On November 19, 2018, Holly Dunsworth wrote the essay below and posted it on her blog, The Mermaid’s Tale. This piece was…
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Education It is unethical to teach evolution without confronting racism and sexismRead more
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Community Engagement An objective-driven long-term initiative to communicate fundamental science to various target audiences – a case study in fruit fliesRead more
Communicating scientific research to the public including relevant decision makers is important in order to build trust and to sustain a political…
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Community Engagement Peter Hotez: Defending VaccinesRead more
Back in the 1980s, when I was an MD/PhD student in New York, I learned a lot about biochemistry and molecular…
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Community Engagement The Art of Service Design in ScienceRead more
To whom are you accountable? This deceptively simple question is one worth asking if you’re a researcher. This week we share the…
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Mentorship Is It Time for Pre-Publication Peer Review to Die?Read more
Pre-publication peer review seems to be as old as science communication itself. The idea is simple: qualified experts will examine your…
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Community Engagement The Nexus of Data and Community: How Partnership Can Close Achievement GapsRead more
States across the U.S. (like our home state of Indiana) are making strides to better understand and close the racial achievement gaps…
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Community Engagement How to communicate basic research in schools – a case study using DrosophilaRead more
The Manchester Fly Facility maintains an objective-driven, long-term science communication initiative which started in 2011 and promotes the importance of fundamental biomedical…
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Community Engagement Power to the Patients: Co-design of Community-based ResearchRead more
According to a 2015 statistic, the leading causes of death among adolescents in the US are unintentional accidents, suicide, and homicide. However…
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Community Engagement Finding Lost Emotions after Brain InjuryRead more
This week, a study published by scientists at the University of Rochester indicates that a new blood test may make it easier to more…
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Collaboration between scientists How To Get The Most Out Of A Scientific ConferenceRead more
On July 21, 2018, Joshua Hall (@jdhallphd), Director of @UNCPREP @UNC School of Medicine and creator and host of the @hellophd…
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Collaboration between scientists Running Laboratory MeetingsRead more
When I started my research group, I realized that I had to have lab meetings and that there were many approaches…
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Public Science Communication CBD is Certainly a Big Deal!Read more
At at time when over 60% of Americans favor legalizing marijuana, this has been an interesting few weeks for marijuana policy wonks. Several…