VIDEO OF THE WEEK What’s Great About This Job! “Dreams can come true.” Scientists discuss the daily joys of working in the specific concentrations they love and how their wonderment keeps them motivated. Featuring Mandy Joye (University of Georgia), Chris Reddy (WHOI), Cynthia Smith (NMMF), Elaine Allen (NMMF), Joseph Katz (Johns Hopkins), Cheng Li (Johns…
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Monthly Archives: June 2018
Dispatches E-News: Early Sparks, Science Lenses & Giving Up On Climate Change? (06/20/18)
VIDEO OF THE WEEK Early Sparks of Interest “A scientist in her laboratory is not a mere technician: she is also a child confronting natural phenomena that impress her as though they were fairy tales.” — Marie Curie “What is a scientist after all? It is a curious person looking through a keyhole — the…
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Dispatches E-News: Female Role Models, Macondo & We Made Plastic (06/13/18)
VIDEO OF THE WEEK The Journey of Female Scientists Female scientists talk about finding success in the (still mostly) male-dominated field of marine biology and the need to get more women involved in science. These role models—including Bianca Prohaska, Ramana Sidhaye, Karen Malone, Kelly Dorgan, Lela Schlenker, and Margaret Leinen—are leading by example. [WATCH HERE]…
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Dispatches E-News: Reality or Science Fiction? Murawski Collides & Take Action for World Oceans Day! (06/06/18)
VIDEO OF THE WEEK Georgina Cox: Reality or Science Fiction? Georgina Cox has a PhD in Marine Biology and Fisheries. At the University of Miami, she’s researching the cardiovascular function of fish before oil exposure and after oil exposure using cutting edge techniques. Two early influences led Dr. Cox to focus on comparative cardiovascular physiology:…
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