Various self care activities including walking in the woods, painting, reading in a cozy chair, yoga, connecting with someone, relaxing in a bath, cooking.
AND do something for yourself - rest is productive. You cannot keep going if you are empty.
Opening your document or coding software is enough. Write one sentence or line of code is enough. Writing that one email you need to is enough. Every day our energy is different - find the work you can do with the energy you have. It is STILL showing up.
The first two weeks of this year have been A LOT. And science is under attack. Graduate school is hard enough as it is, adding all these additional worries can feel insurmountable. Show up however you can, despite everything. Because consistency is key.
Greetings graduate students! I’m curious where you are looking for support in your graduate programs? Motivation? Writing? Thesis/dissertation structure? Other things? Let me know!
Feel free to message me here or visit my website (lnkd.in/g7PqNNw4) and book a free initial call!
But I’ve come away with some lessons that I think could really help anyone going through similar challenges.
If you have found yourself in a similar situation and aren’t sure how to navigate it all let me know! I’m here to help.
I had to learn all about graduate school and the structures of academia while I was in it. Woof… what a challenge (on top of all the challenges that actually make up grad school).
Graduate school was not what I expected. I don’t think I was entirely prepared for all it entailed and I definitely had assumptions that were way off.
As the semester starts up think about what your goals are for the semester and how you can break them up into bite sized pieces - you can only eat a whole cake one bite at a time 🎂
Scary times in the Arctic! (And here in Denver… we haven’t had snow in so long)
Thank you so much!
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Greetings all and Happy New Year! Last year I started working on some exciting things in the community support space! Keep an eye out for what’s coming very soon 👀
Last chance to register for our Roundtable discussion with some filmmakers tomorrow morning (9am MT)!
Live today! If you’d like to learn about the films from some of the filmmakers join us at the Roundtable on Friday ❄️
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What is your vision of polar research in the next International Polar Year? Provide your input now to shape the next decade of polar research! PECWS 2025 encourages all polar early career professionals from around the world to provide their input through buff.ly/3Q3AOYV by February 23rd.
Sea ice thickness and volume aren’t just declining in September.December is also experiencing large changes 😞
Surge in ocean heat is a sign climate change is accelerating | New Scientist
Great opportunity to learn more about the Arctic Report Card
Happy #DecemberSolstice! 🌞⚒️🧪
Understanding seasons - a look at the hourly incoming solar radiation during the two solstices (23.5°N/S). I've added a red marker for ease of viewing. Dashed line shows the equator
This graphic can now be found at zacklabe.com/arctic-clima...
Ah! Good to know, thank you!
I know many of us here at #AGU24 are wild for the NASA calendars - does anyone know when they hand them out??
Where is Yuma’s #AGU24 poster?
Climate stripes for the Arctic (poleward of 60N) 1900 to 2023. Based on data from Berkeley Earth.
With #AGU24 in full swing, a stripy reminder that Arctic is warming rapidly, and there’s no mystery why. #ClimateChange #AGU2024
Arctic Yearbook article- 10 years with USAPECS (US Association of Polar Early Career Scientists). @zacklabe.com @usapecs.bsky.social
#Arctic sea ice volume was 54% below the average in this data set for October 2024. The animation shows changes in both sea ice volume (bar) and sea ice thickness (map) in October
+ Graphic available: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
+ Data from: psc.apl.uw.edu/research/pro...
Heat map-style graphic showing monthly air temperature rankings in the Arctic at the 925 hPa level for each month from January 1979 to October 2024. There is a long-term warming trend evident in each month. Blue shading is shown for colder months, and red shading is shown for warmer months. A yellow number is shown for each grid box to display the actual temperature ranking. October 2024 was the 3rd warmest October on record.
#Arctic air temperature rank by month over the satellite era - now updated through October 2024. Check out the last few months 😱
+ Ranks: 1=warmest (red), 45/46=coldest (blue)
+ Download visual: zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...
Four polar stereographic maps showing Arctic sea ice thickness for the month of December in 1983-1992, 1993-2002, 2003-2012, and 2013-2022. Thickness is shown with colors from black at 0 meters to purple at 2.5 meters to white at 5.0 meters. Sea ice in thinning in all regions over time.
The disappearance of thicker Arctic sea ice by decade in December... 🧊📉
More info on data: climatedataguide.ucar.edu/climate-data...
