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Spring Edition of ENVIRA ENVIRA UESM Newsletter Spring Edition 2020 ENVIRA Spring Edition 2020 Interactive Editorial buttons Fact box Interview Ad Vivendum00 Regulars Accolades Aquatic Community Ecosystem projects 2020 Health Appointees 2 1 Facilities Biodiversity The Calliper and Ethics Conservation Spatial Ecology Planning, Development and Implement- ation Features Climate Change, Air Quality and Impacts Integrated Pest Management Disaster Risk Ecological Studies Environmental Interactions Management and Ecosystem Resilience Regulars ENVIRA Editorial Editorial The word Spring is loaded with promises of joy, hope, life and inspiration. Although the COVID-19 pandemic remains with us, spring ?kkkkkkkk managed to dull its effects on our lives, and shift our focus from fear, frustration and uncertainty to new Life that is so spectacularly evident in our immediate natural surroundings. This Spring edition is therefore loaded with photos, stories and news inspired by nature itself! Spring makes gardeners of anyone – from large flowerbeds to a balcony, or even a windowsill. Nurseries are buzzing at the moment. When in doubt about what to plant in your garden, who better to ask than our own experts. In this issue, the NWU Botanical Garden shares how it serves the community of Potchefstroom, including private gardeners, landscapers, nurseries and developers, by sharing knowledge on suitable plants to grow in the tough local climate. Spring seems to have inspired our colleagues to write..... We have been overwhelmed by fascinating research stories. Thanks to the spring sprinkle, it seems, all eight UESM sub-programmes are represented in News Flash articles from the Features section. Some of these contributions were made by newly appointed extra-ordinary staff and postdoctoral fellows of the UESM, whom you will also meet in this edition. Spring brings fresh floral breezes. In this issue we introduce to you the blossoming person inside and outside the Director’s office of the School of Biological Sciences – read more about inspirations from microbiota to Coco Chanel, protea flowers, pastry courses and the value of communicating and practicing gratitude. In the Regulars, ENVIRA once again shares in the pride of UESM research achievements via the Accolades and Calliper sections. Lock- down and COVID-19 regulations also did not seem to hamper activities of Ad Vivendum, and neither for the National Aquatic Bioassay Facility. 1 Scadoxus puniceus Regulars ENVIRA After spring comes summer.... Summer carries the promise of relaxing sun-filled holidays, although it does not come easy due to year-end demands and deadlines. For this reason, we have decided to give researchers a break from writing. For the Summer Edition, we plan a beautiful display of photos through the lenses of our colleagues and students. Read more about the Photo Competition Grab your camera and get your entries ready! Spring – ‘she smelled of sun and daisies with a hint of river water’ – Katie Daisy (Mixed-media artist who captures the essence of living with nature) Until Summer 2020! Frances Siebert (Editor) and Clarissa Minnaar (Sub-editor) Back to buttons 2 Scadoxus puniceus Regulars Interview Director: School of Biological Sciences Prof Sarina Claassens Interview by Clarissa Minnaar Flash Q’s Sunrise or sunset Both City or countryside Countryside Comedy or drama Comedy (but not slap-stick) Sparkling or still Sparkling Favourite tourist destination The Garden Route (SA), The Netherlands (Abroad) Favourite smell Fresh laundry Favourite sound The ocean General Favourite flower Protea What is your favourite family tradition? Favourite wild animal Giraffe Family gatherings accompanied by Favourite microbe Tardigrades / Water bears good meals on special days like Favourite childhood story Heidi birthdays or Christmas. What are your favourite hobbies? I If you could go back in time, what Which undergrad courses did you really love reading (mostly fiction) and advice would you give your younger find most interesting? Aside from self? Don’t be so hard on yourself. microbiology, I really liked human will do so whenever I have time. I also enjoy baking and doing DIY projects in What product would you seriously physiology. It was very hard to pick and around the house. stockpile if you found out they between those two for pursuing an If you could have dinner with a weren’t going to sell it anymore? My honours degree. historical legend, who would it be and favourite Chanel perfume. What are your favourite topics to why? Coco Chanel – the famous What are you most looking forward teach and why? Microbial ecology French fashion designer. She was to in the next 10 years? I think I may and “life lessons”. My students such a style icon and has a very finally be at the place in my life could attest to the fact that I like to interesting life story. She was born where I manage to balance work share some life wisdoms or have a and grew up in great poverty and more effectively with other activities. motivational chat a few times never went to school, yet she was I look forward to having more of that during a semester. I like teaching named one of the 100 most influential balance and to spend more time microbial ecology because that is people of the 20th century. A lot has with family and on things that matter where everything comes together been written about her life and the to me. – all the basics about microbiology facts are not always clear. I would What chore do you absolutely hate are applied when you study have liked to sit down with her to hear doing? Vacuuming. ecology and of course it links too her own version of the story. If you could learn any language many other subjects as well. What skill would you still like to master fluently, what would it be? I would Have you ever had any other one day? Since I love baking and like to be able to communicate career in mind? Yes! A travel making desserts, I would like to do an better in my own country – so photographer or interior decorator. advanced pastry course. definitely Setswana for the area we I like doing creative things. By which motto do you live? “A live in and maybe also Zulu. What kind of work situation makes grateful heart is a magnet for you feel satisfied? One where I can miracles”. I believe one should Career/NWU related motivate people to work in a team actively practice gratitude every day. Where did you get your schooling? and make a success of a It changes your life. Klerksdorp Hoërskool. challenging situation or project. 3 Regulars ENVIRA Interview continued Director: School of Biological Sciences Prof Sarina Claassens School management online colleagues or students or just to be What did you miss the most from able to go to work, have a routine having normal on-campus office and have people notice when you hours? The feeling of being don’t show up. The fast-forward connected with people. To me, effect that we had with technology asking someone how they are doing and adapting to remote teaching via email, is not the same as seeing and working is another positive them in the office corridor in person outcome. I think under normal and asking them how they are. circumstances, things that we Sometimes asking is not even have accomplished in the past few necessary, you can actually see months would have taken years to that someone is not having a good realise. day. I missed those interactions. How do you balance family and As School Director during these working from home? By setting Career/NWU related uncertain times, what was your “no-work hours” for myself and continued greatest challenge (lockdown/ spending these times with loved What do you enjoy most about being remote learning/pandemic)? To ones. As far as possible, I stop the director of the School of Biological give guidance and maintain an working in the early evening and Sciences? I like the challenge. It is atmosphere of calm and try not to work at all over weekends very different from just doing the usual organisation, while you yourself (this includes not checking my e- academic work of teaching and have no answers and while things mail). research. I enjoy working in other were changing rapidly and very Now that we have gained some spheres of the university and gaining a frequently. It was difficult to adapt to experience in this out-of-the- different perspective on the day-to-day working on a day-to-day basis and ordinary situation, what would your functioning of the NWU. not being able to plan ahead much. advice be to lecturers and What would you like to accomplish Can you list any positive things that students? Communication is very during your term as director? To build emerged from the lockdown of important in general, but in better connections between the people students and staff? Definitely! I situations like this it is critical. We and activities in each subject group, think we appreciate many things should do our best to maintain between different subject groups and that we used to take for granted – open communication channels and across campuses. If we want to adapt especially at work. Simple things also make an effort to to the ever-changing environment of like having a quick coffee with your communicate effectively. education and keep offering something that is “worth-it” for students and staff of the future, we have to learn from one another and work together. I also want to encourage and facilitate an increased involvement in community engagement – not for the sake of ticking a required box, but in a way that flows naturally from the academic activities we are already involved in and that really adds value.
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