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and the ecology of marine and freshwater systems. My teaching in the area of animal diversity includes general coverage for lower division students and invertebrate zoology. I have the pleasure of teaching both in the Pacific Northwest and the Caribbean. My research interests include ecology and biogeography, primarily in aquatic systems. Much of my past research has focused on interactions between herbivores and algae in marine systems. This has included studies of geographical gradients of
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/FellowshipInternshipGraduateFacultyPrograms/ucm395746.htm Summer ORISE Fellowship Opportunity at the FDA Program Description Summer research opportunities are available at the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Jefferson, Arkansas. Selected individuals will participate in research projects on the biological effect of potentially toxic chemicals and the solutions to toxicology problems that have a major impact on human health and the environment. This program, administered by
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in agriculture, cattle ranching, and now roses. The rose, once the most poetic and seductive of flowers, is now on the defensive, and the cloud of pesticides suggest why. Long the symbol of love, irresistible desire, and ephemeral beauty, the prickliest of flowers has never been so popular, so lucrative–or so toxic for the environment. Every year, Americans buy about 1.5 billion roses, almost all of them from Latin America. The petals-and-pesticides story is retold every Valentine’s Day, and it
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-percent clean electricity bill in the nation, toxic pollution clean-up reform, and a suite of clean water, orca, and Puget Sound protection bills. × × Can you share a bit more about that clean electricity bill? It sounds really exciting. I’m particularly proud of the 100-percent clean electricity bill because it was passed by a coalition of labor, business, communities of color, and environmental advocates and sets the standard for the strongest 100-percent clean electricity bill in the nation both in
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Genocide Studies Program), Dr. Seth Dowland (Associate Professor of American Religious History), and Rabbi Bruce Kadden (Lecturer in Judaism and Holocaust Studies) will invite discussion of some of the toxic sources of antisemitism and the efforts to protect Jewish communities. 7:00pm – The Seventeenth David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture “From Religion to Politics: Antisemitism and Jew Hatred From Ancient Times Until Today” Dr. Marc Dollinger, the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Chair in Jewish Studies at San
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Scandinavian Cultural Center is dedicated to increasing and sharing knowledge of Scandinavian history and culture with the wider community of the Tacoma and South Puget Sound area.“Registrars to the Rescue volunteers will be supplying needed materials and teaching us how to create supportive and non-toxic storage solutions for our costume collection, as well as rolling up their sleeves to lift and move things around!” explained SCC director Elisabeth Ward. Ward says that the SCC’s collection, which
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now live without access to clean, drinkable water. The World Health Organization estimates that all the sickness worldwide, about 80 percent of it can be traced back to contaminated water supplies. And the water crisis is not only affecting third world countries, or areas such as China or India, she notes. In the U.S., California has a 20 year supply of freshwater left; New Mexico has a 10 year supply; Arizona now is simply out, and has to import most of its drinking water, she notes. In all, 40
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. According to her book, Blue Covenant, 2 billion people now live without access to clean, drinkable water. The World Health Organization estimates about 80 percent of all sicknesses worldwide http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIdWO0gdJBE can be traced back to contaminated water supplies. And the water crisis is not only affecting third world countries, or crowded areas such as China or India, she notes. In the U.S., California has a 20 year supply of freshwater left; New Mexico has a 10 year supply; Arizona
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precautions must be taken on the opposite side as are taken on the side on which the welding is being performed. All drums, pails, and other containers, which contain or have contained flammable liquids, must be kept closed (except when removing or transferring the contents). Empty containers are to be removed to a safe area apart from hot work operations or open flames. Before welding, cutting, or heating is begun, all drums, containers, or hollow structures that have contained toxic or flammable
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videos, presentations for local schools and university courses, and marketing campaigns motivating students, faculty and staff to change their lifestyle. “Even if global climate change is not happening, we are in a warming period,” Weinbrecht said. “We’re still releasing toxic chemicals into the world, and that needs to stop.” The ambassador program will continue through spring semester, with funding provided by the Wiancko Charitable Foundation. For more information, contact Todd at toddce@plu.edu
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