#SciComm… Wrongfully accused: The truth about bats 5 Oct 202214 Feb 2024 Post by Logan Detweiler What people think of bats Prior to being accepted into graduate school at the University of Wyoming, I knew very little about bats. At the time,…
#SciComm… Is my science scientific enough? 28 Sep 202214 Feb 2024 Post by Kristina Larson The two heads, both with cogs where their brains are, are sharing the cogs with each other, showing that they are sharing their knowledge. (Image credit:…
#SciComm… Behind the scenes: The importance of knowing what scientific research actually looks like 21 Sep 202214 Feb 2024 Post by Mercedes Cassidy The fruit fly - Drosophila melanogaster This last Christmas, while enjoying the spirit of the season and the company of family not often seen, conversations about…
#dataviz… Venn-spiration & putting a paper into practice: From theoretical Venn diagram to data-driven word cloud 14 Sep 202214 Feb 2024 Post by Shayne Dodge People tackle reading and assimilating scientific papers in different ways. Some may skim through the sections they find most important, such as the abstract, results, and…
#SciComm… Science of SciComm: Finding my place in the field 20 May 202128 Oct 2021 Post by Courtney Garrity I might have cried if my body had enough water to produce tears. Instead, I apathetically wiped the blood from my eye, bent my aching body…
#SciComm… WyoPanama: Finding my role in science 27 Feb 202022 Feb 2020 Post by Sammy Douville During my trip to Panama we were encouraged to think of a project in advance. We were also allowed to wait to choose an independent project…
#SciComm… WyoPanama: Fight and Flight 26 Feb 202019 Feb 2020 Post by Noah Richter On this trip to Panama I have gotten the opportunity to design my own independent research project. Over the last three weeks I have worked to…
#SciComm… WyoPanama: Exploring Parasitoids and Ants 24 Feb 202024 Feb 2020 Post by Ethan Rowe In the rainforest of Panama, the interactions between animals are endless. This is exceptionally true when it comes to army ants. Army ants exist over a…
#SciComm… WyoPanama: Intruder Alert! 22 Feb 202019 Feb 2020 Post by Terri Higgins Understanding the distribution of animals across the world is essential to researching animal interactions and ecological systems. The distribution and isolation of a species is especially…
#SciComm… WyoPanama: Exploring Ants and the Challenges of Field Research 20 Feb 202022 Feb 2020 Post by Max Packebush I struggled to think of ideas for my individual project before I was exposed to the neotropics of Panama. I had little comprehension of the…