Thomas E. Lovejoy, III (1941-2021)
Academy of Natural Sciences
DECEMBER 27, 2021
On December 25 the world lost one of the great champions of conservation and a long-time friend and associate of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Tom Lovejoy.
Members’ Night 2021
Academy of Natural Sciences
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Among the many engaging activities, there were opportunities to check out fossil specimens with our paleontologists, witness the microscopic beauty of water with our environmental scientists, bind a field journal with our librarians and archivists, and learn about the work of our brilliant Women In Natural Sciences students. .
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Remembering Thomas Dolan IV (1923-2021)
Academy of Natural Sciences
JANUARY 14, 2022
An accomplished scientist, a passionate watershed advocate and a very dear Academy friend and supporter, the late Thomas Dolan IV led a rich and remarkable life packing much into his 98 years. . His love of the environment and waterways began as a child when he spent summers with his family on Chesapeake Bay and in Maine.
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New Species Named and Described
Academy of Natural Sciences
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
That makes the Academy of Natural Sciences’ description of five new species in 2021 all the more critical to understanding the natural world and inspiring everyone to care for it. Here’s an overview of the newly named species in 2021: BIRDS. The newly described Xingu Screech owl. Photo by Kleiton Silva.
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Academy and Drexel Host America’s First Local Conference of Youth
Academy of Natural Sciences
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
In 2021 we attended the COP and felt lost. 23 through Sunday, Sept. Since 2005, young people from all over the world have submitted a Global Youth Statement to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)’s Conference of Parties (COP), the U.N.’s s Climate Change Conference.
Help Wanted: Susquehanna River Basin Commission - Environmental Scientist
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Apply your knowledge of natural science and your enthusiasm for streams and rivers to help the Commission, our partners, and the Susquehanna Basin’s stakeholders improve aquatic resource conditions by joining the Monitoring & Protection Program as an Environmental Scientist or Aquatic Biologist.
Museum Innovation Fund
Academy of Natural Sciences
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University recently launched the Museum Innovation Fund to provide seed funding to Drexel faculty and students for projects that promote conception and rapid prototyping of innovative approaches to museum learning and engagement. Creative Engagement and Interpretation of Research.
Studying Geology and Water Chemistry in the Delaware River Basin
Academy of Natural Sciences
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
The Patrick Center for Environmental Research at the Academy of Natural Sciences strives to understand and protect watersheds in this changing world, so in partnership with organizations of the Delaware River Watershed Initiative, water quality monitoring efforts and studies are being conducted in the Delaware River Basin.
Bird Safe Philly Kicks Off Fall Migration
Academy of Natural Sciences
AUGUST 11, 2021
Since the launch of Lights Out Philly in spring 2021, the Philadelphia community came together in a remarkable way to protect birds. led by the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Delaware Valley Ornithological Club, Audubon Mid-Atlantic, and two local Audubon Society chapters — Valley Forge and Wyncote.
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The Story of A Lifetime
Academy of Natural Sciences
JUNE 27, 2022
Robert Peck, senior fellow and artifacts curator at the Academy of Natural Sciences, has his fingerprints all over the world of natural history. In 2021 he was presented with the Founders Medal of the Society for the History of Natural History, an international organization based in the U.K.,
Results Show Lights Out Philly Works
Academy of Natural Sciences
MARCH 3, 2023
In April 2021, Philadelphia joined the national Lights Out initiative. Bird Safe Philly was formed in 2020 by the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Delaware Valley Ornithological Club, and National Audubon Society — Audubon Mid-Atlantic, Wyncote Audubon and Valley Forge Audubon.
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Uncovering the Real James Bond
Academy of Natural Sciences
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
I had the privilege of meeting the real James Bond in the 1970s when I was a very young temp worker at the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, now the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. He was the longtime curator of the bird collection at the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences.
Willistown Conservation Trust Publishes Comprehensive State Of Our Streams Report In Chester, Delaware Counties
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
The Watershed Protection Program was established in 2017 through a generous grant from William Penn Foundation and a strong partnership with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. WCT has published their comprehensive findings on water quality in a State of our Streams Report.
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Get Our Best Deal of the Year on Membership
Academy of Natural Sciences
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
This season give your family an adventurous gift that lasts all year — a membership to the Academy of Natural Sciences. This offer is available online only and ends November 29, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. Join today to save $35 on a Family membership (code FAM100) or save $45 on a Family Plus membership (code FAMPLUS120).
Gideon Mendel: Drowning World Opens May 1
Academy of Natural Sciences
APRIL 26, 2021
A unique photographic exploration of the impact of flooding on communities around the world due to climate events opens Saturday, May 1 at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. The exhibit is particularly fitting this year as the Academy and Drexel University mark 2021 as Climate Year.”. Photograph.
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Golden Eagle Artwork Finds a Home
Academy of Natural Sciences
APRIL 6, 2022
His illustrations have appeared in numerous ornithological journals and popular nature magazines, as well as in golden eagle monographs, both in print and in preparation. In 2021, the artist gave his lifetime’s production of black and white images of eagles and other wildlife to the Academy.
Museum Innovation Fund Announces Spring 2022 Grantees
Academy of Natural Sciences
MARCH 14, 2022
The Museum Innovation Fund, launched in fall 2021 by the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, provides funding to Drexel faculty and students for projects that promote conception and rapid prototyping of innovative approaches to museum learning and engagement.
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Personal Stories, Our Stories
Academy of Natural Sciences
APRIL 29, 2021
As the Academy begins to explore ways in which not only science, but also the arts and humanities, can fuel discussion about our evolving planet, we hope that Drowning World will invite reflection not just on the change that is coming, but on the change that is already here. 17, 2021.
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Academy leads effort to map Philly’s heat and air quality
Academy of Natural Sciences
APRIL 26, 2022
This summer the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University will lead a campaign to map heat and air quality in Philadelphia, working with community scientists so that residents have a stronger voice in the planning and implementation of climate change-preparedness strategies. . Photo courtesy of Octavia Jones.
Audubon Mid-Atlantic: Bird Safe Philly Kicks Off Fall Migration With Seasonal Lights Out Philly Program
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 11, 2021
Since the launch of Lights Out Philly in spring 2021, the Philadelphia community came together in a remarkable way to protect birds. led by the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Delaware Valley Ornithological Club, Audubon Mid-Atlantic, and two local Audubon Society chapters-- Valley Forge and Wyncote.
Allegheny Land Trust Establishes Churchill Valley Greenway Conservation Internship, Applications Open In March
PA Environment Daily
DECEMBER 19, 2022
The MacKays felt the creation of this internship would inspire others like Mark to pursue a career in conservation and natural sciences. “We The MacKay family was also instrumental in the original protection of the greenway by ALT in 2021 through a donation made in Mark’s honor. “We
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Lackawanna College Environmental Education Center Offers Early Explorers Outdoor Program For Children
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Using the natural world as a catalyst for growth and development, children will explore natural sciences, gain sensory awareness, creatively express themselves, and practice using large and fine motor skills while developing critical social skills. Posted: September 1, 2021] PA Environment Digest
An Expedition Flag Conserved
Academy of Natural Sciences
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Thanks to the generosity of Philadelphia’s Independence Seaport Museum, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University has recently acquired, and successfully conserved, an important piece of exploration history – the flag that was created for and used on the Peary Auxiliary Expedition to Greenland in 1894.
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A Decade of Drexel and the Academy
Academy of Natural Sciences
OCTOBER 20, 2021
After Drexel and the Academy of Natural Sciences signed an historic affiliation on Oct. One of the most visible and exemplary examples of the Drexel-Academy partnership is the Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science (BEES), which was spun off of Drexel’s Biology Department in 2012 with newly redesigned curricula.
PA Environment Digest: Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 19, 2021
4; Intersection Of Art & Science Storyteller Carolyn Finney Nov. PaEN] -- Partnership For The Delaware Estuary: 2021 Experience The Estuary - Celebrating 25 Years Oct. Posted: September 19, 2021] PA Environment Digest 24; Water’s Edge Gala- Award Presentation Nov. 25 -- WeConservePA: Sept. 14 Eastern Regional, Oct.
How to Save the World, Part 1
Academy of Natural Sciences
AUGUST 28, 2022
At the end of the term, students collaboratively organized “Cinema for the Climate,” a public film festival that ran in December 2021. The goal was to give students a sense of agency in figuring out how to address climate change through communication,” says Kalina, who is also an award-winning documentary producer and director.
Recipients Announced For Delaware Highlights Conservancy Student Scholarships
PA Environment Daily
JULY 6, 2021
The Delaware Highlands Conservancy has awarded its “Delaware Highlands Conservancy/Yeaman Scholarship” for $1,175 to Amy Carpenter , a 2021 graduate from Delaware Valley High School, and the “Vanessa Van Gorder Memorial Scholarship” for $1,000 to Ella Clabaugh , a 2021 graduate of Wallenpaupack Area High School.
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Fire in the Pine Barrens
Academy of Natural Sciences
JUNE 28, 2021
graduate research associate at the Academy of Natural Sciences and PhD candidate at Drexel, has been researching different fire characteristics and its effect on ecosystems in many places, including the Pine Barrens. By Brigette Brown, a librarian, freelance editor and science writer in Philadelphia. Stephen Mason Jr.,
Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy New Floating Classroom To Host Single-Day Educational Adventures, Floating Lecture Series
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 5, 2021
to Noon-- -- Saturday, August 21: Focus: Native Plants -- Saturday, August 28: Focus: Freshwater Mussels at Green Lane with Roger Thomas from the Academy of Natural Sciences at Drexel University To learn more, visit the Conservancy’s Floating Classroom webpage to register. Posted: August 5, 2021] PA Environment Digest
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Brood X Cicadas, Pt 1
Academy of Natural Sciences
APRIL 20, 2021
For example, in the Philadelphia region we have three brood cycles of the 17-year cicada: Brood X – this year’s brood in 2021 (last was 2004). Text, images and video by Jon Gelhaus, PhD, Curator of Entomology at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University and professor, Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Sciences.
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The GIANT Company, Keep PA Beautiful Announce Award Of 42 Healing The Planet Grants In PA, MD, VA, WV
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 19, 2021
The 2021 Fall Pick Up Pennsylvania Initiative will be held from September 1 through November 30. Posted: August 19, 2021] PA Environment Digest Emmaus -- Yeadon Borough, Yeadon -- York Fresh Food Farms, York Maryland -- City of Taneytown, Taneytown -- Downtown Sykesville Connection, Inc.,
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Birding in the Great Outdoors
Academy of Natural Sciences
MAY 16, 2022
So, in 2021 I invested in a camera to capture every moment and here we are! . My favorite aspect of birding is the thrill of simply being out in nature. Unfortunately, once covid hit and everything was shut down I stepped away from bird collecting. Growing up in the city you get so used to the noise and crowds of people.
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NFWF Announces $11.5 Million In Conservation Grants To Restore Delaware Watershed; PA Grants Total $4.5 Million
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Visit the NFWF Delaware River Program webpage for more information on this program [Posted: September 20, 2021] PA Environment Digest
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PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Announce 2024 Award Winners
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 29, 2024
Klinedinst Memorial Award: Justina O'Gara, Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education (Philadelphia): Justine O'Gara began discovering her passion for connecting with people and nature after graduating with a double major in Biology and Environmental Science from La Salle University in 2021.
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Join the City Nature Challenge!
Academy of Natural Sciences
APRIL 27, 2021
Mark your calendars for City Nature Challenge 2021! The CNC is a friendly global competition where residents of more than 300 cities compete to see who can record the most wildlife. From April 30 to May 3, we’ll be documenting the plants, animals and fungi in Philadelphia and surrounding counties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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Mary Gibson Henry’s Extraordinary Botanical Collection Digitized
Academy of Natural Sciences
APRIL 21, 2023
After retirement, I volunteered with Natural Lands as a gardener, photographer and printer, and became passionate about the protection and restoration of natural systems. I returned to school in Drexel’s Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science Department, getting a master’s degree in environmental science in 2021.
Climate Year Wrap-Up
Academy of Natural Sciences
JANUARY 18, 2022
With the culmination of Climate Year 2021, we’d like to share our assessment of how the year’s work impacted the Drexel community. With the culmination of Climate Year 2021, we’d like to share our assessment of how the year’s work impacted the Drexel community.
Fighting algorithmic bias in artificial intelligence
Physics World
MAY 4, 2021
Involving people from beyond the natural sciences community in the process would also help. Consequently, Esquivel is clear that academics “have the opportunity to act as an objective third party to the development of these tools”. Joy Lisi Rankin.
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Q+A: Lights, Camera…Ants!
Academy of Natural Sciences
MARCH 4, 2024
In 2019, O’Donnell helped corral and film fire ants in Peru – footage that eventually ended up in the 2021 miniseries – “ A Perfect Planet ” narrated by David Attenborough. Some of his most recent research focused on the extreme temperature tolerance of army ants and how they may be able to inform animal responses to climate change.
The Art of Tidying Up in the Entomology Collections
Academy of Natural Sciences
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Old Odonata boxes New Odonata boxes There were two major things to keep track of as I worked: firstly, I had to make sure that as I filled boxes, I kept track of the codes written on the old Odonata boxes, because they connected to the Academy’s online database of where everything is kept in the collection.
Action Alert: Endorse the NSF for the Future Act
ESA
MAY 25, 2021
May 25, 2021. Dear ESA Members: The US House of Representatives may be considering the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Future Act ( H.R. Federation of Associations in the Behavioral and Brain Sciences. Natural Science Collections Alliance. Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections.
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Bay Journal: Massive Aid On The Way To Plug Pollution From Oil, Gas Wells In Bipartisan Federal Infrastructure Act
PA Environment Daily
DECEMBER 8, 2021
A 2016 paper published in the Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences estimated that abandoned wells were leaking 40,000–70,000 metric tons of methane a year, representing 5–8 percent of Pennsylvania’s total human-caused methane emissions.
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Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 9.19.21
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 19, 2021
Senate returns to session September [ 20-canceled ], 21, 22 -- Committee Schedule House returns to session September 20, 21, 22 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- 29 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN] -- PA Environment Digest: Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults [PaEN] -- PA (..)
PennFuture Announces Winners Of Celebrating Women In Conservation Awards From Southeast PA
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 14, 2022
She has advanced a riparian buffer project along the Darby Creek at Gillespie Park (ripping out an unused baseball field and fence along the creek to restore it to its natural conditions) consisting of over 300 native trees and shrubs that were planted in the fall of 2021. is responsible for saving more than 2,000 acres.
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