What’s new at BEACON?
- Save the Date! BEACON 2018 Congress will be held August 8-11, at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center at MSU.
- New BEACON Exhibit opening at the MSU Museum! Reception November 21
- BEACON 2017 Congress schedule is here!
- NEW! Science Communication Resources
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Biology on Tap – Successes and a challenge
This post is by MSU grad student Kenna Lehmann In the summer of 2016, my roommates and I found a new activity: Astronomy on Tap – Lansing. This monthly event pairs MSU astronomers with beer and trivia and serves it up … Continue reading
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Art and Science, Science and Art: Science outreach to young artists
This post is by MSU grad student Cybil Nicole “Nikki” Cavalieri “I am not good at science, I am more artistic.” “I have decided to drop biology, I am changing my degree to packaging I want to work in a … Continue reading
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Strengthening Community Through Science Communication
This post is by University of Idaho grad student Katie Peterson. The idea behind Science After Hours (SAH) began as a one-time event I coordinated in March of 2014 but has morphed over the years into a monthly social gathering of … Continue reading
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Using music, beer, and pop-culture to communicate science. Zombie Brains: Microbial Mind Control
This post is by former UT Austin graduate student Rayna Harris. I recently gave a talk at The North Door for Nerd Nite Austin. This is a monthly event with an audience of 250 partially inebriated nerds, including about a … Continue reading
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Workshop highlights! How public engagement (and science communication) is a social endeavor
This post is by UT Austin postdoc Tessa Solomon-Lane. Tessa is working with Hans Hofmann (UT Austin), Travis Hagey (MSU), and Alexa Warwick (MSU) on public engagement at BEACON. Public Engagement Workshop resources (2018) BEACON Public Engagement guide page The … Continue reading
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The phage from the local lagoon
This post is by MSU postdoc Sarah Doore Earlier this year, I wrote a blog post about doing some hunting with a graduate class here at Michigan State University. I’m not talking about hunting in the traditional sense though, since what … Continue reading
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Frame your science to make it accessible, including for your representative
This post is by UT Austin postdoc Tessa Solomon-Lane. Tessa is working with Hans Hofmann (UT Austin), Travis Hagey (MSU), and Alexa Warwick (MSU) on public engagement at BEACON. BEACON Congress resources (2017) As a scientist communicating with the public, … Continue reading
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Evolution, Science, and Religion
This post is written by BEACON’s Education Director Louise Mead Evolution, Science, and Religion chapter in its entirety is available here. I am an evolutionary biologist by training, and currently the Education Director at BEACON. I am also heading into … Continue reading
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Undergraduate Diversity at Evolution 2017
This post is written by Hollie Heape and MSU postdoc Alexa Warwick As an undergraduate research assistant through BEACON at Michigan State University, I was afforded the opportunity to study the efficacy of a travel award program to increase diversity in evolutionary science. In … Continue reading
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Science Communication Strategies
This post is written by UT postdoc Tessa Solomon-Lane Science communication strategies often focus on communicating to other researchers within your field or to the general public. Interdisciplinary conversations require a mix of communication skills to bridge the gaps in … Continue reading
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