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<div align="center"><font size="+2" color="#0000FF"><b>DIALOG and
Disccrs News</b></font></div>
<div align="center">Oct. 1, 2004</div>
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color="#0000FF"><b>Resources</b></font></div>
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<div><b>Intergovernment Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO Report, The
ocean in a high-CO2 world.</b></div>
<div><font size="-4" color="#000000">he Scientific Committee on
Oceanic Research (SCOR) and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic
Commission (IOC) of UNESCO convened an open symposium on<i> The Ocean
in a High-CO2 World</i> 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.</font></div>
<div>See http://ioc.unesco.org/iocweb/CO2panel/HighOceanCO2.htm</div>
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<div align="center"><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>Science
News</b></font></div>
<div align="center"><font size="-1">Check out this section both for
news tidbits, and for</font></div>
<div align="center"><font size="-1">examples of how to communicate
science to a non-scientist audience</font></div>
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<div><b>ARAL SEA</b>: (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.</div>
<div
>http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_<span
></span>id=16277</div>
<div>See more lakes at</div>
<div><a
href=
"http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16298"
>http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_<span
></span>id=16298</a></div>
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<div><b>SMALL ISLANDS CAUTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE</b></div>
<div>from Associated Press<br>
UNITED NATIONS -- Small island states pleaded
for more aid as they face a<br>
devastating hurricane season and warned that the threat of climate
change<br>
was as urgent as the fight against terrorism and should get the
same</div>
<div>attention.<br>
Leaders and foreign ministers from the
Pacific island of Kiribati to the<br>
Caribbean paradise of St. Kitts and Nevis issued pleas for countries
to<br>
ratify the Kyoto treaty on global warming, saying in many instances
their</div>
<div>very existence was at stake.<br>
"We have demonstrated remarkable
solidarity in the fight against global<br>
terrorism. Can we not demonstrate the same in the fight against
climate<br>
change and sea level rise?" Kiribati's President Anote Tong said
Tuesday in<br>
a speech to the U.N. General Assembly's annual ministerial
meeting.</div>
<div>http://snipurl.com/9eyi</div>
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<div align="center"><font size="+1" color="#0000FF"><b>Jobs for
PhDs</b></font></div>
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<div><b>TENURE-TRACK POSITION AT U. ARKANSAS</b></div>
<div>Message from DIALOGer Susan Ziegler:</div>
<div> I wanted to send out a notice regarding
a tenure-track position we have<br>
open in ecology. We are looking for applicants from a wide array
of fields<br>
who will compliment some of our strengths in stable isotopic ecology
and</div>
<div>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.</div>
<div><b>ECOLOGIST</b> - The Department of Biological Sciences at the
University of Arkansas announces a tenure-track opening at the
Assistant level to start</div>
<div>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</div>
<div>biological invasions, the effects of elevated CO2, land use
change, or<br>
nutrient cycling. The successful applicant is expected to
establish an</div>
<div>externally funded research program and to be actively committed
to teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate level.<br>
The University has state of the art
facilities to support environmental<br>
research including the University of Arkansas Stable Isotope
Laboratory</div>
<div>(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.</div>
<div>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.<br>
Applicants must have a Ph.D., and postdoctoral (or equivalent
professional)</div>
<div>experience is preferred.<br>
Please send a statement of research and teaching
interests and goals,<br>
curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference to Dr. Cindy
Sagers,<br>
Chair, Ecology Search, Department of Biological Sciences, University
of<br>
Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701. For further information, visit
the<br>
Biological Sciences website at: http://biology.uark.edu/bisc.html,
or<br>
contact C. Sagers at csagers@uark.edu, or (479) 575-7195. Target
date for<br>
receipt of applications is 15 October, 2004, but applications will
be</div>
<div>reviewed until the position is filled.</div>
<div> The University of Arkansas is an
Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, Title IX employer. Women
and minorities are encouraged to apply.</div>
<div> 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</div>
<div>administration committed to the expansion of the department.<br>
The University of Arkansas is located in
Fayetteville, a city with a<br>
population of 50,000 nestled in the Ozark Mountains of
northwestern<br>
Arkansas. This environment provides unique<br>
opportunities for local field research. In addition, the
Department of<br>
Biological Sciences now occupies a new research building (Ferritor
Hall)<br>
designed to support high tech research. We offer a
competitive<br>
tenure-track position for qualified candidates in an academic and
social</div>
<div>community of high quality.</div>
<div>Susan Ziegler</div>
<div>Assistant Professor<br>
Department of Biological Sciences -632 Science-Engineering<br>
University of Arkansas<br>
Fayetteville, AR 72701<br>
479-575-6944 (6342 lab)<br>
fax. 479-575-4010<br>
email: susanz@uark.edu</div>
<div align="center">http://www.uark.edu/~susanz</div>
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<div align="center"><font size="-1">This newsletter has been developed
by C. Susan Weiler for the purpose of distributing information of
potential interest to recent PhDs engaged in interdisciplinary aquatic
science or climate change research, and to build an international
sense of community among recent grads. It provides an international
forum for the exchange of information and opinions regarding research,
professional and social issues.</font></div>
<div align="center"><font size="-1">The views and opinions expressed
are strictly those of C.S. Weiler or of the individual who has
submitted a particular item for distribution. The opinions expressed
do not necessarily reflect those of the funding agencies or sponsoring
societies. Dr. Weiler serves as producer and editor and reserves the
right to edit or reject material submitted to the list.</font></div>
<div align="center"><font color="#0000FF"><b>Please submit
announcements of interest to recent PhDs to phd@whitman.edu or
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<div>C. Susan Weiler,
Ph.D. </div>
<div>Biology
Department <span
></span> Tel:
509-527-5948 <br
>
Whitman
College <span
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>
Fax: 509-527-5961<br>
Walla Walla, WA 99362<br>
weiler@whitman.edu <br>
Programs for Recent
PhDs <span
></span> http://aslo.org/phd.html<br>
Minorities in the Aquatic Sciences
http://www.aslo.org/mas.html</div>
<div> DIALOG poster
http://www.aslo.org/phd/dialogposter.pdf<br>
DISCCRS poster
http://www.aslo.org/phd/disccrsposter.pdf <span
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