urban ecologist and lover of the Calumet, urban greenspace, northern latitudes, belly botany.
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Hello friends! It's been a while, but we're back.
We are sure you all have many questions for us, and we hope to answer them in the coming weeks. In the mean time, for more information, visit our website: 500womenscientists.org/
#500WS #500WomenScientists
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Facing stress and struggles? A reminder that plant carnivory evolved independently at least a dozen times in response to environmental challenges. Difficult problems can lead to innovation and great beauty. Be the sundew.
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The South Side Sanctuary community plaza has opened in Bronzeville. buff.ly/46zGPnD
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Did you know that NYBG's Steere Herbarium has one of the best collections of #algae in the world? In fact, our 130,896 specimens of algae include more than 10,000 species, and weigh as much as 1.5 bull African Elephants! #NYBGscience
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"Turning environmental justice research into environmental justice action is not a dichotomy: It’s an imperative."
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The Committee on Environment, Geography and Urbanization launched its new major this fall. Combining seminars with project-based work, CEGU courses confront issues spanning from climate change to environmental justice to biodiversity. ms.spr.ly/6006ibvIC
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Why evolution matters in designing future cities royalsocietypublishing.org/d… @evo_urban @UrbanEcoLab #urban #urban_ecology #urban_evolution
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“People say the effect is only on the mind. It is no such thing. The effect is on the body, too.”
Florence Nightingale on nature's beauty as a remedy for illness and burnout themarginalian.org/2022/05/2…
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Join N4EJ this Saturday from 10a - 12p! Identify and observe the birds and trees of McKinley Park and learn how climate change affects them through this guided excursion with Citlally Fabela of Openlands. Meet outside McKinley Park Fieldhouse.
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This week, Chile announced a proposed new constitution written by a democratically elected convention, and it is likely the most legitimate constitution in the world, as it is written boldly in the context of the climate crisis. A 🧵on its inspiring climate provisions.
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Landscape #restoration cuts across the five global challenges.
▪️ Desertification and biodiversity loss
▪️The climate Crisis
▪️ Unsustainable supply and value chains
▪️ Broken food systems
▪️ Extreme inequality
#ScienceWeek2022
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REMINDER: Please join the CEGU Undergraduate Student Forum TODAY at 12:30pm in the SSRB Tea Room and on Zoom. Register here: ow.ly/hRoh50IIQp0
@UChicagoCollege
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Missed the BA Thesis Brainstorm? Make an appointment with one of our preceptors to discuss your ideas. The thesis application deadline is April 29th.
Schedule office hours here: ow.ly/h6Qz50IEx4Q
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From the Olympic Park to the Camden Highline, UK landscape practitioners love "heavily managed simulacra" - great piece by @lglyndal @aeastasio on the ecological value of post-industrial landscapes & why it should be embraced as "novel ecosystems". onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Hot off the presses! The Park 566 State of the Birds Report!
Visually stunning and info rich, we're proud to publish and support this amazing citizen science project and the ongoing work of @ChicagoParks.
chicagobirder.org/calumet-in…
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I'm happy to share my first post-PhD publication (not dissertation related) w/ @aeastasio is available. Thanks to @Finding_Quality & @BOUCUR for being part of this slag-love party!
Urban post‐industrial landscapes have unrealized ecological potential onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
