[ECOLOG-L] Postdoc in bee epidemiology Uppsala, Sweden

Postdoctoral position in statistical epidemiology and modelling   A two year full time position is available for a highly motivated post doc to take a central role in statistical epidemiology modelling projects for honeybee pa

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Should Calculus Be Required of All Ecology/Biology Majors?

Hi all, I responded with a few details already to Howard. But I’ll just generally say that if you are thinking about curricular redesign, I’d like to suggest backward design based on concepts and competencies that employers need and which have been well identified by many national level reports

[ECOLOG-L] Upcoming webinar on careers in science policy

Join the Union of Concerned Scientists' Science Network for a free webinar on scientific careers in public engagement on Tuesday, October 25. More and more early career scientists are exploring career paths in science policy and public engagement. But what personal and professional development o

[ECOLOG-L] socio-ecological research most needed over the next decade

A couple weeks ago I posed a question on this email list that we at conservation news service Mongabay.com lacked the expertise to answer, and I got a huge response, many of which suggested I contact the University of Maryland’s National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center

[ECOLOG-L] GRAD SCHOLAR – Microbial Genomics/Machine Learning

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Re: [ECOLOG-L] Should Calculus Be Required of All Ecology/Biology Majors?

I agree with Carrie here! When I was a Marine Biology undergrad at Stockton University in NJ, we were required to take two semesters of physics. However, the physics I and II courses that we took were not the same as would have been taken by a physics major. Our Physics courses were titled "phys

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Should Calculus Be Required of All Ecology/Biology Majors?

I am fascinated by this discussion and would love to hear more points of view. As far as carrie's excellent post, I guess I am not sure why one would expect a Calculus course to do her 6 points any more than many other classes? I was required to take two terms of calculus as an undergrad Zoology

[ECOLOG-L] MS and PhD positions_intphysiology_univNevadaReno

MS and PhD opportunities are available in evolutionary endocrinology and urban physiology. The Ouyang lab at the University of Nevada, Reno is looking to recruit a MS and/or PhD graduate student to join our lab in fall 2017. Students interested in evolutionary physiology, light pollution, and/or

[ECOLOG-L] Postdoctoral scientist - plant community dynamics in sagebrush ecosystems

I am seeking a postdoctoral scientist to examine plant community dynamics in sagebrush ecosystems. The project uses ecological simulation models (water balance and individual plant models) to characterize sagebrush plant community responses to altered disturbance regimes and climate conditions

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Should Calculus Be Required of All Ecology/Biology Majors?

Hi all, I agree with Carrie too and I already responded to Howard, but he's my response again for you all: The answer is simply 'yes'. Although biology was the science for non-mathematicians back in the day, more and more modelling is coming into the discipline and students will need a reasonable

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Should Calculus Be Required of All Ecology/Biology Majors?

Good afternoon, John et al. I appreciate your question and reflection on the value of calculus to biology students. In the end, I think mathematics courses taken by biology majors lack application and relevance to most areas of biology, but the information and perspective offered from mathematics e

[ECOLOG-L] Upcoming workshop on land-ocean connectivity

Applications now Open! | NSF RCN Workshop on land-ocean connectivity along the North American Pacific coast Aquatic Carbon Biogeochemistry of Coastal Temperate Rainforests Feb 8 – 10, 2017 Talaris Conference Center, Seattle, WA, USA Please join us in Seattle, WA, for the inaugural workshop o

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate Positions in Biology (M.S.)- APSU

The Graduate Program in Biology at Austin Peay State University (APSU) invites applications for admission to our MS thesis-track program for Fall 2017. The program comprises approximately 30 students supported by research and teaching assistantships. APSU (11,000 students) is located in Clarksvi

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Should Calculus Be Required of All Ecology/Biology Majors?

I will avoid the more difficult question of what SHOULD be done with the easier question of what we do. We require all Bio majors to take a statistics course early on. That is a prerequisite to the sophomore Methods in Ecology and Evolution course. THe Methods course is required for the major, an

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Should Calculus Be Required of All Ecology/Biology Majors?

It depends. First of all, what do you mean by ecology. If the person is working in theoretical domains, it is essential. If the person is working in applied domains, it may be useful. IF the person considers himself-herself an ecologist, although the person is actually an organismal biology such a

[ECOLOG-L] Graduate student opportunity in wildlife spatial ecology and conservation at the University of Florida

We are seeking a highly motivated M.S. student for the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (WEC) at the University of Florida, starting Spring 2017 or Fall 2017. This student will work as part of a landscape-scale research project on the spatial ecology, population biology, and conse

[ECOLOG-L] WeDigBio 2016

Hi Everyone! Wondering what you can do to help get freely accessible biodiversity data online for ecological research? The Worldwide Engagement for Digitizing Biocollections (WeDigBio) Event kicks off this week from October 20-23. Citizen scientists are teaming up with researchers and other parti

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Should Calculus Be Required of All Ecology/Biology Majors?

Hi Howie Neufeld, I'm going to suggest that rather than requiring a particular course, such as calculus, that you identify a set of courses that address quantitative reasoning based on the logic of mathematics as it applies to measured quantities. This set might include calculus courses that e

[ECOLOG-L] ecological research and drones

The ESA is sponsoring a webinar about drone use. Are there questions you'd like answered by a representative from the FAA, which administers drone use in the USA? If so, let me know and I'll see if we can get them answered. David Inouye Webinar: Eyes in the Sky- Drone Use for Ecological Rese

[ECOLOG-L] Video showing many insect farms, something called "farm of the future"

Video showing many insect farms, something called "farm of the future" Dear Colleagues: I understand that Florence Dunkel presented a video showing many insect farms (something called "farm of the future" or something?) at the International Congress of Entomology (2016 in Orlando, Florida). Can a