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The 2022 Request for Proposals for LTER Synthesis Working Groups is now open!
LTER synthesis working groups use the data produced at LTER sites (often together with data from other networks or sites) to tackle a wide variety of problems from comparative ecology to modeling to scaling.
LTER synthesis working groups organized through the LTER Network Office (LNO) are intended to support collaboration on these and many other types of questions. In the 2022 competition, the LNO expects to award 2-4 synthesis working groups at a funding level of up to $110,000 for up to two years.
PROPOSALS ARE DUE OCTOBER 12, 2022 AT 5:00 P.M. PDT.
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 In preparation for the 2022 LTER All Scientists' Meeting, learn how to measure LTER data pulses using time-series analyses! Participate in two sequential workshops: July 15 3-5PM EDT & August 22 3-5PM EDT. Registration required: |
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 The LTER Photo Contest begins July 5!
Compete for prizes, highlight your site, and help generate images for our new photo sharing website. Contest period runs until August 31, and winners will be announced at the All Scientists' Meeting. Open to all LTER folks—researchers, grad students, undergrads, REU's, and more! For more information, see the contest announcement.
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Announcing the LTER REU Webinar Series
REUs do crucial work across the network each summer, and they need to get up to speed fast! This summer, we're hosting a webinar series just for REUs. Students get an REU-specific overview of the Network in session 1, hosted by MSP's Sarah Hobbie. We'll also cover venues for REUs to present their research and get feedback. Session 2 focuses on communicating REU science with an eye toward the All Scientists' Meeting, but the lessons taught are widely applicable. See the full announcement here.
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The LTER Network Decadal Review is out!
The LTER Network Decadal Review, commissioned by the Advisory Committee to the Biological Sciences Directorate of NSF and completed by a dedicated committee of experts, is now public. The report drew on a Network self-study, completed in 2019, and dozens of meetings and interviews with Network participants. Its findings arrive just in time to inform planning at the 2022 All Scientists' Meeting.
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LTER All Scientists' Meeting 2022
Registration for the ASM is right around the corner—keep an eye out for more information this month. In the mean time, we're accepting poster submissions from sites until August 1. Sites are guaranteed 4 in-person posters, so be sure to to submit those before the deadlines. Sites and individuals may submit additional posters (beyond the 4-per-site limit) for online presentation, due on September 9.
General Meeting Information
Workshop Schedule
Travel and Lodging Information
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LTER Committee Meetings and LTER-related events are available for your reference at any time on the LTER Network Calendar.
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DEIA Resource of the Month
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Investigating Inclusive Terminology in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
 Participate in a research study investigating the use of harmful terminology in ecology and evolutionary biology. The more that participate, the stronger the results! Thanks to Harvard Forests' Shersingh Joseph Tumbler-Dávila for sending this along. There are a number of other LTER researchers involved, and we can't wait to see the outcome.
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DEIA Resource of the month is brought to you by the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee. Contact Committee chairs Cora Baird (caj2dr@virginia.edu ) or Nameer Baker (nameerbaker@gmail.com) for additional information.
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GitHub for supporting, reusing, contributing, and failing safely
by Allison Horst and Julia Lowndes
We're always looking for better ways to collaborate, participate in open science, and make synthesis work better. This illustrated story is about why GitHub is so powerful for supporting, reusing, contributing, and failing safely–and is a fun but powerful reminder why tools like GitHub are becoming essential. Read more >>
This story was originally posted by our friends at Openscapes, on their blog. Openscapes bridges environmental synthesis science with the open movement, and we're lucky to have them down the hall at NCEAS!
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Graduate students at the Luquillo LTER gave a series of lightning talks highlighting their research. Check out Part 1 and Part 2 of the presentations!
The Santa Barbara Coastal LTER has a new video overview of their site!
Check out life under the ice at the Beaufort Lagoon Ecosystems LTER in their new video from an ROV!
A new publication from the Kellogg Biological Station LTER investigates how teachers use Data Nuggets in the classroom. See the original publication, or read a blog post that covers the results.
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National Science Foundation
Other Media
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LTER Publications of Interest
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The 40 years of LTER-related papers are available on the LTER Network website and can now be easily searched by site, author, keyword, and publication type. The full Network bibliography is also available at the LTER Network Zotero Group Library. Follow this public group for regular updates. |
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Postdoctoral Fellow Opportunities
Research and Career Opportunities
Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Education Opportunities
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A creature from the sea, and hot sauce in coyote scat? The animal world is wild and weird, and LTER researchers across the network are in the thick of it! Looking forward to more wonderful and strange finds across the network as we launch into summer. Until next time!
Remember to tag us on Twitter at @USLTER for retweets and possible features! And be sure to follow us on Instagram @lter_community.
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