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<h3><a
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<div class="rteindent4"> Plastic pollution is a growing concern
shared by scientists and people across the world. Within the
last few years, ecological and environmental researchers are
shifting their concern toward a plastic-related problem that
cannot be easily seen by the human eye. Researchers from
the NCEAS’ Working Group “Marine debris: Scale and impact of
trash in ocean ecosystems” offer their perspective
on microplastics in the ocean published in <em>Science. </em><a
href="https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/news/scientists-say-microplastics-are-macro-problem">More></a><br>
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<h3><a
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Science Codefest: At the nexus of environmental
sciences and computer programming </a></h3>
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<div class="rteindent4"> In the spirit of collaboration
and commitment to advancing scientific
knowledge, NCEAS invites environmental scientists and
computer programmers to come together and participate in
the first <a
href="http://nceas.github.io/open-science-codefest/"
target="_blank">Open Science Codefest, September 2-4,
2014</a>, in beautiful Santa Barbara, California!
Inspired by hack-a-thons and organized in the
participant-driven, “unconference” style, the Open
Science Codefest is for anyone with an interesting
problem, solution, or idea that intersects environmental
science and computer programming. <strong>This is the
conference where you will actually get stuff done. </strong>Registration
is free<strong>. </strong><a
href="http://nceas.github.io/open-science-codefest/">Register</a>
by August 1 and get the special NCEAS room rate at the
conference hotel at the beach. <a
href="https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/news/open-science-codefest-nexus-environmental-sciences-and-computer-programing">More></a><br>
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<h3><a
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the Date: NCEAS co-sponsors mixer at
Ecological Society of America annual meeting</a></h3>
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<div class="rteindent4">The National Center for
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National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center <a
href="http://www.sesync.org/"
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to <strong>'Pathways to Opportunity'</strong>, a
NCEAS–SESYNC Mixer at the <a
href="http://esa.org/am/info/theme/"
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America (ESA) Annual Meeting</a> in Sacramento,
CA on Tuesday, August 12, 2014, 5:30-7-30 pm at
the nearby Cafeteria 15L Patio.</div>
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LeeAnne French, MESM
Associate Director of Communication and Outreach
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)
University of California, Santa Barbara
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:French@nceas.ucsb.edu">French@nceas.ucsb.edu</a>
805-893-7551
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