America Announces Prof. Manuel Lerdau as the New Editor-in-chief of Ecosphere
UVA's 2022 Research Achievement Awards Celebrates Four Members From EnviSci: Profs Simkins, Reidenbach, McGlathery, and Doney
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Ph.D. Candidate Spencer Tassone selected to attend symposia for top new researchers in ecological oceanography and limnology
Spencer Tassone was selected to attend the Ecological Dissertations in the Aquatic Sciences (Eco-DAS; pronounced eco-days) symposia this coming March in Honolulu, HI. This symposia is funded by the National Science Foundation and the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography; and seeks to bridge interdisciplinary gaps in aquatic ecology. Key elements of the symposia include:
In the News - Spencer Tassone quoted in Chesapeake Bay Journal on Ecological Implications of Increasing Riverine Heatwaves
The Chesapeake Bay Journal wrote a story (linked here) about a recent Chesapeake Bay Program - Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) report entitled Rising Watershed and Bay Temperatures - Ecological Implications and Management Responses.
In the News - Howie Epstein Quoted in USA Today on Plant Sequestration of Excess CO2
In the News - Max Castorani on Extinct Sea Cows & Kelp Forest Resiliency
Max Castorani was interviewed by Mongabay, a nonprofit environmental science and conservation news platform, for an article about a new study investigating how the extinct Stellar's sea cow may have affected the resilience of kelp forests!