Duke Nicholas School – Meeting Inspirational New Colleagues at NRLI

The best part of my time at the Nicholas School of the Environment was meeting fellow students. Everyone was passionate about their study areas, plus hiking, birding, herping, and improving the environment. We commiserated over difficulties in field work and statistical analyses, and celebrated awesome results or pioneering research. Since graduating over a year ago,…

Duke Nicholas School – A Moment in Nature to Relax

This summer I have been on the move. From New Orleans to Miami to the mountains of North Carolina to Maine, I drove and flew all over the place. My travels have been both for fun and for freelance assignments, and I have been so lucky to explore everything from research sites in the Everglades all the way…

Duke Nicholas School – Visiting New Orlean’s Aquarium

Aquariums and zoos often describe themselves as educational institutions. For example, the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, located in New Orleans, Louisiana, is part of the Audubon Nature Institute, which states as its mission: We serve our visitors, our community and our world as an educational resource, an environmental guardian, a leader in economic development…