Posts Tagged ‘Fairbanks’
Surveying Alaska after World War II
“The person that owned that had no requirement to say hey there’s a big ice lens under here, don’t build your house there.”
Read MoreDonning a flag for graduation
“If I were in Ethiopia right now, I would be in jail already, or probably I would be killed.”
Read MoreFifty years of Arctic change
“When you lose half of your sea ice volume, in fact we’ve lost more than half of the volume in such a short period of time, that’s something that I don’t think people really anticipated.”
Read MoreBringing global experiences back home
“We were in Georgia, the Republic of Georgia, when they were being bombed. And all we had to eat for like six weeks straight was kasha, buckwheat.”
Read MoreGrowing up in a research lab
“I started working with my high school teacher who was very, very dedicated to helping me reach this goal. She used to drive me to the university where I did the research after school everyday.”
Read MoreAn average field season, other than meeting the spouse
“Their formal role in this is to make sure I don’t die and my role is to make sure they experience a different part of the world that they wouldn’t get to otherwise.”
Read MoreLessons on long drives and muddy trails
“I want to be one of those ladies that’s dirty every day and slugging through places without trails.”
Read MoreResearching salmon as a student of two worlds
“I feel that we all have a role at the smokehouse and that gives you some worth in your core. Like, you have a role in this family and you’re important.”
Read MoreDisaster preparedness: Alaska braces for change
“First and foremost, we should be addressing our people And then addressing our scientific needs.”
Read MoreConnecting as scientists and mothers
“Our children would always ask questions and say oh, why can’t you say it this way? And so I realized that communication is very much a part of science.”
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