Education 5/6

Help Us Patch the Pipeline

Every day I work alongside dozens of women who apply exacting scientific rigor and creative problem-solving to their science.

Into the Storm

As with most meteorologists, I can remember an event that sealed the deal for me.

Scouting for Science

I can no longer divide these two aspects of myself: Am I a scientist scouting for answers, or a scout doing science?

From Play-Doh to Venus de Milo

An expert can watch their field as a whole and see where it is going by watching colleagues mold and shape it.

An Effective Field Theory Approach to Learning

I am particularly troubled by my slow learning progress. As a graduate student, learning is a constant job that I perform every day.

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

...we have a responsibility to work towards decolonization, or to regularly confront colonization in our daily lives.

Blood, Soybeans, and Change

In February 2013, I participated in the World Soybean Research Conference in Durban, South Africa.

Uphill Battles for Dream Seekers

Allow me to take this opportunity to share with you some stories that could give you hope and strength in your endeavors ahead.

Science in My Old Kentucky Home

So why do people have such a negative view of Kentucky when it comes to education and science literacy?

What Would I Be if I Wasn’t a Scientist?

Tell me something that ISN’T science — go on, I dare you!

THE XYLOM