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Let’s Talk about Diversity! Celebrating the Human Dimension in Ecology

ESA

Whenever we do a search for the word “diversity” in ecology journals, many articles pop up focusing on “biodiversity” but rarely does one refer to “human diversity” in ecology. Building Support for Career Development of Diverse ESA Members. Building a Network of Diverse ESA Members and DEIJ-focused Partners.

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Building machines that work for everyone – how diversity of test subjects is a technology blind spot, and what to do about it

Environmental News Bits

by Tahira Reid, Purdue University and James Gibert, Purdue University People interact with machines in countless ways every day. In some cases, they actively control a device, like driving a car or using an app on a smartphone. Sometimes people passively interact with a device, like being imaged by an MRI machine.

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Building machines that work for everyone – how diversity of test subjects is a technology blind spot, and what to do about it

Environmental News Bits

by Tahira Reid, Purdue University and James Gibert, Purdue University People interact with machines in countless ways every day. In some cases, they actively control a device, like driving a car or using an app on a smartphone. Sometimes people passively interact with a device, like being imaged by an MRI machine.

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When Is It Legal to Consider Race in Regulating?

Legal Planet

Based on comments of the Justices during the arguments in the Harvard and North Carolina cases, observers believe that the Court will sharply cut back on the use of affirmative action by colleges and universities, possibly eliminating diversity entirely as a basis for those programs. This wouldn’t impact EPA directly.

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Countries failed to agree first steps on solar geoengineering at the UN. What went wrong?

Legal Planet

The US also objected to efforts from Bolivia and the EU to stress a precautionary approach, and to respect diverse forms of knowledge, not merely scientific analysis. Some of the states most vulnerable to climate change – including Fiji, Vanuatu and Pakistan – broadly supported the African position, and emphasized deep concerns about SRM.

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‘Eyes in the Sky’ Help Police California Water Use

Circle of Blue

Regulators at the State Water Resources Control Board voted in August to cut off many farms and towns that withdraw water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin watershed, which drains about 40 percent of the state’s land. Riddle said the Water Board cannot identify every illegal diversion among 17,000 water rights in the larger delta watershed.

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An Evolutionary 'Big Bang' Explains Why Snakes Come in So Many Strange Varieties

Scientific American

Snakes saw a burst of adaptation about 128 million years ago that led to them exploding in diversity and evolving up to three times faster than lizards

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