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#DispatchesDNLee: Preparing for Tanzania - Vaccinations
Now that I am here, and the research hasn't quite gotten underway yet. I think it is a good time to give you an idea of what all went into getting here.
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A hip hop maven blogs on urban ecology, evolutionary biology & diversity in the sciences
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#DispatchesDNLee: Safe and sound in Tanzania
Hi everyone!I am happy to report that I made it safely and soundly to Morogoro, Tanzania. My flight was smooth and no incident. But by the time I got the 7 hour flight from Detroit to Amsterdam and immediately got on another 7+ hour flight (from Amsterdam to Kilamanjaro), it hit me that I might be insane.Long flights are no joke...
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#DispatchesDNLee: Postcards from Tanzania
As a kid I loved examining postage from other countries and I especially loved postcards. Part photograph, part souvenir, part journal, part data recorder.
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The Urban Scientist presents Dispatches from Tanzania #DispatchesDNLee
Field Biology may be one the most romanticized career tracks of the sciences. Images of exotic wild places, muddy boots, trekking through forests or mountains or grasslands, enduring the elements, swatting mosquitoes and other pesky insects… a scientist on an exhilarating journey exploring nature...
Scientific American Blogs celebrates 1 year anniversary
It’s Our Anniversary! Yes, The Scientific American Blog Network is 1 year old today. Quite a nice landmark for the oldest continuously published monthly magazine in America. (Ooh, I get goose pimples thinking about that…and I work with them...
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Wordless Wednesday: I'm a mammalogist
This book was a graduation present when I got my PhD in biology. I was very happy to receive it. It is a great gift. Perhaps when at the end of my postdoc I'll get a Smithsonian Book on African Mammals.I the meantime I'll leave you this video of me doing mammalogists do, getting excited over dead mammals!...
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Summer of Code could create the next teen Tech Superstar
Nive Jayasekar, a 17 year old teen age girl, designed a Smart App at a local hackathon and walked away with a prize of $10,500. She was also offered a summer internship at Facebook.
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Urban Science Adventure: Pollination Observations
In celebration of Pollination Week, June 18-24, I wanted to give everyone a few ideas for a great Urban Science Adventure Activity you can do this weekend.
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Wordless Wednesday: My Favorite Pollinators
June 18-24, 2012 is Pollinator Week. Join me is raising awareness of the importance of pollinators our ecosystems. How well do you know your bees?
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Pollinators Make the Word Go Round
Whether you realize it or not, but pollinating animals like bees, flies, beetles, butterflies, birds, and even many mammals are are vital to our delicate ecosystem.
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