December 2, 2020
by Jarrett Corke
Dear Colleagues, We want to reach to thank all who joined us on November 25, 2020 for our forum on unpaid positions. In particular we would like to thank our panelists, Drs. Auriel Fournier, Diane Gendron, Tara Cox, and Cindy Peter, who took the time to share their experiences and important perspectives. We’ve had a lot […]
Read more
November 17, 2020
by Jarrett Corke
We are pleased to present the inaugural edition of the the SMM Seminar Editor’s Select Series. This series highlights the latest and most exciting marine mammal science published in the Marine Mammal Science Journal. The SMM created this series to give scientists and citizens around the world a chance to engage with marine mammal […]
Read more
November 12, 2020
by Jarrett Corke
Dear Colleagues, We all agree that our marine mammal community, and science in general, benefits from increased diversity. We all agree that barriers to diversity and inclusiveness, where they exist, should be dismantled. In July 2020, the SMM received a petition requesting that the Society no longer post unpaid positions on our job board, as […]
Read more
November 6, 2020
by Jarrett Corke
We are pleased to announce the inaugural edition of the the SMM Seminar Editor’s Select Series. This series will highlight the latest and most exciting marine mammal science published in the Marine Mammal Science Journal. The SMM created this series to give scientists and citizens around the world a chance to engage with marine mammal […]
Read more
October 25, 2020
by Charles Littnan
The following letter, drafted by the South East Asia Marine Mammal group was recently received by the Society for Marine Mammalogy. The content of this letter will be part of the discussion during our special panel on unpaid internships. After some changes in participation we are looking to reschedule for late November. More news soon. […]
Read more