Author: Cecilia Wagner

Leaving a Legacy – Dr. Margaret D. Lowman

From the SSM Spectator: Every year, SSM’s Honors Program invites a guest speaker to deliver a presentation to the school community. This year, it was our pleasure to have Dr. Margaret D. Lowman come to our school and give an inspirational and enlightening speech. She is an author, adventurer, educator and tropical rain forest canopy […]

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Our mussel malaise

It’s the biggest conservation crisis that no one talks about. — Paul Johnson, Director, Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center What group of species is more common in North America than anywhere else in the world? The answer: freshwater mussels. But this unique group of organisms rarely reaches the headlines or even becomes the center of discussion […]

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Pictures from Ethiopia by Eightfish Studio

Pictures taken in January 2013 during Dr. Lowman’s visit to Ethiopia’s church forests. The images are copyright of Eightfish Studio. [slideshow id=34] CanopyMeg and TREE Foundation are working to conserve the Church Forests of Ethiopia. Find out more and how you can help.

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Only explorers could love this menu

Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: The Who’s Who of global exploration gathered in March, celebrating the 109th year of the Explorers Club. Eating exotic critters, sharing new limits to the endurance of the human spirit, and wearing indigenous dress, explorers swarmed the ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. […]

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Can science cook up a solution to soot?

Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: For a typical mom in rural India, breakfast does not involve take-away Starbucks, micro-waved oatmeal, frozen waffles or sparkling tableware extracted from an automatic dishwasher. Instead, it usually consists of leaning over a wood-burning stove for many hours, inhaling particulates while cooking for her family. This scenario […]

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Messages in the Gates Foundation report

You can achieve amazing progress if you set a clear goal and find a measure that will drive progress toward that goal. — Bill Gates The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation just released its annual letter, providing an update on its progress toward creating a better world in which “every person deserves the chance to […]

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Sharing news with public? That’s progress

Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation just released its annual letter, providing an update on their progress toward creating a better world in which “every person deserves the chance to live a healthy, productive life.” Their mission is daunting: Globally, it seeks to improve health, education, agriculture, […]

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NC Museum of Natural Sciences is state’s top draw

From newsobserver.com: RALEIGH, N.C. — Science bested history in North Carolina tourism choices last year, with the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences toppling the Biltmore mansion and gardens to become the most popular museum or historic site to visit in the Tar Heel State. Attendance numbers from 2012 show more than 1.2 million people visited the science […]

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