Color and Community

“I think it’s important to learn from science and be exposed to it. I don’t see people paying attention unless it’s placed in front of them. That's what I see as the link between art and science. Most people don’t read scientific journals every day – somebody has to translate.”

NCEAS artists in residence Bonnie Peterson and Leila Youssefi discuss their time with scientists and the pieces they exhibited.

Research into Practice

“The LTER Network Advancing Public Engagement Across LTERs (APEAL) project asks scientists not only to consider, ‘What are we doing to engage the public?’ but also ‘Why are we doing this? How will we know if we’re making a difference? ‘and ‘How can we address the needs and interests of the community?’”

NCEAS and LTER announce a new project to improve public engagement with science.

A Decade of MPAs

“Identifying conditions that promote or limit human engagement is critical to designing MPA networks that achieve multiple goals effectively, equitably, and with minimal environmental impact.”

The NCEAS Marine Protected Areas decadal assessment working group reflects on their data on public engagement with the 124 MPAs in the Golden State.

DEIJ Resource of the Month

The Data Ethics Canvas from Open Data Institute
Free Online Guide
This tool for anyone who collects, shares, or uses data encourages the user to explore ethical considerations about a project. Available in multiple languages!

SciComm Resource of the Month

Reccomended Practices for Science Communication with Policymakers
Online Booklet
Written by dozens of science policy experts, this guide explores best practices for scientists taking that extra step in communicating their work to policymakers.

Data Science Resource of the Month

Rants and Raves about Quarto
Slides by Carlos Scheidegger
In these online and open access slides, data scientist Carlos Scheidegger at Posit goes over his pros and cons with the popular R software program.

Scientist Spotlight:
Cristina Mancilla,  Community Engagement Officer

“My roles in academia, organizations, and  my community have always been tied to my love for nature and commitment to serving underrepresented identities. While I was at the Bren School at UCSB, I was on the DEIJ committee and co-led the Environmental Justice club. Now that I am at NCEAS and LTER, I am excited to apply and share what I've learned about the connections between people, the environment, and justice.”

Synthesis Spotlight:
LTER Across Biome Synthesis on C, N, and P Cycling

The cycling of  elements like carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorous are tightly linked in terrestrial systems, but exact dependencies are not clear. In this one-time synthesis group with the Long Term Ecological Research Network, this group hopes to answer if carbon and nitrogen cycles are dependent on phosphorous. One expected output is a new, open database on soil phosphorous across LTER sites.

Opportunities at NCEAS

Conference | 2024 Environmental Data Science Summit
Apply by October 2, 2023
Don’t miss your chance to join the second year of the NCEAS EDS summit - this time with a theme of communicating and translating environmental data. Funding available!

Job | NCEAS Social Cost of Plastic Pollution Postdoc
Apply by October 19, 2023
NCEAS has funding for a two year postdoc on a new center project to develop a framework to integrate the social costs of plastic pollution into policymaking. Expected salary: 64-77k.

Course | Fundamentals in Data Management for Qualitative and Quantitative Arctic Research
Apply by October 20, 2023
This five day, in person workshop will provide researchers an overview of ethics, steps, and methods for preserving Arctic data plus an introduction to programming in R.

RFP | Masters of Environmental Data Science Capstone Projects
Submit by October 20, 2023
The Bren School and NCEAS invites any agency, company, organization, or individual facing an environmental challenge to submit a proposal for a MEDS Capstone project.

Job | NCEAS Data Training Program Lead (openS)
Apply by October 23, 2023
The NCEAS Learning Hub is expanding! We’re seeking a data science educator to lead trainings in R and python, especially for our openS course. Expected salary: 65-75k.

Note: NCEAS is part of the University of California, Santa Barbara, an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veteran status.

Papers We’re Reading

Diverse pathways for climate resilience in marine fishery systems

Fish and Fisheries
Part of our SNAPP partnership, this paper presents an actionable framework to improve management and examines 18 fisheries for important social, economic & ecological factors.

Model-based scenarios for achieving net negative emissions in the food system
PLOS Climate
With global food systems accounting for a third of greenhouse gas emissions, this paper from an NCEAS and WWF working group examines strategies for negative emissions by 2050.