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….You planet! Jokes, personal insights, works in progress, and scicomm experiements are some of the #LocalScientist content you’ll discover on Engage Laramie Science. Jump on in!

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​ENGAGE LARAMIE SCIENCE is a curated, collaborative project featuring content created by students of University of Wyoming courses about science communication. Science communication courses at the University of Wyoming provide hands-on experience communicating within and beyond science disciplines. By researching, writing, and recording audio guides for a selection of public…Continue reading “About”

12Jun 202128 Oct 2021
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UW SciComm student publishes op-ed in Scientific American

In this piece in Scientific American, Sam Case discusses the complexity of invasive or nonnative species performing ecosystem functions that…

6May 202128 Oct 2021
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Science of SciComm: Fostering Positive Relationships Between Science and Students

Post by Claire Campion My interest in science and the environment stemmed from engaging teachers who invested time into their…

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Local scientists and science students interpret local art. Follow the links below to listen to audio recordings of science +…

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​Field notebooks are one way to approach science in an honest and candid form. This approach can be engaging to a non-expert audience by directing observations, descriptions, and thoughts to a page and filling it with curiosity. The unedited form welcomes a general audience to connect with science and the author and delve into the shared inherent awe of nature scribbled on the pages.

Ellen Keaveny

I loved drawing the scene in front of me without the pressure of perfection, and the drawing captured more memories and emotions from the trip than pictures ever could have. Sketching the area is something I would not have considered doing before this class. I felt that it was the first step towards making a habit of sketching frequently in the field and I’m excited to continue the practice this summer.

Lindsey Boyle

I often have difficulty explaining my research to those outside of the science field and breaking it down for anyone to understand. I hoped a few sketches could more easily explain the basis of my research in order to engage those outside of academia and open up the conversation for further discussion.

Lindsay Martinez

​Science is not about proving yourself right; science is about becoming right. It’s about tacking towards the truth with all the tools at your disposal, correcting course when your peers help indicate your errors, and trusting that the winds of curiosity will push you towards genuine insight. 

Dan Albrecht-Malinger

That some scientists’ social media following outstrips their citation count should not imply a lack of credibility. If all scientists were more Kardashian-like in their ability to influence the public, we might not be living in a “post-truth” era.

Chris Petranek

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Science of SciComm: Fostering Positive Relationships Between Science and Students

6 May 202128 Oct 2021
Post by Claire Campion My interest in science and the environment stemmed from engaging teachers who invested time into their classrooms. My interest in science was driven by compounding interactions…
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UW SciComm student publishes article on enhancing science writing

5 Oct 202028 Oct 2021
In this piece in The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, Anna Nellis "Nell" Smith writes about the importance of word choice for engaging with target stakeholders and being…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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WyoPanama: How Field Ecology in Panama Inspired a Screenplay

23 Feb 202024 Feb 2020
Post by Shayne Mazur  I have always loved stories. They are a driving factor in our construction and understanding of culture. So when I visited Gamboa, Panama, for three weeks…
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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…
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WyoPanama: A Crash Course in Field Journalism

21 Feb 202019 Feb 2020
Post by Priscilla Ashleigh Wigington University classes teach journalism students like me quite a lot to prepare us for working professionally. But, there are aspects of being a journalist that…
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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…
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WyoPanama: Survival Games

19 Feb 20206 Mar 2020
Post by Jena Thompson  Camouflage is a large part of animal survival. The research done in the Panama Isthmus is of tantamount importance to species reaching from the smallest ant…
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New York Times features research by UWyo SciComm Student and Collaborators

1 Oct 201915 Mar 2020
Screenshot from NYT article In this piece from the New York Times, Daniel Beverly discusses research that he developed a video to present during the Fall 2017 Art of Science…
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The art of notebooks & metadata: A powerful catalyst

7 May 201915 Mar 2020
Post by Ellen Keaveny Field note inspiration from Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks Prior to the start of this class, I considered only notebooks filled with text and data tables in…

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