Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: It has become an onerous challenge to eat healthy and with a clear conscience. Fish is either endangered or overdosed with mercury, not to mention the ethical issues associated with harvest techniques. Beef and milk are laced with antibiotics, and the industrialized production associated with chicken and […]
Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: As a child, I never dreamed that someday I would buy a bottle of water in an airport. What commodities will be marketed next? Fresh air? Aerated soil? Natural products obtained without monetary costs from healthy ecosystems are part of a bountiful harvest called natural capital or […]
From NBC17.com: RALEIGH, N.C. — Budding young scientists will soon have something new to explore in Raleigh – the new Nature Research Center (NRC). The center makes up the new wing of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. It’s been a decade in the planning and two years under construction. Read the full article
From University News – Appalachian State University: Dr. Meg Lowman, director of the Nature Research Center at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, will be the guest speaker for the College of Arts and Sciences and University College commencement. Lowman pioneered the science of tree canopy ecology. Ceremonies will begin at 4 p.m. […]
Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com: The recent film “The Lorax” provides a whimsical way to learn an important message about the science of sustainability. Simply stated, humans need forests to live, and the entire planet needs forests for global health. Forests provide humans with a multitude of free services that operate while […]
From Southern Pines Pilot: Nature never sleeps, so the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, in Raleigh, will open its new wing, the Nature Research Center (NRC), with a 24-hour grand opening beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 20. This celebration is expected to attract 50,000 visitors and capture global imagination, national recognition and […]
From Winston-Salem Journal: As a child, I loved the natural world. Maybe it had something to do with growing up in a small town where there were no distractions of big-city lights. Maybe the change of seasons with its foliage colors seduced me. Maybe it was because nature had so many secrets and I was […]
From newsobserver.com: Margaret Lowman’s office is the top of a tree. It’s not her only one – she also has a office with a desk at the Nature Research Center, where she serves as director. But her job is different from most museum-director positions, in that she’ll do a lot of it out in the […]
From PLoS Blogs: RALEIGH, NC – Although it’s personal day job news, I’m certain this announcement will be of interest to all of our PLoS readers and others in the science communications community. Brian Malow, Earth’s Premier Science Comedian, has been named Curator of the SECU Daily Planet at the new Nature Research Center (NRC) of the North Carolina Museum of […]
From NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY: The N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences’ Nature Research Center will bring science, and NC State expertise, to the public in some exciting new ways. Read the full article
