NSF REU co-speaker Rebecca Tripp’s article “In My Nature” has been published in the Dec/Jan 2013/2014 issue of Ability Magazine: Growing up on the rugged coast of Maine, with mountains, fields, forests and wildlife around every turn, I developed a deep love of the natural world at
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Below is an interview with Rebecca Tripp discussing how she became a canopy biologist from a wheelchair. She talks about the summer research program she participated in with the REU Canopy Explorers. Read more and listen to the podcast on BeautyAbility.com Show run time is 35 minutes.
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NSF: REU In the Canopy with Water Bears and Wheelchairs June 1 – August 9, 2014 with W.R. Miller, M. D. Lowman and E. McCord, PIs. Want A Different Research Experience? Want new skills, new challenges, a bit of adventure, and an opportunity to publish your research? NSF:
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The summer of 2013 proved to be an exciting time of discovery for eight undergraduate students, myself among them, who traveled from around the country to intern at Baker University in Kansas, looking to gain experience in biological field research. Funded by the National Science Foundation, this
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The team of Pam Dorwarth and Meg Lowman (who spear-headed original ADA efforts in Sarasota FL over many years) took to the trees in North Carolina, along with 8 undergraduates and over 100 citizens, of which quite a few were mobility limited. This was the culmination of
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A new species of water bear was discovered by our NSF REU team of mobility-limited students in the canopy – in a Kansas OAK tree! It illustrates how new discoveries can happen – even in our own back yards. Stay tuned for more details. Learn more:
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Below is the latest tardigrade workshop schedule for REU Canopy Explorers during August 4-10: REU Student Schedule – August 4-10, 2013 Activity MNS staff Where Sunday 4 Aug 13 3:26 PM Arrive in Raleigh, Check-in Clarion Meg, Cindy RDU/Clarion 6:00 PM dinner at 518 Monday 5 Aug
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Rebecca Tripp’s testimonial, with photos, about choosing and participating in the REU Canopy summer research program: Growing up on the rugged coast of Maine, with mountains, fields, forests and wildlife around every turn, I developed a deep love of nature at a very young age, and a
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Anna writes: I’m a rising junior at Williams College, in Massachusetts, where I’m majoring in Math and Chemistry. I love studying plants and am fascinated by the symbiotic relationships between the flora and fauna that surround us. Through this summer experience, I look forward to gaining insight
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You do not need the use of your legs to be a field biologist. Join CanopyMeg‘s summer research undergraduates who will be studying the ecology of temperate forest canopies. From wheelchairs to ropes, up and away to study insect defoliation to leaves, micro-arthropods, and especially the secretive
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