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Taming tamarisk: Science Moab talks to local scientist Tim Graham about the success of the tamarisk beetle

Moab Sun News4 years ago2 years ago

Visit any waterway around Moab, and you’re likely to stumble upon tamarisk, an invasive, feathery-looking shrub that now dominates many riverbanks on the Colorado Plateau. This week, Science Moab speaks with local resident…

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Free five-day celebration of local science: Moab Festival of Science features keynote on climate change.

Ali Harford4 years ago2 years ago

The Moab Festival of Science returns this year for a celebration and showcase of local science based on the Colorado Plateau. The five-day festival will feature multiple speakers, hikes, and activities, with a…

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Local scientist and nonprofit founder takes on new community role

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago3 years ago

You can call her Dr. Kristina Young, after the founder of local nonprofit Science Moab completed her graduate program and defended her thesis last month. “It feels so great,” she said. Young focused…

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Moab a “science capital of the world”: Dr. Jayne Belnap accepted to the National Academy of Sciences

Ali Harford4 years ago2 years ago

When she was 5 years old and visiting an aquarium, world-renowned desert ecologist and Moab local Dr. Jayne Belnap announced she wanted to be a marine biologist. She didn’t just want to be,…

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Feeling the pressure: Science Moab talks with meteorologist Tony Merriman about clouds and culture in the Southwest

Moab Sun News4 years ago3 years ago

This week, Science Moab speaks with a scientist whose head is in the clouds: Tony Merriman, the warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Flagstaff, Arizona. We cover the science behind…

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Science Moab talks with Sergio Avila about how racism holds scientific progress back

Moab Sun News4 years ago3 years ago

Though Western science prizes objectivity and neutrality, the scientific field itself is often anything but, having grown from colonialist and racist narratives. This week, we speak with Sergio Avila, a coordinator for the…

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Science on screen: Event views popular film through a science lens

Rachel Fixsen4 years ago3 years ago

Are you the friend that everyone “shushes” at the movie theater as you call out plot holes and impossibilities in the story line? At Science Moab’s “Science on Screen” series, a panel of…

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