To some, January is the first month of the Gregorian calendar, the beginning of a new semester, or just damn cold; but for the River Center, January is also associated with River Retreat. What isContinue reading
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AGU 2015 – Meeting Recap!
December is a crazy month in the life of a student and academic – the semester is ending, finals are upon us, and everyone is scrambling to wrap up projects and papers before the holidays.Continue reading
Science Camp!
Last month, a group of four McGlynn lab mates, myself included, attended a Gordon Research Conference for Catchment Science in Andover, New Hampshire. Just a couple days in to the week-long adventure, we realized theContinue reading
We need to talk about race.
Recent events recall a lesson I learned from working for the Duke Immerse program in Urban Environmental Justice & Social Entrepreneurship: we need to talk about race. The Nicholas School is not very diverse, and that reality hurts our mission.
SFS Conference Recap, Part 1
As a first time attendee of a Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) conference, I have to say that it lives up to its great reputation. What I found in Milwaukee the week before last wasContinue reading
Conference recap, Part 2: Field trip!
Way back in April, when we registered for the SFS conference, I was surprised and excited to see my hometown of Mukwonago, WI listed among the field trips. Joanna and I signed up, and afterContinue reading
Redefining salt marsh research: Are coastal wetlands end members or part of a continuum?
How should we think about coastal wetlands? Are coastal wetlands endmembers or discrete ecosystems? Or are they components of a larger system?