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From campus to the halls of Congress: One ESA Graduate Student Policy Awardee describes her experience

GSPA awardee Sarah Cuprewich shares her perspective on science policy and what it was like to participate in this year’s events.

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The view from the Hill: One ESA Graduate Student Policy Awardee describes his experience

GSPA Awardee Raymond Erskine shares his perspective on science policy and what it was like to participate in this year’s events.

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An Interview with Ecologist & Children’s Book Author Elise Gornish

Elise Gornish is a life member of ESA and a founder of the Ecological Restoration Section. She was elected an Early Career Fellow of the Society in 2019. In June, she published her first childrenโ€™s book, what she believes is the first childrenโ€™s book on ecological restoration. A Kidsโ€™ Guide to Ecological Restoration is available via Amazon. ESA: What was…

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Tom Lovejoy Tribute

The world lost a dedicated scientist and enthusiastic spokesperson for the environment with the passing of Tom Lovejoy. His optimism, generosity, and compassion inspired an amazing spectrum of ecologists, conservation biologists, economists, politicians, celebrities, and students.

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ESA Annual Meeting: Lessons learned and the path forward

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge effect on how we interact with each other and how we communicate scientific information to advance research. Working and interacting virtually has affected all societies and every field of science and ESA and ecology are no exception. Nearly all in-person conferences have been converted to an online format, the so-called virtual conference. 2020…

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Alexander von Humboldt for Ecologists

Bruce Byers explores the life and legacy of Alexander von Humboldt, a German polymath whose lasting impact on ecology is being highlighted in a virtual exhibition of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

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Advancing Science through Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice

By Kathleen Weathers, Pamela Templer, and Catherine Oโ€™Riordan โ€œTo fulfill ESAโ€™s mission to advance the science and practice of ecology, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color must be fully supported throughout their careers.โ€ -DEIJ Task Force Recommendations At its November 2020 meeting, the Governing Board of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) unanimously endorsed the recommendations submitted by the Task…

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A call for action: Itโ€™s time to integrate environmental justice into applied ecology research

by Gillian Bowser and Carmen R. Cid โ€œThe Somebody Elseโ€™s Problem fieldโ€ฆrelies on peopleโ€™s natural predisposition not to see anything they donโ€™t want to, werenโ€™t expecting, or canโ€™t explain.โ€ -Douglas Adams, 1982[1] When is the right time to act on environmental justice, diversity and inclusion?ย  For the last three decades, the Ecological Society of America membership has elevated the human…

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Blog Series #1: The ESA-SEEDS Campus Chapter Program: Engaging the Next Generation of Diverse Environmental Leaders

In honor of Kendra Chan by Jasjeet Dhanota, SEEDS Co-President with Kendra Chan, UC Davis (2014โ€“2015) ย  The Ecological Society of Americaโ€™s SEEDS program (Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability) is proud to announce a major gift from Ms. Vicki Moore in honor of her daughter, Kendra Chan, to support SEEDS Campus Ecology Chapters, which are active on over…

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Ecology and COVID #4: Leveraging the liabilities of virtual collaboration

by Benjamin S. Halpern1,2, Julien Brun1, Amber Budden1, Marty Downs1, Carrie V. Kappel1, and Julia S. Stewart Lowndes1 1National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 2Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA When the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) started shutting down its research labs on March…

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