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Back to SearchUndergraduate Research Makes for Better Science
Episode 42
Improving training in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields is a major priority, crucial to the nation's economy and internation…
8 years, 1 month ago
Bonus Episode: Disease-Carrying Ticks and How to Avoid Them
Episode 41
Ticks pose numerous threats to human health and well-being, ranging from the familiar Lyme threat to spotted fever rickettsiosis and even mammalian …
8 years, 2 months ago
Bridging the Gaps in Global Conservation
Episode 40
To date, the conservation of global biodiversity has relied on a patchwork of international goals and national- and regional-level plans. Hampered …
8 years, 3 months ago
One Thing Leads to Another: Causal Chains Link Health, Development, and Conservation
Episode 39
The linkages between environmental health and human well-being are complex and dynamic, and researchers have developed numerous models for describin…
8 years, 4 months ago
ASGSR Annual Meeting
Episode 38
In October 2017, through the collaboration of the American Institute of Biological Sciences and the American Society for Gravitational and Space Res…
8 years, 5 months ago
Urban Mind: Measuring the Benefits of Nature in Real Time
Episode 37
The positive mental health effects of nature exposure in urban environments are well known, and the literature on the subject is growing fast. Howev…
8 years, 6 months ago
Specimen Collection, Populations, and Biodiversity Science
Episode 36
The benefits of specimen collection are well known. Natural-history archives are increasingly used by researchers to investigate evolutionary proces…
8 years, 7 months ago
A Waterway Bounces Back following the Passage of the Clean Water Act
Episode 35
Although the aims of environmental legislation are well known, measuring the effects of regulation is often a difficult task. Inadequate data for ba…
8 years, 9 months ago
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Wildlife Trade Management
Episode 34
The illicit wildlife trade is a multi-billion-dollar business that spans the globe. Unfortunately, efforts to control it have often fallen short, a…
8 years, 10 months ago
The Benefits and Pitfalls of Urban Green Spaces
Episode 33
With the rapid expansion of the urban landscape, successfully managing ecosystems in built areas has never been more important. However, our underst…
8 years, 11 months ago