Where are you from, and what do you do (the quintessential DC introduction)? I was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina, and completed my undergraduate degree at the University of South Carolina (Go GAMECOCKS!). I went to the University of Georgia in Athens, GA for graduate school. I work as a fish and wildlife…
Where are you from, and what do you do (the quintessential DC introduction)? I grew up in upstate New York, studied and then worked in Boston, and have been in the DC area on and off since 2008. I am a Foreign Affairs Fellow in the NOAA Fisheries Office of International Affairs, where I support…
NOAA Research’s Communications Team is sponsoring a photography contest for the public, along with employees NOAA-wide, to explore their scientific and natural world through their camera lens. Rules and regulations and registration can be found here. Submissions due by September 13. Photos can be submitted for the following categories: Science in Action Images that depict…
by Leslie Irwin, Fellow with OAR Communications How can you stay positive for working in the government when everything seems stacked against the policies and reforms you’re trying to enact? This was a question posed to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Fisheries, Dave Balton, at a recent Knauss lunch hosted at the State…
by Leslie Irwin, Fellow with OAR Communications Congratulations Knauss Class of 2013! We have survived half of our fellowship term!! While it took this long to take the initiative and create this blog, I think now is as good a time as any for us to dig into the experiences of the last six months…
Knauss in the House 