by Darlene Cavalier | May 21, 2011 | Science Policy
Received this invitation from Andrew Maynard at the University of Michigan. It’s open to all so if I’m sharing it with you. I wanted to bring to your attention the 2011 Risk Science Symposium. The symposium brings together an exciting set of speakers from...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 9, 2011 | Blog, Citizen Science, In the News, Science Policy
From the Associated Press, this morning. It’s been printed in the Philadelphia Inquirer, The Washington Times, USA Today and many other media outlets: Once restricted mainly to counting birds – most famously, in Audubon’s 111-year-old Christmas Bird...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 26, 2011 | Blog, Citizen Science, Science Education, Science Policy
Changing Planet is a series of three, televised Town Hall meetings, hosted by Tom Brokaw and Anne Thompson of NBC News, on what climate change means. The first event was held at Yale on 1/25 and the just-broadcast video of that program is posted above. It first aired...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 20, 2011 | Blog, Science Policy, Shad, Writings
It’s shad season here in Philly. This fish is even more remarkable than your average salmon. Find out why, right here. Time to dust off the old shad pieces featured here in the past…including a folksy audio file you might enjoy! (This is a picture of a...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 20, 2011 | Blog, Science Policy
Dr. Steven M. Altschuler, chief executive of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, penned this editorial in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer. This was written as part of the Philadelphia Science Festival, continuing through April 28. A good reminder that...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 26, 2011 | Blog, Science Education, Science Policy
This is part of a series I’m working on with Discover Magazine, the National Science Foundation, NBC, Planet Forward, and Science For Citizens. The first event, held at Yale on 1/25, was moderated by NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw and featured a lively discussion...
