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Lucy Emma Braun

By Ashley Moulton Emma Lucy Braunis best known for her pioneering work in many fields including plant & forest ecology, vascular plant taxonomy, and plant geography. She was born in 1889 in Ohio and quickly developed a curiosity of nature during family trips to neighboring woods with her sister...

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Assistant professor to bestselling author: Diana Gabaldon

By Lindsay MilesDr. Diana Gabaldon has not had the typical career of a woman in science. She started her career as an ecologist, earning a BS, MS, and PhD in biological sciences with a broad interest in ecology. She had the standard academia track, 2 post-docs followed by an associate professor position...

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Bias against women and the Nobel Prize - Esther M. Zimmer Lederberg

By Joe Morina After our discussion on Esther Lederberg, questions about women and the Nobel Prize were brought up.  Between 1901 and 2014 there were a total of 860 individuals who won the Nobel Prize/ Prize in Economic Sciences according to the Nobel Prize website. Out of 860 individuals,...

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6 Truths Women in Ecology Face Today

By April Harris Ecology is a vast and wondrous field that allows scientists many opportunities to explore and answer questions about the world around them. Having a career in this field can be as challenging as it is rewarding, especially for women in ecology.  Coming from a background of having many supportive and encouraging women ecologist around me, it never occurred to me that others...

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seppeltsfield studio and the big clay day out...

This is a slow day post a very busy long wkd in Adelaide…I'm getting into a groove with my new space and starting to get a work flow happening, it is quite the challenge and very different to market headspace. But all good and meeting some fab peeps over for a holiday plus quite a few locals, which...

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Pioneering paleoecology - Dr. Kaye Reed

By Kelsey O'NeillWhen we discussed female paleoanthropologists it was the same time a major science story was breaking. Homo naledi is a new species of hominin that has been broadcasted all over the popular press; one major spotlight is that a team of women scientists was conducting the excavation...

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A species that matters - Cuphea viscosissima

Blue Waxweed or Clammy Cuphea (Cuphea viscosissima) is infrequently encountered in North Carolina. It has been reported from the northern mountains, southern mountains, and northern Piedmont - perhaps it is overlooked and unreported at stations in between?  The species is widely distributed in...

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Using 100% Cold Pressed Neem Oil with Azadirachtin in Your Garden: Stop Chewing Insects!

Using 100% Cold Pressed Neem Oil with Azadirachtin in Your Garden: Stop Chewing Insects!I have been using Neem Oil for several years. It is outstanding for stopping chewing insects in your vegetable garden. It is 100% natural as it pressed from the seeds of the Neem tree. If you look up Neem Oil use in India, you will find it has been used for well over a 1000 years.I sell 100% Cold Pressed Neem...

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PhD student Stephen Via wins 1st place!

Stephen Via won 1st place for best student presentation at the International Phytotechnologies Conference! He presented his work titled "Physiological and morphological responses to explosives contamination across plant functional groups”.  Additionally, Stephen was awarded travel grants through...

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The fatal flowers of Tall Thistle (Cirsium altissimum)

Tall Thistle (Cirsium altissimum); Durham Co, NC (9/14/15)I find Tall Thistle (Cirsium altissimum) to be one of our most interesting natives.  Perhaps this is because I often root for the underdog, and so many gardeners, farmers, and even "conservationists" despise thistles. Hopefully their aversion...

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Mountain Bog Recovery & Expansion

Bog edge, before thinning (June 2015)Bog edge, after thinning (July 2015)The above images were taken near the perimeter of a so-called "mountain bog" in western North Carolina.  The first image shows the conditions before active restoration, the second image shows the same locale after clearing...

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Ornithology for the people - Florence Merriam Bailey

By Jessie Reese           Florence Merriam Bailey was a pioneering naturalist best known as a celebrated field guide author and for her extensive observational field studies of birds. She was born in 1863 and developed an early interest in natural history...

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