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Protecting Maine’s Coastal Treasures: Vital Conservation Efforts for Common Eiders

August 29, 2024 sarah Jonasblog

Spending a sunny day on a boat in Casco Bay isn’t a bad summer job, at least not for BRI biologists Helen Yurek and Logan Route. On a Thursday morning, we loaded up into a boat to set off in search of Common Eiders, sea ducks that spend most of their time along rocky seacoasts.

GW Expert Available: Developing sustainable and inclusive tourism among Indigenous communities in the United States

October 9, 2023 sarah JonasExpert Pitch

Native tourism, tourism that directly engages Indigenous tribes, is booming in North America and there’s been significant growth and interest in places like South Dakota. On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, one professor at the George Washington University is highlighting the continued…

WashU Expert: SCOTUS ruling hints at why religious freedom means living with views we don’t like

June 22, 2022 sarah JonasExpert Pitch

While the ruling in the Maine case is unsurprising giving the court’s recent decisions around freedom of religion, some of the rhetoric around the case misrepresents the role of constitutional protections for religion in a pluralistic society, said John Inazu, expert on law and religion at Washington University in St. Louis.