 Joint LTER Network and CESU Career Forum
Panelists Announced!
April 25, 2023
3:00-5:00 PM EST/12:00-2:00 PM PST
Are you a graduate student curious about a career at a federal agency?
Join us to meet agency ecologists from around the nation and learn about their career paths, backgrounds, job responsibilities, benefits and challenges, and ‘a day in their life.’
Bring your questions and join a lively discussion.
Click here for more information and registration.
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 NSF-sponsored workshop on use-inspired research
The “Building Bridges to Use-Inspired Research and Science-Informed Practices” workshop series aims to build stronger connections among academic, private, and government partners to translate basic science research into solutions that benefit society. It will consist of two free synchronous online events called MicroLabs (April 14 and May 12), followed by a free in-person three-day workshop June 12-14, 2023. Organizers are especially encouraging participation of graduate students, postdocs and early career professionals.
https://apply.knowinnovation.com/inspired-science/
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 NCEAS Morpho Initiative Applications Open
The Morpho Initiative is an applied environmental science initiative launched by NCEAS. Morpho convenes working groups consisting of government agency, NGO, tribal, and academic researchers to develop and accelerate science in the service of environmental management.
Proposals due April 5, 2023. Click here for more>>
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Other Announcements:
- Congress has started considering funding levels for federal programs for fiscal year 2024. Please take a few moments to ask your members of Congress to provide robust funding for NSF. Follow the prompt from AIBS here >>.
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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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 Peer review perpetuates barriers for historically excluded groups
Is peer review biased? A new paper with several Kellogg Biological Station grad student authors suggests it might be—it's harder to publish if you're part of some marginalized groups. The review also covers several potential solutions to the problem and analyzes the journal landscape in terms of equitable policy.
DEIA Resource of the month is brought to you by the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Committee. Contact Committee chairs Nameer Baker (nameerbaker@gmail.com) or Mariah Patton (mtpatton@umn.edu) for additional information.
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Similar Invasive Insects Coexist through Slight Differences in Environmental Responses
by Isabela Lima Borges
Novel analyses of a 31-year dataset on invading ladybeetles shows that small differences in habitat preference across years allow for two similar invading species to coexist while native species decline. Read more>> |
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Across fourteen LTERs, soil carbon is a "gatekeeper" on the nitrogen cycle
by Gabriel De La Rosa
An LTER cross site synthesis effort reveals that soil carbon availability determines nitrogen mineralization and nitrification rates across a wide diversity of terrestrial ecosystems. Read more >> |
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DataBits: Experimenting with LoRaWAN for Sensor Data
by John Porter
Sensor technology is growing fast, and new protocols for sending sensor data over long distances are popping up all over the place. High frequency measurement is a boon to research, but how well does this system actually work? Read more>> |
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The Toolik Field Station, home of the Arctic LTER, launched a quarterly newsletter. Sign up here!
The first Synthesis Working Group to come through NCEAS this spring, home of the LTER Network Office, is here this week. The Plant Reproduction synthesis group is currently working on three papers during their third in-person meeting. It's inspiring, to say the least! Many more have plans to come through, so stay tuned for updates!
The LTER is on Mastodon! Give us a follow if you're on the platform, and check out this nice guide if you need a primer on the Twitter alternative.
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NSF Research News
Other Media
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LTER Publications of Interest
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The more than 25,494 LTER-related papers are available on the LTER Network website, searchable by site, author, keyword, and publication type. The Network bibliography is also available at the LTER Network Zotero Group Library. Follow this public group for regular updates.
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REU Opportunities
Other Opportunities
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Postdoctoral Fellow Opportunities
Research and Career Opportunities
Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Education Opportunities
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Social Media of the Month
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FCE students became stewards of their site this month, collecting trash and keeping their ecosystem as natural as possible. Where physical labor was the name of the game at FCE, the MCM folks labored intellectually, charting a path for their next grant cycle.
One thing we hear about from folks all over the LTER, from ASM participants to Synthesis Working Group members and beyond, is how great fellow LTER people are to work with. It truly takes a team to do great things—and our social media highlights this month reinforce that in two ways.
Remember to tag us on twitter at @USLTER for retweets and possible features! And give @lter_community a follow on Instagram! Check our our new mastodon page, too: ecoevo.social/@USLTER
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LTER Network Newsletters
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