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Field Updates: Argentina, Winter 2023

In January and February of 2023 Dr. Dee Boersma, along with PhD students Katie Holt (Boersma Lab) and Erik Johansson (Abrahms Lab), spent six weeks in Punta Tombo to set up the remote scales that weigh penguins on their way in and out of the breeding area, and followed 19 penguins using GPS tags. The three of them were also able to complete the annual colony-wide surveys at Punta Tombo and nearby Cabo Dos Bahias.

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Climate change as a global amplifier of human–wildlife conflict

Abrahms Lab, Papers / February 23, 2023

Authors: Briana Abrahms, Neil H. Carter, T. J. Clark-Wolf, Kaitlyn M. Gaynor, Erik Johansson, Alex McInturff, Anna C. Nisi, Kasim Rafiq & Leigh WestJournal: Nature Climate ChangeDOI: 10.1038/s41558-023-01608-5Coverage: KUOW, NPR, The Guardian, Newsweek, Scientific American Climate change and human–wildlife conflict are both pressing challenges for biodiversity conservation and human well-being in the Anthropocene…

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Sue Moore confirmed for Commissioner by the US Senate

News / February 2, 2023

Congratulations to Dr. Sue Moore on joining the U.S. Marine Mammal Commission! The U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Sue Moore, President Biden’s nominee for Commissioner of the Marine Mammal Commission, on December 22nd, 2022. Sue was sworn in by Commission Chair, Dr. Frances Gulland, on January 5th, 2023.

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Long-term, climate-driven phenological shift in a tropical large carnivore

Abrahms Lab, Papers / June 27, 2022

Authors: Briana Abrahms, Kasim Rafiq, Neil R. Jordan, and J. W. McNuttJournal: Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesDOI:10.1073/pnas.2121667119 Understanding the degree to which animals are shifting their phenology to track optimal conditions as the climate changes is essential to predicting ecological responses to global change…

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CES Open House: June 7 2021

News / May 18, 2021

The Center for Ecosystem Sentinels invites you to attend an open house in the Boersma Laboratory from 1pm to 3pm on June 7th! Please come see the lab and meet the students. Boersma LabKincaid Annex A0231 pm – 3 pm At 3pm, we will head to Meany Hall for the 3:30pm Awards of Excellence ceremony where Dee will receive the Distinguished Contributions to Lifelong Learning Award. Meany Theater3:30 p.m. Awards ceremony4:30 p.m. ReceptionReservations are not required Directions 24 Kincaid Hall, Seattle, WA 98105 We are located in the annex of Kincaid Hall at the University of Washington. ParkingIf you need

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