In a world where the wonders of science are no further away than a Google search or a science museum field trip, it is…
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post Promoting science for all: how European Researchers’ Night could unlock science in rural Portugal.Read more
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Public Science Communication The Science of Zombies: “The Last of Us” and BeyondRead more
By Elizabeth Fusco, edited by Michael Liesen Infection and pandemics have never been more relevant globally, and zombies have long been used…
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Community Engagement A Call for Equity in Research and HealthcareRead more
In literature, Joseph Campbell pointed out in his book The Hero with A Thousand Faces that crossing the threshold is an essential step along the hero’s…
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Public Science Communication Top 14 Discoveries in Human Evolution, 2022 EditionRead more
This year—2022—has been another exciting year for research in human evolution. With many projects around the world proceeding despite the COVID pandemic…
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Community Engagement Connection and Community: the Struggle to Prevent Medical Misinformation from the Ground UpRead more
The communication gap between the medical field and the general population can lead to devastating consequences. Pediatric emergency medicine in particular faces…
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post What Does Gratitude Have To Do With The Environment?Read more
By Patricia Newman Expressions of gratitude for nature rarely make headlines. Yet a growing body of research tells us that we feel…
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Community Engagement Eliminate Jargon! But what about definition differences?Read more
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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Collaboration between scientists Community is Medicine: Building Relationships as a means of HealthcareRead more
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 ThroughRead more
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 LivesRead more
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 ClassroomRead more
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 JourneyRead more
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…