More than 100 Brown faculty members in the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences work on Latin America and the Caribbean. Focus on Faculty Issue No. 2 offers a window onto the cutting-edge scholarship that faculty across the University are carrying out on Latin America and the Caribbean. The issue includes a special section on […]
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The last post highlighted a just published article by Heather and others on the power of linking science and stories. For a complementary perspective on the power of stories in communicating science and enabling policy change, see the recent profile of Jane Lubchenco, former administrator of NOAA and faculty member at Oregon State University.
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Heather and colleagues from a diversity of academic, private, and non governmental institutions just published an article in Conservation Biology on the power of linking good stories and good science. Featuring the story of Cabo Pulmo, a marine conservation success story from Mexico’s Gulf of California, the authors reflect on the diverse roles that stories […]
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On April 16th, the National Ocean Council released the National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan, which describes specific actions US Federal agencies will take to address key ocean challenges, give states and communities greater input in Federal decisions, streamline Federal operations, save taxpayer dollars, and promote economic growth.
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Today, COMPASS published a commentary in PLOS Biology on the journey from science outreach to meaningful engagement. This post is part of a series of reactions, reflections, and personal experiences we hope will expand the conversation. Read the summary post here, or track the conversation by searching for #reachingoutsci I often think of my life as a series of […]
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Last week was the week of the Fish Moon, and phoebes and fox sparrows are beginning to arrive in New England from their wintering spots further south. Golden, purple and white crocuses are emerging in Providence’s urban gardens and river herring will return to Rhode Island rivers soon. But there are still common eider, bufflehead, […]
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A short-sighted plan threatens New England’s coastal ecosystem. Thousands of square miles of protected waters could see the return of damaging fishing practices, putting the recovery of cod and other struggling marine life in peril. When fish populations crashed in the 1990s, these closed areas were created to protect juvenile fish, spawning areas, and seafloor […]
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Coastal communities and the coastal marine ecosystems of which they are part are in jeopardy. Superstorm Sandy was one of the most examples of the powerful effects of coastal storms on people, property, and ecosystems in coastal areas. In the face of such storms and other pressures on coastal communities, what can be done? How […]
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Hurricane Sandy was a fearsome reminder that coastal communities are highly vulnerable to extreme weather events and environmental variability and that vulnerability is only expected to increase with climate change. Brown University scientists Heather Leslie and Leila Sievanen, members of an interdisciplinary research team focused on human-environment interactions in coastal regions, discussed these challenges at […]
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