Science article gets media attention
Gregr et al. in Science, about sea otters and the costs and benefits of ecosystem recovery, received considerable media attention (Altimetric score=448). As one of 48 articles, the Toronto Star published an article entitled, “From atomic peril to a $50M asset: The long, strange ride of Canada’s sea otters“.
Cam Bullen defends his Master’s
Cameron defended his Master’s thesis about Steller’s sea cows entitled, “A Marine Megafaunal Extinction and Its Consequences for Kelp Forests of the North Pacific“. Congratulations, Cam!
Jo Fitzgibbons selected for the Governor General’s Gold Medal by the University of Waterloo
Jo received this great honour for her Master’s research, which explored the process and politics of planning for urban resilience under the supervision of Dr. Carrie Mitchell.
Ashli Akins featured in National Geographic
Ashli Akins was interviewed by National Geographic about the challenges of running an NGO during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ashli runs Mosqoy in Peru, protecting intangible cultural heritage associated with weaving.
Aspen Ono defends her Master’s
Aspen defended her Master’s, entitled “The Canadian Outdoors from the Perspective of Recent Immigrants in Metro Vancouver: Nature Nurtures Newcomers“. Aspen was co-supervised by David Boyd. Congratulations!
Ale Echeverri wins the Freda Pagani Outstanding PhD Thesis Award at UBC
Congratulations to Alejandra Echeverri for this honour, for her 2019 PhD entitled, “Losing woodcreepers, iconizing manakins, and despising grackles: understanding human-bird relationships in agro-ecological landscapes“
Kai gives a BES Ecology Live webinar
Kai helped kick off the British Ecological Society’s Ecology Live webinar series, with >760 attendees. Kai talked about “Transforming Supply Chains to Save Nature: Relational Values and a Community of Heroes”. YouTube
Kai’s Commentary in Global News re: COVID-19
On April 12, Kai published an article titled, “How the coronavirus pandemic is a symptom of bigger problems“.
It begins, “I worry about COVID-19 and the sweeping economic harm it is bringing, but I worry far more if nothing big changes….”
IPBES Global Assessment synthesized in Science
As one of the Coordinating Lead Authors, Kai coauthored this article.
Maayan ups the ante, with Extinction Rebellion
At CHANS Lab, we believe it’s our responsibility to act when the science calls for action in the public interest, and we have our own individual styles of this, including civil disobedience. Maayan Kreitzman co-led Extinction Rebellion Vancouver’s closure of the Burrard Street bridge. See this video, the Star, and the Georgia Straight. #rebelforlife