In early January 2013, we (Heather Leslie, Leila Sievanen and Mateja Nenanovic) traveled to Cabo Pulmo, on the southeastern corner of the Baja peninsula, to prepare for a series of household surveys we are conducting in the region in the coming weeks. This project, led by Heather Leslie of Brown University and Xavier Basurto […]
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The Nature Conservancy of Rhode Island is recruiting volunteer interns to work at the Goosewing Beach Preserve and other sites, beginning in April 2013. View the announcements below. This could lead to an outstanding Voss Environmental Fellows opportunity! Contact Prof. Leslie (Heather_Leslie(at)brown.edu) to learn more about the program and ways to connect your academic interests […]
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Former Brown undergraduate Joey Bernhardt and Prof. Heather Leslie just published a synthetic review on ecological resilience to climate change in the Annual Review of Marine Science. The abstract follows; navigate to the site to see the full review, or contact Heather for a PDF. Abstract. Ecological resilience to climate change is a combination […]
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A team of Brown University researchers has received a $750,000 grant to design an oscillating underwater wing that can capture energy from flowing water in rivers and tidal basins. The funding comes from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E), which funds breakthrough technologies that show fundamental technical promise but are […]
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To help sustain ecosystems and their many benefits in coastal communities, researchers at Brown University, the University of Michigan, and Duke University have launched a new website with 65 case studies that highlight lessons learned from marine ecosystem-based management (MEBM) projects around the globe. These case studies are designed to show how MEBM can work […]
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Ocean Health Index provides first global assessment combining natural and human dimensions of sustainability Sustainable management of a huge, complex and valuable resource such as the ocean requires a comprehensive metric that did not exist until now. In the Aug. 16 edition of Nature a broad group of scientists including Heather Leslie, the Sharpe Assistant […]
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View Heather’s recent video on the importance of federal research funding for marine science. Thanks to The Science Coalition for inviting this contribution and Brown University’s Office of Public Affairs and University Relations for helping to make this possible.
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The Biology seminar series at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) continues through the summer, as the village heats up with the arrival of many summer researchers, and of course, tourists. Heather will be presenting her research as part of the series on Thurs, June 21 at noon in the Redfield Auditorium. Click here for the […]
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Congratulations to Brown University students Lee Stevens, Morgan Ivens Duran, Carmen Tubbesing, and Veronica Clarkson! Their podcast – I am a scientist – was featured on the Chronicle of Higher Education’s blog recently. This podcast was the final project for Heather Leslie’s spring 2013 course, Engaged Environmental Scholarship & Communication (ENVS 1965), which she teaches […]
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One was picked up by Chronicle.com, another by ‘Shark Week’! Nice work, Voss Fellows! See http://blogs.brown.edu/bef/2012/05/03/new-video-from-voss-fellows/
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