Tag Archives: Science

Science Happens

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Andrew Rypel

By Andrew L. Rypel The famous expression ‘Life Happens!’ has certainly been around awhile. It’s reserved as a sort of colloquialism, describing how someone’s life or life plans are completely upended by circumstances, usually because of seemingly random events. This … Continue reading →

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Seven conservation lessons I learned in government work

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Andrew Rypel

By Andrew L. Rypel Before joining the faculty at UC Davis, I spent the previous five years as a research scientist at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in Madison, Wisconsin. Apparently this experience is somewhat rare among academics. A … Continue reading →

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New science or just spin: science charade in the Delta

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Andrew Rypel

By Karrigan Bork, Andrew L. Rypel, and Peter Moyle Science-based decision making is key to improved conservation management and a legal mandate in the US Endangered Species Act.  Thus supporters of federal efforts to increase water exports from the Central … Continue reading →

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