[DIALOGnews] DIALOG and DISCCRS News Oct. 1, 2004
Susan Weiler
weilercs at whitman.edu
Fri Oct 1 13:45:53 CDT 2004
DIALOG and Disccrs News
Oct. 1, 2004
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Resources
Intergovernment Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO Report, The ocean
in a high-CO2 world.
he Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) and the
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO convened
an open symposium on The Ocean in a High-CO2 World on 10-12 May 2004
in Paris, France. The symposium addressed the biological and
biogeochemical consequences of increasing atmospheric and oceanic CO2
levels, and possible strategies for mitigating atmospheric increases.
Topics ranged from ocean physics, to chemistry and biology, including
the impacts of elevated CO2 levels on marine life, the dissolution of
calcium carbonate, and the impacts on coral reefs. Speakers also
evaluated the possible benefits and impacts of surface fertilization
and deep-ocean CO2 injection strategies. Symposium participants did
not address whether it would be a good policy choice to sequester
carbon dioxide in the ocean, but did identify what scientific
information is available, and what is still needed, to make informed
policy decisions.
See http://ioc.unesco.org/iocweb/CO2panel/HighOceanCO2.htm
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Science News
Check out this section both for news tidbits, and for
examples of how to communicate science to a non-scientist audience
ARAL SEA: (VM) Aral Sea: University of Maryland Global Land Cover
Facility, two images of the Aral Sea, once the 4th largest lake in
the world, show the dramatic change in size of the Aral Sea. The
changes have affected the climate of the area and most consider the
death of the southern portion of the sea to be inevitable as salt
concentrations are estimated to have climbed from 10% to over 20% in
the last 30 years. Currently measures are being taken to recover the
smaller northern portion of the Sea.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16277
See more lakes at
<http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16298>http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16298
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SMALL ISLANDS CAUTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
from Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS -- Small island states pleaded for more aid as they face a
devastating hurricane season and warned that the threat of climate change
was as urgent as the fight against terrorism and should get the same
attention.
Leaders and foreign ministers from the Pacific island of Kiribati to the
Caribbean paradise of St. Kitts and Nevis issued pleas for countries to
ratify the Kyoto treaty on global warming, saying in many instances their
very existence was at stake.
"We have demonstrated remarkable solidarity in the fight against global
terrorism. Can we not demonstrate the same in the fight against climate
change and sea level rise?" Kiribati's President Anote Tong said Tuesday in
a speech to the U.N. General Assembly's annual ministerial meeting.
http://snipurl.com/9eyi
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Jobs for PhDs
TENURE-TRACK POSITION AT U. ARKANSAS
Message from DIALOGer Susan Ziegler:
I wanted to send out a notice regarding a tenure-track position we have
open in ecology. We are looking for applicants from a wide array of fields
who will compliment some of our strengths in stable isotopic ecology and
biogeochemistry, plant ecology, animal ecophysiology, and GIS
technologies among others. Fayetteville is a beautiful college town
located adjacent to the Ozark National Forest. The Buffalo National
River and National Park is only about a 45 minute drive from campus.
Kayaking and canoing are very popular on both flat and white waters
of the area.
ECOLOGIST - The Department of Biological Sciences at the University
of Arkansas announces a tenure-track opening at the Assistant level
to start
15 August 2005. We seek candidates whose research and teaching
expertise focuses on ecology/environmental biology. Examples of
relevant areas include but are not limited to biogeochemistry,
conservation biology and landscape/ecosystem ecology. Possible areas
of specialization include
biological invasions, the effects of elevated CO2, land use change, or
nutrient cycling. The successful applicant is expected to establish an
externally funded research program and to be actively committed to
teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate level.
The University has state of the art facilities to support environmental
research including the University of Arkansas Stable Isotope Laboratory
(UASIL: http://www.uark.edu/ua/isotope) and the Center for Advanced
Spatial Technologies (CAST: www.cast.uark.edu), a GIS and remote
sensing facility.
The University has doctoral programs in Biology, Environmental
Dynamics, and Cellular and Molecular Biology. The candidate will be
expected to contribute to the development and the strengthening of
these programs and to have an active research laboratory supported by
extramural grants.
Applicants must have a Ph.D., and postdoctoral (or equivalent professional)
experience is preferred.
Please send a statement of research and teaching interests and goals,
curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference to Dr. Cindy Sagers,
Chair, Ecology Search, Department of Biological Sciences, University of
Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701. For further information, visit the
Biological Sciences website at: http://biology.uark.edu/bisc.html, or
contact C. Sagers at csagers at uark.edu, or (479) 575-7195. Target date for
receipt of applications is 15 October, 2004, but applications will be
reviewed until the position is filled.
The University of Arkansas is an Affirmative Action, Equal
Opportunity, Title IX employer. Women and minorities are encouraged
to apply.
The University of Arkansas has a student population
(undergraduate and graduate) of approximately 15,000, and is ranked
among the nation's top 100 Federally-funded research institutions.
The Department of Biological Sciences supports a well-funded,
research-active faculty, with an
administration committed to the expansion of the department.
The University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville, a city with a
population of 50,000 nestled in the Ozark Mountains of northwestern
Arkansas. This environment provides unique
opportunities for local field research. In addition, the Department of
Biological Sciences now occupies a new research building (Ferritor Hall)
designed to support high tech research. We offer a competitive
tenure-track position for qualified candidates in an academic and social
community of high quality.
Susan Ziegler
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences -632 Science-Engineering
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479-575-6944 (6342 lab)
fax. 479-575-4010
email: susanz at uark.edu
http://www.uark.edu/~susanz
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Biology Department Tel: 509-527-5948
Whitman College Fax: 509-527-5961
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