Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: The word “orange” comes from the French term “or,” meaning “gold.” As a legacy of childhood for most baby boomers, no day starts without a glass of orange juice. I recall my mom’s daily ritual of defrosting a frozen can of concentrated juice, then adding three parts […]
From Walter Magazine: Meg Lowman believes in a lot of things: The sanctity of the treetops. The importance of insects, curiosity, resilience, and adventure. She believes in “no child left indoors” and “the power of one.” And kismet. “I find that I find myself at the right place at the right time,” the pioneering treetop […]
From newsobserver.com: Lowman has long worked to make science accessible. She built the nation’s only handicapped-accessible tree canopy walkway in Florida in 2000 to celebrate the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. And she recently won federal funding for a summer program that will allow her to take youngsters with mobility limitations into the […]
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 […]
From whiteville.com: “It’s All About the Trees” is the theme of Earth Day Celebration at Southeastern Community College on Wednesday, April 10, from 8:15 a.m. until 1:45 p.m. Fourth grade students from throughout Columbus County will attend the event as a field trip, and interested individuals of all ages are invited. All activities are free, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: As a nerdy scientist, I was never a Super Bowl fan. This year when Anquan Boldin – who shares my passion for building stone walls in Ethiopia – made the first touchdown of the winning Baltimore Ravens, I became one. Science and sports appear worlds apart, but […]
