by admin | Mar 21, 2020 | News
Nature’s Graffiti – March 4, 2020 It’s Science Wednesday! Two weeks ago, we visited Horseshoe Island in the Antarctica Peninsula, below the Antarctic Circle. It was discovered and named by the British Graham Land Expedition under John Rymill,...
by admin | Mar 21, 2020 | News
Planetary Climate Change – February 26, 2020 In a time when climate change is often on people’s minds, let’s talk about it – starting with our home. Here on planet Earth, the root cause of recent climate change is us – humans and all our activity on...
by admin | Mar 21, 2020 | News
The Drake – February 19, 2020 By the time this Science Wednesday posts, I will have crossed the Drake Passage three times, working aboard the Greg Mortimer polar class expedition cruise vessel with Aurora Expeditions. The Drake Passage is a treacherous...
by admin | Mar 21, 2020 | News
Publish or Perish – February 12, 2020 In the academic world, there is a “publish or perish” culture. Peer-reviewed publications remain a key metric of success. As more PhDs are granted and the availability of permanent (tenured) full-time academic jobs...
by admin | Mar 21, 2020 | News
Carved by Ice – February 5, 2020 For this week’s Science Wednesday, check out the new Uly’s Science Shorts film made for the “Summits, Songs and Science” project! This one covers some of the geological past of Wisconsin, which has a highpoint, Timms...
