What a time! I know I am not the only one who has had to cope with the sudden changes that the pandemic has brought on. It is an event that has impacted the entire…

The Hawthorne Effect describes the tendency of individuals to behave differently when they know they are being watched. In the 1920s, researchers tried to figure out how to improve employee productivity by changing up the…

Throughout my internship, I’ve had the privilege of meeting with a number of regional directors and supervisors in the US Fish and Wildlife Service. At some point, the conversation always turned toward asking these leaders…

If you’re into conservation and haven’t heard of pollinators by now, you might be living on a planet without flowers. In the past years, buzz about pollinators has skyrocketed with initiatives to “save the bees”…

Where in the world is Midway? The Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (MANWR) and Battle of Midway National Memorial are located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean within the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, one…

I got lucky, if you can really call anyone lucky in the midst of a global pandemic. Unlike some others in my cohort, my assigned project for the Directorate Fellows Program was both close to…