Engage women in science
January 13, 2015
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It has probably become more dangerous to be a woman than a soldier in armed conflict. — Maj. Gen. Patrick Cammaert, former U.N. force commander,
Category: PUBLICATIONS
Life on tree-tops
January 11, 2015
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Article below written by Bhaskar Krishnamurthy which features Dr. Lowman and her work in the canopies. Often considered the eighth continent of our planet, canopies
Gift from the gut
December 1, 2014
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If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough. — Albert Einstein Did you know that a hundred trillion microbes live in
New ‘spies’ for science
November 22, 2014
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Imagination is more important than knowledge. — Albert Einstein The era of “citizen spies” is upon us! “CSI: Miami,” take note. Many conservation biologists, geologists,
How to raise a girl scientist
November 22, 2014
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“Well behaved women rarely make history.” — Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Thankfully, things have changed in the world of science since brave and bold Marie Curie
A call for inclusive conservation
November 18, 2014
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A new comment in the journal Nature argues that conservation’s impact on the world is being hindered by the field’s lack of inclusiveness — particularly its failure to consistently
Tardigrades publication by NSF undergraduates involved in the “Wheelchairs and Water Bears in Temperate Forest Canopies” program
November 17, 2014
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Congratulations to my undergraduates from our NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates grant “Wheelchairs and Water Bears in Temperate Forest Canopies” for their first publication! This
Informal science education like museums can teach key concepts and fill gaps in STEM education
October 11, 2014
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Excerpt from “Ecoliteracy in informal science education settings” in EcoLiteracy, pp. 474–475: Specific metrics for the status of US science education indicate that the country
Global Canopy Science: Conferences, Publications, and Bottom-Up Action
October 9, 2014
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Below is an excerpt from “What’s Up?”, the International Canopy Network Newsletter Vol. 20, No. 2-3, which contains an interview with Margaret Lowman about Treetops
How to Raise a Woman Scientist
October 7, 2014
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“Well behaved women rarely make history.” — Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Although things have changed considerably for women in the world of science since the brave