CHANS Lab secures Puget Sound Institute grant with Ecotrust
Kai Chan, Sarah Klain, and Mollie Chapman will be partnering with Ecotrust on a Puget Sound Institute grant to study cultural ecosystem services.
New Publication in PLOS ONE
Sea Otters in rocky intertidal ecosystems are the topic of the article by Gerald, Becca, Kai and other collaborators that came out this week. pdf
Paige spoke at Grabbing Green conference in Toronto
Paige Olmsted was among a diverse group of scholars and practitioners at U of T who participated in two days of panels and discussion focusing on the role of the “Green Economy” in achieving sustainability.
Industry thought they smelled something fishy
Sarah Klain reflects on her use of social media with unintended consequences for her research as part of the SciFund Challenge outreach class.
Kai attends the GYA’s General Assembly in Germany
Kai was among several Canadians at the Global Young Academy‘s General Assembly in Halle, Germany, contemplating how GYA could best serve young scientists and society.
Gerald giving invited presentation on science advocacy work in Calgary
Gerald will be presenting results from the science advocacy work at the International Association for Impact Assessment meeting in Calgary, May 13-16.
Ed is Canada’s Next Top Model(ler)
During the week of April 22-26 Ed participated in an Ecopath programming course hosted by the UBC Fisheries Center.
Kai to talk at Columbia University
On Fri April 19th, Kai will speak on “Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Conservation” (url) at Columbia University, hosted by Paige West.
Mollie and Paige are new Liu Scholars!
Joining several other lab members, ChansLab PhD students Mollie Chapman and Paige Olmsted have been invited to join the Liu Scholar program of the Liu Institute for Global Issues.
Kai and Paige launch initiative at AAAS meeting in Boston
As part of the symposium, “Getting to Global Ecological Sustainability”, Kai’s presentation introduced an initiative for a socio-eco movement. Learn more about it on the CHANS lab blog. Blog post