The Wisconsin Science Festival is a four-day statewide event, launched in 2010, that annually engages communities in the enterprise of science and discovery and aims to communicate the power of knowledge and creativity, promote innovation and cultivate the next generation...
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Wisconsin Science FestivalSkills
Photography, Writing, Social Media ManagementYear
2018
Imagine your chances of developing an invasive cancer were the same as a coin toss. Do you opt for aggressive treatments like surgery and chemotherapy, or do you take your chances that the cancer will never manifest? This is the...
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Morgridge Institute for ResearchSkills
Writing, Reporting, Editing, PhotographyYear
2018
Through Discovery Outreach, the Morgridge Institute for Research and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation spark a curiosity in science for thousands of children, families and educators across Wisconsin. Our cutting-edge, hands-on science programs and events – many of them free...
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Morgridge Institute for ResearchSkills
PhotographyYear
2017
Many life-changing discoveries have come from unexpected places. Scientific studies on the fruit fly catapulted our understanding of human genetics. E. coli led to applications for pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. Genes involved in cell division and cancer growth were first discovered...
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Morgridge Institute for ResearchSkills
Writing, Videography (flockhouse virology video)Year
2017
The Morgridge Institute is an independent biomedical institute exploring uncharted scientific territory to discover tomorrow’s cures. Their mission is to improve human health through innovative, interdisciplinary biomedical discoveries, spark scientific curiosity and serve society through translational outcomes, in partnership with...
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Morgridge Institute for ResearchSkills
PhotographyYear
2017
Afterschool Expeditions, a program in which elementary and middle school students engage in structured, hands-on science activities at the Discovery Building, has become an integral part of the outreach programming produced by WARF and the Morgridge Institute for Research in...
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Morgridge Institute for ResearchSkills
Writing, Reporting, PhotographyYear
2015
Students from rural Wisconsin high schools modeled, sampled, and pipetted their way through lessons on regenerative biology at the Rural Summer Science Camp. “I’ve always thought regenerative research was pretty cool, knowing it’s more of a newer technology,” says Luke...
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Morgridge Institute for ResearchSkills
Videography, WritingYear
2014
“El sol puede ser tuyo” (“The sun can be yours”) was the slogan adopted in 2006 by the Spanish government to encourage small-time investors to buy into solar farms throughout Spain. In the years following, many small-time investors (like Juan...
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U of Navarra, PamplonaSkills
Videography, Editing, PhotographyYear
2014
Moni Singh, founder and CEO of the STEM for Kids program, said educators must prepare the next generation of leaders, innovators and problem solvers for “a future we don’t even know yet.” STEM for Kids summer camps, based in North...
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Reese News Lab: stemwire.orgSkills
Writing, Reporting, PhotographyYear
2013
Every year since 1950, eight NCAA Division I baseball teams head to Omaha, Neb., to compete in the College World Series. Fans gather, sport team colors, tailgate outside the stadium or chant encouragements from the bleachers, and enjoy the camaraderie...