To unthaw or to unthaw? That is the question. Introducing my favorite word in the English language, “unthaw” has two meanings; 1)…
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Community Engagement Eliminate Jargon! But what about definition differences?
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Collaboration between scientists Community is Medicine: Building Relationships as a means of Healthcare
In this post, graduate student Makayla Anderson illustrates the work of Dr. Wanda Thruston and the importance of serving the community. This…
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Collaboration between scientists The Only Way Through
Patient input is critical to the advancement of patient care. In this post graduate student Michael Liesen showcases Dr. Paul Musey’s research…
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post From Litter Boxes to COVID-19: How One Scientist Strives to Educate the Public on Scientific Matters affecting their Daily Lives
Do you think cleaning the cat litter box is an annoying chore that you have to complete every day? What if I…
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post Shattering My Implicit Bias Against the STEM Learners in My Classroom
By Kate Narita My biggest aha moments in life have happened when I’ve become aware of an implicit bias that a few months earlier I would have told…
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post On the Shoulders of Giants: One Scientist’s Diabetes Research Journey
By the start of the 1920s, a treatment for diabetes, one of the world’s oldest diseases, had eluded the medical community for over two…
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Community Engagement Decreasing Pollution Distribution in the Community
April is Citizen Science Month! In this post, graduate student Mandy Dees illustrates the work of Dr. Gabriel Filipelli and how research…
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post Exploring a Quandary: Kids Love Nonfiction, But Adults Assume They Don’t
By Melissa Stewart Take a moment to consider these dueling headlines: “Will My Grandkids Still Love Me If I Buy Them Nonfiction?” The…
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post Science Communication Through Poetry
By: Sam Illingworth Science and poetry are both used to understand human nature and our world. Why not combine their strengths? I…
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post Science denial: Why it happens and 5 things you can do about it
Barbara K. Hofer, Middlebury and Gale Sinatra, University of Southern California Science denial became deadly in 2020. Many political leaders failed to…
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Public Science Communication Top 7 Discoveries in Human Evolution, 2021 Edition
This year – 2021 – has been a year of progress in overcoming the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on human evolution…
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post Top 10 Reasons Your Editor Turned Down Your Pitch
By Anna Funk Pitching articles to popular science magazines and websites is a grueling process. Most editors will tell you that their…