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Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Time management for grad school

Grad school is an awesome but sometimes strange time of life. One of the biggest changes from undergrad is that timelines expand, and you get to a lot more latitude to make your own schedule. This can be liberating but it can also be disconcerting. During a lab meeting, we came up with a... More

Sunday, July 14, 2019

Advice for prospective international grad students

I get inquiries from prospective international students several times a week. Often, these are from very smart and well-qualified people who would easily have obtained a grad position at a university had they been citizens of Canada. This is an unfortunate situation. There are some very real barriers to international students, especially those... More

Monday, July 18, 2016

Canadian context for evidence-based conservation

Conservation decisions are often made based on limited evidence. In Canada, the vast and diverse territory and complex legal framework regarding resource management, mean that decision-making can be particularly challenging. Systematic approaches, including systematic reviews, can help to reduce knowledge gaps and improve decision-making. Our... More

Sunday, July 17, 2016

Sample size and enumeration effort in environmental assessments

Two big questions in biological monitoring programs are: 1) How many samples should I take; and 2) How many organisms should I count per sample? Using a diatom-based case study with realistic costs for sampling, environmental analysis and enumeration, we provide a method for determining the most cost-effective sample configuration. For diatoms,... More

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