From Meghan Duffy and Dynamic Ecology This is a guest post by Jonathan Barros, Briana Martin-Villa, Lexi Golden, Jonathan Hernandez, & Callie Chappell (UM EEB B.S. 2016) I. Introduction: During this challenging time of COVID-19, our lives have been turned upside down. Jobs have been lost or radically altered, loved ones have fallen ill, and…
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News and notes from your librarian: recreational media edition
by Scott Martin, Biological Sciences Librarian, University of Michigan Library The calendar tells me it’s September, and therefore that classes are starting, but it’s hard to tell from the makeshift workstation at my kitchen table. I love the quiet out here in the woods, but I also miss experiencing the excitement of a new semester…
Academic parenting during a pandemic
Recently, Meghan Duffy had a call while chasing her preschooler — who had just learned how to ride a pedal bike — around the block. (Insert your own life lesson about us both learning how to balance here.) From Dynamic Ecology by Dana Turjeman, Sondra Turjeman, and Meghan Duffy This began as a subsection of…
Going back to (a new) normal: reflections from three academics as universities and society begin to re-open
From Dynamic Ecology by Dana Turjeman, Sondra Turjeman, and Meghan Duffy This blog is directly connected to a post two of us (Dana and Meghan) published on March 15, right as things in the US were beginning to shut down due to COVID-19. In many places, discussions on re-opening the economy are at full speed…
Guest post: Suggestions from a wellness counselor on coronavirus and managing mental health
From Dynamic Ecology and Meg Duffy Kate Hagadone is the Wellness Counselor at Michigan Medical School’s Office of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies (OGPS). She sent the information in this post to an OGPS listserv at the end of last week. I thought the information would be of interest to lots more folks, so, with her…
Open discussion thread: field-based courses in the time of coronavirus
From Dynamic Ecology by Meghan Duffy, a University of Michigan ecologist and professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology In the past, if we used the word “remote” when talking about field-based courses, we would have been referring to going to a far-off location. Now, during the pandemic, talking about teaching field-based courses…
The coronavirus challenge –> Lifestyle adaptations… plus an existential encounter scenario
by Alexis Heinz, former EEB woody plants GSI, conservation ecology and landscape architecture graduate The coronavirus challenge has certainly altered the typical daily routine of many Americans. Because the issue is one of public health, enhancing immunity seems like the most pertinent topic to cover. Exercise. Regular exercise is paramount to survival in…
Hope in the time of COVID-19
Seeing this little friend bloom as my first flower of spring did a lot of good. by Kaitie Janecke Soltesz, Environmental Educator at Blandford Nature Center, University of Michigan and EEB alumna (BS 2015) When the shelter-in-place order came out, I decided to avoid the endless scroll of news, to pass on searching for every…
News and notes from your librarian: Strange Days edition
Scott and his mammoth. Mammoth says “We got this.” by Scott Martin, Biological Sciences Librarian, University of Michigan Library Hey all! When the call went out on Twitter for submissions to the blog, I figured I’d better get in line early. Nobody wants to be the follow-up act to Sharon the shark, right? Like many…
Some advice for PhD students and their mentors in the time of coronavirus
From Dynamic Ecology by Meghan Duffy, a University of Michigan ecologist and professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Dana Turjeman, Ph.D. student for Quantitative Marketing U-M Ross School of Business This blog post started as an email conversation between Dana Turjeman and Meghan Duffy. Dana turned her initial outline into a…