 Two Field Futures Workshops Still Open
The LTER is excited to offer FieldFutures workshops designed to prevent harassment and assault in fieldwork this spring, in anticipation of the coming field season. These 90-minute workshops will help participants learn to prevent, intervene in, and report incidents of sexual harassment and assault in scientific or field settings. Workshop date and times are:
- Wednesday, May 3 at 9:00-10:30 a.m. PT
- Thursday, May 18 at 9-10:30 am PT
Register here >>
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 NCEAS DEIJ Seminar Series
The National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, which houses the LTER Network Office, just announced speakers for their spring DEIJ Seminar Series, which is open to the public.
This seminar series was motivated by conversations about how we at NCEAS can foster diversity and inclusion within our scientific community, while also designing research questions and approaches to promote environmental justice and equity across our broader community. We know these lessons are broadly applicable across the LTER community, and we hope to see you there!
Register here >>
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 On September 21-24, 2023, the SEEDS program and the Black Ecologist Section of Ecological Society of America are co-hosting a hands-on experience in urban ecology in Houston, Texas.
This field trip will explore how the urban ecology of cities differs across socioeconomic status and the potential consequences of environmental injustice.
Selected undergraduate students will have the unique opportunity to learn cutting-edge methods in urban ecology while also receiving mentorship and career development by working with Black ecologists who are experts in the field. Deadline to apply is April 30th.
Learn more >>
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 The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AUBS) Faces of Biology Photo Contest is now open. Deadline for submissions is September 30, 2023. Help the public and policymakers to better understand the breadth of biology - and win cash prizes and see your photo published in BioScience.
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Do you teach residential field courses at field stations, marine labs, field camps?
If so, the Belonging in the Field Project Team invites you to take a 20 minute survey. The purpose of the survey is to gather information on teaching practices used by field educators in residential field courses.
This project aims to understand the unique factors that build and shape student sense of belonging through field experiences. By taking the survey, you will contribute to collective knowledge about how sense of belonging develops in field settings, and you will get an opportunity to reflect on your own practices. We will use the data from this survey to inform the development of a Community of Practice that builds the capacity of faculty in the field sciences to share and implement teaching practices and mindsets that increase inclusion and equity.
This study was deemed exempt by the University of Michigan’s Institutional Review Board (study # HUM00206922). For further information, visit the Project Website. Please direct any questions to belonginginthefield@gmail.com.
Please feel free to share this survey with others who teach residential field courses. It will remain open for about a month.
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LTER Committee Meetings and LTER-related events are available for your reference at any time on the LTER Network Calendar.
- May 3, 2023, 9:00 am PT: FieldFutures Workshop
- May 10-12, 2023: LTER Science Council Annual Meeting
- May 12, 2023: NSF MicroLabs Workshop
- May 17, 2023, 12pm PT: Sara Bombaci, NCEAS DEIJ Seminar
- May 18, 2023, 9:00 am PT: FieldFutures Workshop
- May 15 to 19, 2023: PSECCO Polar Postdoc Leadership Workshop
- May 17, 2023, 12pm PT: Sara Cannon, NCEAS DEIJ Seminar
- June 12-14, 2023: NSF workshop on use-inspired research
- June 14, 2023, 12pm PT: Grace Wu, NCEAS DEIJ Seminar
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DEIA Resource of the Month
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 Writing a massively multi-authored paper: Overcoming barriers to meaningful authorship for all
Authorship is a complicated issue, especially among large scale collaborations that cross disciplines, institutions, backgrounds, and career stages. Our friends at NutNet just published a paper with authorship lessons learned over fifteen years of leading research initiatives hundreds of researchers strong. A great read for those involved in synthesis groups or other large collaborative projects. Read more >>
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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The Tall and Short of It
by Katie Sperry
This new SSALTER blog post highlights research from Dr. Robyn Zerebecki and collaborators that demonstrates intraspecific variation can have ecosystem-level consequences at the Plum Islands Ecosystem LTER. Read more >>
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Litterfall in the Limelight:
How a "COVID paper" from Harvard Forest sheds light on spatial and temporal patterns of litterfall
by Jenna Zukswert
Long-term litterfall mass data from Harvard Forest was used in conjunction with data from the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) and a global litterfall dataset to draw conclusions on patterns of litter inputs in temperate deciduous forests, which have implications for carbon and nutrient cycling. Read more >>
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Check out the Newsmatocyst, the Santa Barbara Coastal LTER's new newsletter!
The Minneapolis-St. Paul LTER unveiled a new logo this month, and it looks great!
The Virginia Coast Reserve's Karen McGlathery was featured on the HOOS in STEM podcast, where she discusses why sea grass is so fundamental to climate change, what it’s like to snorkel for field work, and how the data is ultimately channeled toward change. So cool! Listen here >>
You can listen to Matthew Burner's new single, The Dreams of Seagrasses, which is composed by translating Virginia Coast Reserve data into sound. Crazy!
Xochitl Clare, graduate student at the Santa Barbara Coastal LTER and plenary speaker at the 2022 LTER All Scientists' Meeting, received a 2023 BioOne Ambassador Award for her short video about her research on Keller's Whelk. Congrats!
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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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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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LTER Network Newsletters
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