Natural disasters like Hurricane Ike separate families from the their pets, not to mention the lives of many companion and homeless animals. The Houston SPCA and other area animal agencies are hard-at-work with animal rescues.
For the most part wildlife tends to be okay after such disasters, but Wildlife Rehab and Rescue are sheltering over 200 baby squirrels and a flying squirrel who were injured in Hurricane Ike at the Houston SPCA.

The month of April celebrates National Library Week (April 13-19)! To celebrate, I will post Book reviews of Children's Science Literature.

National Public Health Week 2008 - April 7-13, 2008
This year's theme is Climate Change: Our Health in Balance.

In celebration of Women's History Month, I am spotlighting two women in the field of life sciences: Dr. Roger A. Young, the first African-American female to receive a doctorate in Zoology, and Dr. Maydianne Andrade, Evolutionary Biologist.

When I was in college I LOVED wolves. I had 6 posters of wolves on my dorm room walls. I just *knew* I would be a veterinarian. In reference to my love of wolves, my interesting in promoting their protection I'm sharing some interesting links.

Scan through your local newspaper or favorite news magazine. Notice anything missing?

"I can tell by just looking at her.”

Communicating Science to the public is harder than I ever imagined - and I this is something I care about. Luckily, I don't have to fumble much longer. The University of Nebraska is hosting a conference for scientists and science writers to make the task a little less daunting

I am nearing completion of my dissertation, studying animal behavior and beginning to survey my career options. I love research. I love teaching. But as an African-American and a female, I am also concerned about the diversity issues in science and academia. What's happening with the pipeline? And what role do I play now that I see a the light at the end of the tunnel? But to be honest, the flow from the pipeline is more akin to a trickle and not a steady stream. Don't get me wrong, I think the scientific and academic communities have been quite open and accessible, for the most part. But I contend that public outreach to the general public, and especially to communities of color, haven't been very effective because most of the programs are passive.