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Category Archives: Science Communication
It’s the city life for me… or maybe not.
Michael Fitch wrote this post as part of Dr. Stacy Krueger-Hadfield’s Evolution course at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He completed a B.S. in Biology from the UAB and is currently considering entering the Master’s program. Current interests… all over … Continue reading
Kelp connections
Aisha O’ Connor wrote this post as part of Dr. Stacy Krueger-Hadfield’s Science Communication course at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Currently a MS student in the Krueger-Hadfield lab, she is interested in algae and conservation. Aisha tweets @Aisha_MOC. We can … Continue reading
Posted in bioinformatics, blogging, conservation, demography, ecology, evolution, haploid-diploid, Science Communication
Tagged Blogging, Kelp, scicomm, seascape, seaweed
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Tapping social networks to explore biological systems
Bharat Mishra is wrote this post as part of Dr. Stacy Krueger-Hadfield’s Science Communication course at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is currently pursuing his PhD in the lab of Dr. Shahid Mukhtar. He earned an undergraduate degree at … Continue reading
Posted in association genetics, bioinformatics, blogging, ecology, evolution, Science Communication
Tagged Blogging, scicomm, social networks, student, systems biology
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Yeast 2-Hybrid: Discovering Protein-Protein Interactions from Yeast to West
Thomas Detchemendy wrote this post as part of Dr. Stacy Krueger-Hadfield’s Science Communication course at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is a PhD student under the mentorship of Dr. Shahid Mukhtar. He is currently studying plant-microbial interactions in efforts to … Continue reading
Posted in adaptation, bioinformatics, blogging, ecology, evolution, hybridization, Science Communication
Tagged Arabidopsis, Blogging, DNA, molecular genetics, RNA, scicomm
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Does it pay to be parasitized?
Raven Edwards wrote this post as a project for Dr. Stacy Krueger-Hadfield’s Evolution course at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is a Master’s student in Dr. James McClintock’s lab where she is studying the growth of variegated sea urchins. Raven completed … Continue reading
Posted in adaptation, birds, blogging, conservation, ecology, evolution, Science Communication
Tagged Birds, Blogging, parasitism, scicomm
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Everything About Ant Reproductive Biology is Bizarre
Sam Gregory wrote this post as a project for Dr. Stacy Krueger-Hadfield’s Scientific Communication course at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Sam earned a BS in biology and BFA in studio art from Birmingham-Southern College, and is currently pursuing an … Continue reading
Posted in bioinformatics, blogging, Coevolution, ecology, evolution, insects, Science Communication
Tagged ants, Blogging, EO Wilson, scicomm, student
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Simple tools for mastering color in scientific figures
Call me a procrastinator but I strongly believe that spending time to select a good color scheme can work miracles with a plot, paper, or presentation. In science, it’s generally not expected that you invest time into a thought process … Continue reading
Posted in howto, methods, Science Communication, science publishing
Tagged colors, data visualization, design, Figures, graphics, how to, palettes, presentation, R, schemes, tools
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Bobbing for Bobcats
Catherine Sirgo wrote this post as a part Dr. Stacy Krueger-Hadfield’s Science Communication course at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Catherine is a Master’s Candidate within Dr. Thane Wibbels’ lab researching conservation for the Mississippi Diamondback Terrapin in Alabama. Catherine earned … Continue reading
Posted in bioinformatics, conservation, demography, ecology, evolution, Science Communication
Tagged Blogging, cats, conservation, scicomm
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The Molecular Ecologist Podcast: #StudentSciComm, diversity within an algae bloom, the origins of a vital mutualism, and population genetics in continuous space
A new episode of The Molecular Ecologist Podcast is now out on Anchor.fm. The Molecular Ecologist Podcast made it to a second episode! Thanks for listening to our first one, and for all the positive comments. In addition to our “home” … Continue reading