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EBIO Solidarity Statement

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 18:51:44 +0000

EBIO Solidarity Statement Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 06/02/2020 - 12:51

The EBIO community shares in the pain and frustration over the recent horrific killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and other acts of violence against Black Americans. We stand in solidarity with all who are speaking out against racial injustice. To our colleagues and students in the Black community, we are here for you. We pledge to fight racism and reaffirm our efforts to build a more inclusive community. #BlackLivesMatter

Here are some resources and actions we can all take today:

Anti-racism resources for white people, a collection of resources compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein
So You Want to Talk �鶹ӰԺ Race, a talk by Ijeoma Oluo
How to Be an Antiracist, a book by Ibram X. Kendi
75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
Action toolkits from Black Lives Matter
Decolonize your mind, another great reading list
“Is my school racist?”
List of best places to donate
Talking with your labs
Incorporating anti-racist pedagogy

Statements from CU’s chancellor and professional societies:

From the Chancellor - Combating Racism Together

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i0wZCnQ4Og&feature=youtu.be

SACNAS

https://www.sacnas.org/2020/06/01/sacnas-stands-in-solidarity-with-black-communities-condemns-racial-injustice/

Ecological Society of America

https://www.esa.org/esablog/ecology-in-the-news/news-events/letter-to-the-community/

SSE

http://www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display/2020/6/2/statement-against-racism-and-racial-injustice/

AAAS CEO Comments on Social Unrest, Racism, and Inequality

https://www.aaas.org/news/aaas-ceo-comments-social-unrest-racism-and-inequality

SICB

https://twitter.com/SICB_/status/1267485418125062144/photo/1

Botanical Society of America

https://cms.botany.org/home/resources/bsa-statement-diversity-and-inclusion.html

Entomological Society of America

https://twitter.com/EntsocAmerica/status/1267511918836793350/photo/1

ASN

https://www.amnat.org/announcements/BLM.html

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Hotspots

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 16:15:10 +0000

Hotspots Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 11/07/2017 - 09:15

Hotspots, unearths the stories of people from all backgrounds and challenges viewers to view the world through a different lens. Carley Rutledge, built the Hotspots project with the aim to create a safe and educational platform for the everyday American to share their thoughts, feelings, questions and stories. Rutledge states,

"After a series of polling I discovered that most climate skeptics aren’t skeptics at all – they just have questions and they don’t feel comfortable asking them or don’t trust the answers. Most of them want to hear from other people like themselves instead of politicians, comedians, and scientists. They just want to know what’s happening right now, if anything."

Although Rutledge's interest in film was rooted at an early age, she chose to pursue a degree in science in college. In her Senior year at the �鶹ӰԺ, Rutledge enrolled in EBIO 4460: Film and Climate Change and found the cumulation of the two interests by creating the Hotspots project. Rutledge attributes the main inspiration for this work to her father, who challenged her to listen to both sides of the equation and to fairly communicate through debate. Rutledge operates Hotspots as a team of one, designing graphics, filming and editing each interview. Hotspots is open to viewer submissions and will continue to curate content on a regular basis. Rutledge states that the project is expaning and will be adding a new member to the Hotspots team in December.

"We here in Colorado have the privilege to see and feel and learn about climate change on a daily basis. I grew up in Texas, where my beliefs were the minority. Climate backers tend to talk about their work and opinions in an echo chamber – they cater to people who already understand them; and the people who have questions get ostracized and left out of the loop – to the point where they stop wanting to be in the loop. I want to create a place for these intelligent people to have their questions answered, and to not have to deal with politics, but to just listen to stories from people just like them. Humans make decisions based on irrational emotions, so why do we keep throwing rational facts at them? The basis of human communication is storytelling and we need to take science back to that place if we ever want to make the world a better place."
- Carley Rutledge, Hotspots Creator

From Hotspots:

A Mother, A Scientist

[video:https://vimeo.com/216791818]

Rebecca Safran is an accomplished scientist as well a mother and mentor. Her perspective allows her to give unique opinions on the way that science is communicated, and why it is important to listen to each other. She speaks about how her children have changed the timeline in which she views the world, and have driven her to create the best future possible for them.

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Digitally Preserving Plants of the Rockies

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 20:24:16 +0000

Digitally Preserving Plants of the Rockies Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 10/30/2017 - 14:24

Assistant Professor Erin Trip receives $2.9 million grant to begin digitally archiving more than 1.7 million plants across the southern Rocky Mountain range.

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The Migration Continues

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 20:47:00 +0000

The Migration Continues Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 10/25/2017 - 14:47

Painted ladies, Vanessa cardui migration continues through Colorado their 70-mile swarm was detected by weather radar. Professor Jeff Mitton shares insight and photos of the migration.

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Namibia Fairy Circles

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 14:08:12 +0000

Namibia Fairy Circles Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 06/08/2017 - 08:08

EBIO Graduate Student - Lauren Shoemaker, recalls her time spent in Namibia investigating the formation of the famed Namibian Fairy Circles. Lauren, Nichole Barger and Holly Barnard spent half a month in the NamibRand Nature Reserve. Fairy Circles are generally described to be circular patches of land, devoid of vegetation and tend to last between 30 and 60 years. Read more about Lauren's experiences on the her Namibia Fairy Circle's blog.

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Toby Hammer Interviewed in Nature Podcast

Anonymous — Wed, 31 May 2017 19:20:43 +0000

Toby Hammer Interviewed in Nature Podcast Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 05/31/2017 - 13:20

Toby Hammer was interviewed about his work on the missing caterpillar gut microbiome in the May 18th, 2017 episode of the Nature podcast. His work (a preprint version) can be found on bioRxiv. The podcast is available for download from Nature's podcast archives and on YouTube.

Nature has also published an article about the research.

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