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Deputy Division Director – NSF Division of Environmental Biology

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The Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) in the Directorate for Biological Sciences at the National Science Foundation is seeking a Deputy Division Director. This position is posted as SES Career (Senior Executive Service, permanent), SES Limited Term (1-3 years) or IPA. Please refer to the USAJOBS announcement for further information on the position and on how… Read more »

New Toolkit from CAISE on Inclusion in STEM

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Informal Science (formerly the Center for the Advancement of Informal Science Education) has released a new toolkit: Broadening Perspectives on Broadening Participation in STEM. Key practice briefs, such as these on Cultural Norms of STEM and Modeling Workplace Inclusion serve as discussion-starters for identifying the issues and solutions for each site. Find information on this and many other resources for increasing… Read more »

Shady Streams, Slippery Salamanders

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$15.95 By Jason Patrick Love Illustrated by Joyce Turley Two boys, Jonathan and Christopher, live in the southern Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina. These mountains are among the oldest on Earth and the highest can reach over 6,000 feet in elevation. Many streams and rivers are born in these mountains. One day while exploring… Read more »

Presentation: Life on Ever-Shrinking Sea Ice: A Penguin’s Perspective (Fraser)

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Bill Fraser, Polar Oceans Research Group, Oregon State University, NSF Palmer Station, Antarctica LTER Site The Western Antarctic Peninsula is among the most rapidly warming regions on Earth. Mid-winter temperatures have increased, on average, by more than six degrees Celsius (10.8ºF) over the last six decades, resulting in melting of sea ice and changes in… Read more »