http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/eeb310/ en-us 2007-12-24T11:52:41-05:00 http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/eeb310/archives/2007/12/final-projects.html If you're reading the e-mail that corresponds to this entry, you should finally have received a graded copy of your final course project. I apologize for taking so long to return them. They were all graded a week ago, after... Kent 2007-12-24T11:52:41-05:00 http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/eeb310/archives/2007/12/final-grades-po.html I just posted the final grades for the course to PeopleSoft. I'm not sure how long they'll take to appear, but everyone who got a paper to me on time should find a letter grade on their transcript. If there... Kent 2007-12-17T15:27:56-05:00 http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/eeb310/archives/2007/12/final-project-1.html As you have noticed, I didn't get Project #3 graded and returned to you on Friday as I had hoped to do. I just finished grading the last of them and returning the graded papers a few minutes ago. I... Kent 2007-12-09T17:12:51-05:00 http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/eeb310/archives/2007/12/project-3-grade.html I had to take care of some personal business this weekend, which means I didn't get any grading done. This is a busy week for me, but I'll do my best to have all Project #3 papers graded and returned... Kent 2007-12-03T06:26:46-05:00 http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/eeb310/archives/2007/12/see-you-at-1030.html According to the Emergency Closing Website Today is December 3, 2007 Due to inclement weather, Storrs campus classes that start before 10:00 am are cancelled. All classes will resume at 10:00 a.m. All "Emergency Support Services" are required to report... Kent 2007-12-03T06:22:06-05:00 http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/eeb310/archives/2007/12/winter-storm-wa.html WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST MONDAY. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for tonight and tomorrow morning. Click through for the text of the announcement as it... Kent 2007-12-02T09:15:47-05:00 http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/eeb310/archives/2007/12/a-little-more-e.html This morning I happened across a web exercise that illustrates how you might go about a contingent valuation exercise. I'm not planning to discuss it, but I thought you might find it interesting. http://www.env-econ.net/2007/11/the-vsl-of-env.html... Kent 2007-12-01T09:00:19-05:00 http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/eeb310/archives/2007/11/last-set-of-not.html I just posted what should be the last set of notes for the course. You'll find them on the page for Monday's lecture. Please try to take a look at them before Monday. The concepts are pretty abstract and philosophical,... Kent 2007-11-27T14:32:24-05:00 http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/eeb310/archives/2007/11/project-2-3.html Kent 2007-11-25T20:33:54-05:00 http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/eeb310/archives/2007/11/notes-on-valuin.html I've posted notes on valuing biodiversity. We'll start talking about how economists have tried to place a value on biodiversity on Monday after we finish our discussion of decision making under uncertainty. Speaking of which, I have received only five... Kent 2007-11-24T17:32:59-05:00 http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/eeb310/archives/2007/11/utility-functio.html Since we're going to spend a little more time on utility functions and statistical decision theory on the Monday after Thanksgiving, I'd like to try something a little more sophisticated than what I showed in class today. Here's teh scenario.... Kent 2007-11-14T11:53:11-05:00 http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/eeb310/archives/2007/11/notes-posted.html Notes for tomorrow's lecture are now posted. I'll try to post the notes for the three (yes three) lectures that are left after Thanksgiving before we reconvene the Monday before Thanksgiving. I will also return graded Project #2 papers sometime... Kent 2007-11-13T18:04:10-05:00 http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/eeb310/archives/2007/11/case-study-post.html Kent 2007-11-11T17:50:47-05:00 http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/eeb310/archives/2007/11/kareiva-and-mar.html I'm still working on notes for tomorrow's case study discussion. (I hope to have them posted by 6:00pm.) In the meantime, I thought I'd let you know that I found a PDF version of the Kareiva & Marvier paper. It's... Kent 2007-11-11T15:59:00-05:00 http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/eeb310/archives/2007/11/case-study-sett.html I decided to shift the focus of the case study discussion for Monday from reserve design to the problem of setting global conservation priorities. I anticipate that Project #3 will focus on analysing either a particular reserve design or the... Kent 2007-11-09T21:23:18-05:00