ECo Postdoc, Jess McLaughlin Gives Commentary Regarding Support for Transgender Scientists

Congratulations to recent ECo postdoc Jess McLaughlin, one of an interdisciplinary group of transgender and/or family members of transgender scientists who authored a commentary in the journal Cell where they discuss the historical origins of trans marginalization, explain how this affects trans people’s careers in science and medicine, and lay out actions that cisgender individuals and institutions can take to support trans people in STEMM. Cell, Aghi et al. “Rigorous science demands support of transgender scientists” https://cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(24)00187-9...
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Environmental Conservation & Organismic Evolutionary Biology Members Collaborate Research in UMass Article

There is an nice writeup of research on a paper in The Journal of Experimental Biology by Lonthair et al - Josh Lonthair (currently a lecturer in the Biology dept) and several other OEB folks - Students Estefany Argueta and John Swenson, and OEB faculty Lisa Komoroske, Brian Cheng, Steve McCormick.and Ben Letcher. Why Are Fish Getting Smaller as Waters Warm? Not Because of Their Gills, Finds Study Led by UMass Amherst : UMass Amherst Congrats to all for their wonderful work! ...
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Timothy Randhir Co-Authors Study About Elephants Affected by Climate Change

"Conservation of elephants requires a transboundary management approach to climate change mitigation, cooperation among conservation agencies, and effective partnerships with all relevant stakeholders for conservation," says authors Timothy R and Simon Nampindo (Wildlife Conservation Society Uganda). Full article: https://www.salon.com/2024/02/06/african-elephants-are-being-crushed-by-climate-change-causing-ripple-effects-through-their-herds/...
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Paul Catanzaro speaks with U. of Wisconsin SilviCast about Old Growth in forests

Paul Catanzaro, Professor and State Extension Forester, speaks on University of Wisconsin's SilviCast: "Putting the Old in Old Growth" about his work with Tony D'Amato on Restoring Old-Growth Characteristics in forests. The episode information can be found and listened to here: https://www3.uwsp.edu/cnr-ap/WFC/Pages/Research-Development/old-growth-management.aspx...
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Position Available: Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology

Position Available: Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology

We are very pleased to announce that the search for our new Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology has been fully approved! The following link is the job description: https://careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-us/job/520604/assistant-professor-wildlife-ecology Search Committee: Chair- Nate Senner Faculty Representatives: Brian Cheng, Grace DiRenzo, Lena Fletcher & Curt Griffin Graduate/Post-doctoral Representatives: Grace Casselberry & Maina Handmaker We look forward to adding to our great team!!...
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