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‘Life as Research Scientist’: Lauren Cruz, Wildlife Ecologist

By BlogArenaMarch 9, 2014Education, Interview, Nature, Scienceanthropogenic factors, coastal ecosystems, ecology of leatherback, environmental leadership lab, incubation temperature, jim spotila, john wnek, kayak tours, lauren cruz, leatherback trust, pacific leatherback population, playa grande, sea turtle species, turtle nesting, young biologist

Wildlife biologist Lauren Cruz is dedicated to the conservation of coastal ecosystems. She is a recent graduate from the University of Delaware and currently having a B.S. in Wildlife Conservation, Agricultural and Natural Resources and a minor in Entomology. Miss Cruz plans to pursue a M.S. in Marine Science. She attended the Brown University Environmental Leadership Lab on the Big Island of Hawai’i and participated in several projects in different wildlife fields while at the University of Delaware. During her summers, she worked at the Sedge Island Natural Resource Education Center where she lead kayak tours and taught visiting groups about the marsh ecosystem and its inhabitants. (more…)

Undergraduate women in physics find strength in numbers

By Guest PostMarch 6, 2014Education, Scienceadler planetarium, astrophysics, biophysics, carolyn phillips, ceo, debra fischer, erin abouzaid, female scientists, lisa nash, louis block, michelle larson, physics, samantha stam, savannah thais, undergraduate women, university of chicago, yale university, young kee kim

Prof. Young-Kee Kim leads conference for aspiring female scientists

On a mid-January Friday night, Savannah Thais stood at the podium in International House’s Assembly Hall and shared some of her experiences as a female student in physics. She described the refusal of some male students to work with her, the difficulty in finding a female professor or mentor in math or physics, and the common message from adults that “I can’t be ‘girly’ and good at physics.” (more…)

‘Life as Research Scientist’: Grant Connette, Population Biologist

By BlogArenaMarch 2, 2014Education, Interview, Media, Naturegrant connette, indicator species, movement behavior, population biologist, population dynamics, raymond semlitsch, salamander, salamander populations decline, terrestrial salamander, timber production

Grant Connette received a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology from Davidson College in 2008. In the Fall of 2009 he began a Ph.D. program in Biology at the University of Missouri. His general research interests include various aspects of the population ecology, movement behavior, and landscape-scale distributions of animals. Much of his current research focuses on the behavior, population dynamics, and landscape ecology of terrestrial salamanders in forest landscapes managed for timber production. (more…)

‘Life as Research Scientist’: Taichi Suzuki, Evolutionary Biologist

By BlogArenaFebruary 23, 2014Education, Interview, Media, Naturecorrelation, evolutionary biologist, geography, gut microbial community, host, mammalian model, michael worobey, obesity, symbiotic microbial community, taichi suzuki, wild house mice

Taichi Suzuki, an Evolutionary Biologist, is currently involved in PhD program in Integrative Biology at the University of California Berkeley. He received his Bachelor’s degree from the Nihon University in Japan and completed Master’s in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at The University of Arizona. He is also associated with Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley. (more…)

Lebensqualität für die Zukunft

By Guest PostFebruary 20, 2014Education, Generalanna oberrauch, daten, die arbeit, klimawandel, lars keller, lebensqualitaet, lebensqualitaet in tirol, projekt lq4u, projektleiter, provinz bozen suedtirol, sterzing, umwelt, wirtschaftsfachoberschule, zukunft

Anna Oberrauch, Doktoratsstipendiatin am Institut für Geographie, engagierte sich zwei Jahre mit Jugendlichen in dem Projekt LQ4U. Die Sensibilisierung für zukunftsorientiertes Handeln und Denken, um nachhaltige Lebensqualität zu erreichen, stand dabei im Zentrum ihrer Arbeit mit den Schülerinnen und Schülern.

Das Hauptziel des Teams der Forschungs-Bildungs-Kooperation war es, gemeinsam mit Jugendlichen Lebensqualität zu erforschen. Die Idee zu diesem Forschungsprojekt mit dem Titel „Nord- und Südtiroler Jugendliche entwickeln Zukunftsvisionen zum Nachhaltigkeitsziel Lebensqualität“ stammt vom Projektleiter Dr. Lars Keller. Den Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern ist es ein Anliegen, dass Untersuchungen zur Lebensqualität die subjektiven Sichtweisen der Bewohnerinnen und Bewohner miteinbeziehen, wobei vor allem die Perspektive der Jugendlichen großer Aufmerksamkeit bedarf. Als Entscheidungsträger von morgen sind sie am längsten von den heutigen politischen Bestimmungen betroffen. Gefördert wurde dieses Projekt von der Autonomen Provinz Bozen-Südtirol, Abteilung Bildungsförderung, Universität und Forschung sowie dem Doktoratsstipendium aus der Nachwuchsförderung der Universität Innsbruck. (more…)

Personal Health Linked to Students’ Academic Success

By Guest PostFebruary 18, 2014Education, Healthacademic success, good personal health, Health, healthy food, jeannette ickovics, new haven, public school, yale university

Health interventions can contribute to academic achievement

There is a strong relationship between a student’s personal health and their academic achievement in school, new research by Yale University suggests. The study found that school, home and community environments that promote good personal health contribute to higher levels of achievement.

The study examines the relationship between a variety of health factors and students’ standardized test scores. The most important predictors of academic achievement were having no television in the bedroom, maintaining a healthy weight, being physically fit, having a secure source of healthy food, and rarely eating at fast-food restaurants. Other significant factors were not drinking soda or other sweetened drinks and getting enough sleep. (more…)

The Barriers of E-learning and How to Survive It

By Guest PostFebruary 5, 2014Education, Technologybarriers of elearning, computers, internet, jennifer joplin, obstacle, online learning, plagtracker, software, technology issues, time zone

Students can experience convenience and benefits but at the same time, barriers of E-learning. These barriers hinder the learning process that is why it is important to evaluate the kind of barrier and know how to survive it.

Technology Issues

E-learning doesn’t require students to be very good with computers, software, and Internet. It only requires little technical skill. But there are some people who really find it hard to deal with technology issues. If they won’t do anything to resolve it, they will only feel frustrated that will only lead to not continuing the learning process. (more…)

‘Life as Research Scientist’: Romain Fleury, Engineer

By BlogArenaFebruary 3, 2014Education, Interview, Scienceelectromagnetic waves, matter waves, metamaterials, natural building blocks, quantum particle, romain fleury, wave physics, wireless communication

Due to deep passion for physics, Romain Fleury, after completion of his engineering diploma in France, joined the research group of Prof. Andrea Alù at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is currently pursuing a Ph.D degree. His research focuses on metamaterials, a new branch of science and technology that is making its way to maturity. (more…)

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