Loyola Environment Professors and father-daughter duo, Dr. Bob Thomas and Dr. Aimée Thomas, showcased some spooky creatures on WVUE Fox 8 News, including Dr. Bob's snake discovery and Rosie the Tarantula.
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Dr. Aimee K. Thomas, professor for the Environment Program and Biology, visited Ridgewood Prep Kindergarten students to discuss spider natural history. A good time was had by all, including the eight-legged helper.
The Loyola Bat Lab, which includes Dr. Craig Hood and 6 Environment majors, are presenting and demonstrating Louisiana bats and bat biology in 4 events throughout the coming weeks. Dr. Hood talked about bat biology at the first event of the series last Sat. October 20 at the Jean Lafitte National Park.
"American biologist and Loyola University New Orleans Chair of Environmental Communication Robert A. “Bob” Thomas has a new namesake – a species of snakes in the Galápagos Islands. Following decades of research, a snake species on the island of Santiago and Rábida now bears the name Pseudalsophis thomasi. The honor comes following more than 20 years working to classify the snakes of the archipelago."
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The podcast, produced by the Center for Progressive Reform, is called CPR’s “Connect the Dots” with Rob Verchick. My goal is to offer engaging, accessible discussions with top experts, helping listeners “connect the dots” between real stuff in their lives and developments in the la
It’s called From Surviving to Thriving: Equity in Disaster Planning and
Dr. Christopher Schaberg, an award-winning writer and the Dorothy Harrell Brown Distinguished Professor of English at Loyola University New Orleans, has a new book out titled "The Work of Literature in an Age of Post-Truth." In the book, he argues that humanities professors shouldn't apologize for their passions or their commitments -- either in their research or their teaching.
Gauthier-St. Martin Eminent Scholar and Chair in Environmental Law Robert R. M. Verchick published an op-ed June 2018 for the Los Angeles Times that ran under the headline “Not Content with his War on Science, Scott Pruitt is Now Waging a War on Economics.” Click here for a read.
Vacationers heading to the Florida beaches will want to view WVUE Fox 8 News for a word of caution from Dr. Aimée Thomas. Thomas spoke to the public about so-called “sea lice,” jellyfish larvae that can cause a sting when trapped beneath your bathing suit.
Notes of the Southeastern Naturalist, Issue 17/2, 2018