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Author: Amel Sassi

  • BlackLivesMatter and SciComm

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    Originally Published June 2, 2020 Scientists and science communicators must denounce systemic racism and police brutality against Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, George Floyd, and all Black people, and we demand justice. ComSciCon stands in solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter. #STEM fields have had, and continue to have, a long history of exclusion and violence against…

  • Science Communication in Virtual Worlds

    Science Communication in Virtual Worlds

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    Originally Published May 22, 2020by Sasha Kaurov Many museums and planetariums are struggling under current social distancing policies and will likely continue to be affected for months, if not years. Thus, it might be the time for experiments with engaging audiences by other means. In this post I will discuss how the initiative I started…

  • ComSciCon 2020 is Going Virtual!

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    Originally Published May 4, 2020by Stephanie Hamilton, on behalf of the ComSciCon 2020 Program Organizing Committee Unprecedented times call for unprecedented solutions…and ComSciCon 2020 will join the wave of virtual conferences now happening as a result of COVID-19. To protect the safety of attendees, invited speakers, and organizers alike, our Flagship conference will be moving…

  • In My DNA: How Our Lifestyle Impacts Our Genetic Code

    In My DNA: How Our Lifestyle Impacts Our Genetic Code

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    Originally Published April 23, 2020 by Jessica McAnulty  Someone who loves to participate in marathons may say “running is in my blood”. Or someone who adores sweets (like myself) may claim “it’s in my DNA”. Individuals have tossed around this saying to help describe their interests. But what if our lifestyles or diets are actually…

  • ComSciCon-Michigan alum Ellen Brennan knows to just say “Yes, and…” to scientific discovery

    ComSciCon-Michigan alum Ellen Brennan knows to just say “Yes, and…” to scientific discovery

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    Originally Published April 20, 2020 by Donna McDermott **Editor’s note: This post is part of a series highlighting members of the ComSciCon community who recently attended the AAAS Annual Meeting, which took place from February 13-16, 2020 in Seattle, WA.Ellen Brennan spent five months poking brain cells with a tiny wire, yet all she had…

  • Science Communication allows us to better ‘digest’ all sorts of science

    Science Communication allows us to better ‘digest’ all sorts of science

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    Originally Published April 16, 2020 by Taran Lichtenberger **Editor’s note: This post is part of a series highlighting members of the ComSciCon community who recently attended the AAAS Annual Meeting, which took place from February 13-16, 2020 in Seattle, WA.** Edna Chiang, a fourth year microbiology PhD student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studies the…

  • Rey Maktoufi, PhD: From Space Time Lord to Science Communicator

    Rey Maktoufi, PhD: From Space Time Lord to Science Communicator

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    Originally Published March 23, 2020 by Catherine Steffel **Editor’s note: This post is part of a series highlighting members of the ComSciCon community who recently attended the AAAS Annual Meeting, which took place from February 13-16, 2020 in Seattle, WA. Growing up, Reyhaneh (Rey) Maktoufi (@TheCosmicRey) wanted to be a paleontologist. And an astronomer. And a Space…

  • Reporting back from ScienceWriters 2019

    Reporting back from ScienceWriters 2019

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    Originally Published March 16, 2020 At the end of 2019, a group of graduate students set off to State College, PA to participate in ComSciCon-SciWri 2019, a special program held in partnership between ComSciCon, the National Association of Science Writers (NASW), and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW) at the ScienceWriters2019 Annual Meeting.  ScienceWriters always…

  • Bridging the Gap from Bench to Bedside

    Bridging the Gap from Bench to Bedside

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    Originally Published February 28, 2020 by Edna Chiang **Editor’s note: This post is part of a series highlighting members of the ComSciCon community who recently attended the AAAS Annual Meeting, which took place from February 13-16, 2020 in Seattle, WA. Spinal cord injuries affect ~17,810 people each year in the U.S.1 and can leave surviving patients…

  • From Plant Biology to Conference Behavior: Using Research Skills Across Disciplines

    From Plant Biology to Conference Behavior: Using Research Skills Across Disciplines

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    Originally Published February 26, 2020by Ellen Brennan **Editor’s note: This post is part of a series highlighting members of the ComSciCon community who recently attended the AAAS Annual Meeting, which took place from February 13-16, 2020 in Seattle, WA. The past decade has seen enormous landscape transformations, whether from the expansion of agriculture, wildfires like…