Courtesy of Google.com
The last update on mercury levels in fish was put out to the public in 2004. Even though the 2004 update was a milestone, it’s source of data was put together from research that was 20 years old.
Nearly 10 years has past since the last update, but it looks as though we are going to have to wait a little longer. Here is a link to the article in the Huffington Post-
You’ve all seen Estefania on this blog from time to time but I wanted to write a special post congratulating her on her dissertation project receiving funding for 1 year by the Oregon Sea Grant. Dr. Tawnya Peterson and Estefania just received the final approval last week. So a huge “Congrats” is in order!
The project will address the presence of emerging contaminants in the Columbia River Continue reading
Julia Ruppell, now officially Dr. Julia Ruppell, defended her dissertation work on white-cheeked crested gibbons in May. She will be taking about a year to write up the results and get them published but here’s a snap shot of what she was studying. Continue reading
Ya’an Daily Newspaper, Courtesy of Ya’an Daily
Being the only Americans in a city of 1.25 million, you tend to stick out a little bit. It just so happened that we caught the eye of a reporter from the Ya’an Daily Newspaper. Over a steaming bowl of Ya’an’s best noodles at Mr. Cheng’s, we spoke about our projects involving the Giant Panda and also about our experiences in China.
If we didn’t stick out before, we certainly will now.