I love my pets. Growing up, I always had animals: fish, hamsters, hermit crabs, and even rats (my mom was particularly happy when those were out of the house). The current…
Continue ReadingAre you interested in learning the tools to communicate complex ideas to a general audience? The AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellows Program is a competitive 10 week program…
Continue ReadingI love online shopping. On the Internet I can ponder over one pair of shoes a thousand times without any store clerk getting impatient. For that my mom isn’t quite comfortable…
Continue ReadingWe are so excited about what’s in store for SWAC this year! If you are interested in writing or editing for SWAC for the 2017/2018 year, be sure to attend…
Continue ReadingFrom the careful planning of experiments to the more mundane mixing of coffee, milk, and sugar – or milk, then coffee, no sugar – science is part of our…
Continue ReadingSo let’s say, hypothetically, that your lab receives blood samples from a group of individuals to study genetic links with diabetes. However, these samples would also provide important insights into…
Continue ReadingBefore we know it, it will be summer. That means sunny days, flowers, barbecues, beach trips, and family reunions. With family reunions comes having to explain to every cousin, aunt,…
Continue ReadingIn Vitro Meat (IVM), or lab-cultured meat, aims to transform the livestock industry into a more sustainable and ethical enterprise, but it will have to get through a few hurdles…
Continue ReadingAutism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a developmental disease characterized by various problematic behaviors. Children diagnosed with autism demonstrate language impairments, restricted interests, repetitive behaviors, difficulties in engaging in…
Continue ReadingI’ve found that it is rather difficult to write an article when you are lying in the fetal position and afraid to move. No, I wasn’t trying to hide from…
Continue ReadingAs a woman of color in graduate school, I greatly appreciate the paths that have been paved for me both directly and indirectly by women, and especially women of color…
Continue ReadingWhat role does science communication serve in society? Science communication aims to increase public awareness about science by sharing science-related topics through different medias like journalism, policy, news media, blogs,…
Continue ReadingHave you ever wondered what it would be like to see the surface of another planet up close? Well, NASA researchers in Cleveland are making this possible right here on…
Continue ReadingWho hasn’t heard that dog is man’s best friend? One of my best buddies is my dog Frisco, who is shown in this picture. What you can see are our…
Continue ReadingIt’s easy to assume that important chemical compounds are complex. However, some of the most remarkable substances are composed of simple repeating units. Here are four carbon-based structures that, while…
Continue ReadingLife requires balance. We spend a large part of our existence balancing our careers and our personal lives, our family and work obligations, and our own personal health. If something…
Continue ReadingIn 2012, I was working at the Cooperative Oxford Lab in Oxford, Maryland, when we were notified of and rescued a stranded sea turtle. Sadly, the turtle was so sick…
Continue ReadingFar out in eastern Russia, deep in the Siberian Plateau, lies one of the great waterways of the world. The Lena is the eleventh longest river on Earth. For thousands…
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