I have been compiling documented cases of sexual harassment in academia. So far, I’ve unearthed 160 cases, including 3 departments and 19 administrators. Earlier, I wrote a post about a few things I learned while compiling this list. I have a few things to add: 1. SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT UNIVERSITIES IS OFTEN PHYSICAL. While someContinueContinue reading “Sexual Harassment in Academia – Not Just Words”
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What I learned from a week of slogging through the underbelly of sexual harassment in academia
Related Post: not-a-fluke-that-case-of-sexual-harassment-is-not-an-isolated-incident/ and sexual-harassment-in-academia-not-just-words/ A week ago I decided to fight back when yet another report of sexual harassment in academia surfaced (and another report cropped up in the intervening few days). Fed up with suggestions that sexual harassment was the problem of a single discipline, I decided to compile every case of sexualContinueContinue reading “What I learned from a week of slogging through the underbelly of sexual harassment in academia”
Kyler Stanley at the North American Association for Environmental Education
Geocognition Research Lab undergraduate Kyler Stanley recently presented his research, Measuring Connection to the Environment through Drawing Analysis, at the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE). Well done, Kyler!
New Paper by GRL Affiliate Andrea Bierema
Geocognition Research Lab affiliate ANDREA BIEREMA has published a new paper in Anthrozoos, Undergraduate Biology Students’ Interpretations of the Term “Animal”. Congratulations, Andrea!
Collaboration to improve Native American tribes’ access to climate science tools
The Geocognition Research Lab is pleased to be part of a new NSF-funded project to foster better relations between tribes and scientific organizations when dealing with climate change. The project, led by Kyle Powys Whyte – an MSU philosophy professor – is a collaboration between Michigan State University and the College of Menominee Nation. MoreContinueContinue reading “Collaboration to improve Native American tribes’ access to climate science tools”
Libarkin named a Fellow of the Geological Society of America
Dr. Julie Libarkin was named a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.
Congratulations to graduate student Caitlin Kirby!
GRL graduate student Caitlin Kirby was just awarded the National Society of Collegiate Scholars GEICO Graduate Award! Congratulations, Caitlin!
Announcing a new paper in International Journal of Science Education
A new paper that blends science and art (STEM to STEAM) and evaluates a new technique for analyzing drawings has been published in International Journal of Science Education by GRL Director Libarkin and colleagues: Factor Analysis of Drawings: Application to College Student Models of the Greenhouse Effect, co-authored by Libarkin, Thomas, and Ording Abstract: ExploratoryContinueContinue reading “Announcing a new paper in International Journal of Science Education”
Congratulations to Christy Steffke on completing her MS!
The GRL is excited to announce that Christy Steffke has successfully completed her MS Thesis, MEASURING THE UTILITY OF COLOR RAMPS IN EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DISCIPLINES: A STUDY OF CONTINUOUS DATA SYMBOLOGY! Congratulations, Christy, on your graduate degree…and good luck taking the GIS world by storm!
Welcome Caitlin Kirby to the Geocognition Research Lab!
The GRL is pleased to announce that Caitlin Kirby has officially joined the lab, and is already hard at work assisting with a new NSF-funded project on climate change ethics. Welcome, Caitlin, and good luck over the next few years!
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