Science and the Environment

Ecology, Art, and Home

Sep 30, 1998 | Environment, The Environment, The Environment in Latin America

Growing up in the Argentine Pampas gave me a great appreciation for even the simplest materials. As a little girl, I would sit in the dirt of the sun-scorched patio and admire the plain dirt…

An Ecologist in Cuba

Sep 30, 1998 | Environment, The Environment, The Environment in Latin America

On a snowy afternoon in February, we embarked on an Iliushin airplane that would take Richard Levins and myself from Montreal to Havana. At first I was apprehensive about getting on an old…

Solbrig Wins International Biology Award

Sep 30, 1998 | Comings and Goings, The Environment, The Environment in Latin America

Bussey Professor of Biology Otto T. Solbrig, a member of the DRCLAS Executive Committee, has won the 1998 International Prize for Biology, presented by the Japan Society for the Promotion of…

Crossings

Sep 30, 1998 | Books, Environment, The Environment in Latin America

“Are you an American,” asked the U.S. immigration officer at the check-point crossing to enter El Paso from Ciudad Juárez. “Yes,” I affirmed without hesitation. He inspected me, and instantly…

Theme: Science and the Environment

Ecology, Art, and Home

An Ecologist in Cuba

Solbrig Wins International Biology Award

Crossings