Applications for the Hubbard Brook Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program are due by February 6 – that’s just 3 weeks away! We are seeking a student to work on a hillslope hydrology project looking at how water travels through soils on its way to streams in forested ecosystems. See our post from Dec. 11th […]
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To continue on the theme of my last post on communication, writing is also a challenge many of us face. Here is a nice blog from Scientific American on the topic. For me, I’ve had to stay home on Thursdays this semester to make writing progress, but I’m still behind. Being behind is inevitable, but
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I used to teach a class in data visualization because I was frustrated with the quality of graphics in student work and that I was seeing in papers I was reviewing for journals. I just saw an article from my colleagues at Penn State that provides an excellent overview of effective data visualization principles. The article
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The National Science Foundation is funding two REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) positions at Hubbard Brook this summer as part of the Long Term Ecological Research program (see the HBRF webpage for details or our opportunities webpage) ($5000 stipend for the summer + living expenses). One of the those positions is with our Hydropedology project and
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There are some excellent resources on this site for graduate students. Check them out!! Here is a document I wrote up for the ecology grad students at my university, with tips on giving a good talk, and on some common statistical mistakes to avoid. As with all the advice I offer, it is far from
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A few weeks ago, there was an article in EOS, the American Geophysical Union newspaper, about a recent survey conducted of graduate students from two large interdisciplinary research projects. The findings from the survey, I believe, are right on the money. Scientists preparing for interdisciplinary research careers must learn many diverse skills that do not
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