Month: April 2012

Ice seals and Cachalot in Spring 2012 Duke Environment

[photo size=’small’ align=’right’ link=’http://superpod.ml.duke.edu/johnston/files/2012/04/DEimage_preview.jpg’ icon=’zoom’ lightbox=’image’ ]http://superpod.ml.duke.edu/johnston/files/2012/04/DEimage_preview.jpg[/photo]The Spring 2012 issue of Duke Environment Magazine is out, and there are two articles that cover work done in the Johnston Lab. The first is the lead story in the research section portion of the magazine (called the Log), and is a recap of the work we published…
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Scientists with Stories – Workshops and Small Grants

Here’s an update on the Scientists with Stories Project, (SwS) -a collaboration to create intensive training workshops and professional exhibition opportunities for PhD students affiliated with the Duke University Marine Laboratory (DUML) and the UNCʼs Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS). Applications are now available for the SwS digital media workshop and for small grants for media projects available…
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Learning by Doing – Ben Soltoff on Duke beyond Duke

[photo size=’medium’ title=’This is Ben!’ align=”right” icon=”zoom” link=’http://superpod.ml.duke.edu/johnston/files/2012/04/benSoltoff.jpg’]http://superpod.ml.duke.edu/johnston/files/2012/04/benSoltoff.jpg[/photo] My marine megafauna class is again coming to a close. This class is a joy to teach, as we introduce students to many aspects of marine science and conservation through compelling examples of big ocean creatures. Part of the joy of this class comes from the field…
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Cachalot featured in Scientific American

I’m really excited about where things are going with Cachalot, our digital textbook for Marine Megafauna here at Duke. This project has grown out of an incredible effort of students and colleagues who all have contributed so much. This month Cachalot is featured in a story about novel digital textbooks Scientific American, available in the…
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