Serving as a Temporary Pathology Chair: “Boon” or “Boondoggle”? by David N. Bailey MD, Melissa R. George DO, David N. Howell MD, PhD, Donald S. Karcher MD, Jenny Libien MD, PhD, Deborah E. Powell MD, Fred Sanfilippo MD, PhD

“…Issues addressed included acting as “caretaker manager” or “change-agent leader”; whether such service and experience would enhance or harm one’s chances to become a permanent chair of that or another department; the effect of such service on academic productivity; the influence of department and institutional factors on the position; the range of authority provided, particularly in addressing significant problems affecting the department’s future; and the impact of time served in these various positions. …”
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Validation of Forest Vegetation Simulator Model Finds Overprediction of Carbon Growth in California by Claudia Herbert, Jeremy S. Fried, Van Butsic

“…Our findings suggest that forest managers relying on out-of-the-box FVS growth models to forecast carbon sequestration implications of their management of California forests will obtain estimates that overstate the carbon that can be sequestered under light-touch or caretaker management, potentially leading to management decisions that fail to deliver the expected carbon sequestration benefits—a failure that could take a long time to recognize.…”
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