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November 16: Graduate Researchers to Be Joined by Miss Virginia 2019 at Nutshell Games

by carr1e Posted on November 6, 2019
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Where can you learn about 30 research projects in 45 minutes? At Virginia Tech’s Nutshell Games, to be held at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, November 16. Hosted by Virginia Tech’s Center for Communicating Science and held in conjunction with the Virginia … Continue reading →

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Sarah McAnulty to Give Two Science Communication Talks November 15

by carr1e Posted on November 6, 2019
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Are you eager to get involved in science outreach activities but not sure about the time and money commitments that may be involved? Skype a Scientist allows you to “visit” a school classroom without leaving the comfort of your lab … Continue reading →

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CCS Provides Workshops for The Nature Conservancy, Fish and Wildlife

by carr1e Posted on November 6, 2019
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Twenty-three scientists with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) spent two days in October with Center for Communicating Science (CCS) faculty for a communicating science intensive. The set of workshops, facilitated by CCS director Patty Raun, associate director Carrie Kroehler, and faculty … Continue reading →

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Center Faculty Fellows Bring Science to Life at the Moss Arts Center

by carr1e Posted on November 6, 2019
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Think back to the last time you crossed the Virginia Tech drillfield on a stretch of rainy days – maybe you were forced to step through a large puddle and track mud into the library, or maybe you even decided … Continue reading →

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Meet CCS Faculty Fellow Elizabeth Allen!

by carr1e Posted on November 6, 2019
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From monitoring global species extinction to checking the local weather on your iPhone, today’s world runs on data. Elizabeth (Liz) Allen plays an important role in compiling and managing data so that it can be understood and used by everyone … Continue reading →

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Kindergarten Science Visits Program Expands to Research Project

by carr1e Posted on November 6, 2019
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Girls Launch!, a program initiated in the fall of 2017 by Communicating Science “graduate” Caitlin Colleary and supported by the Center for Communicating Science (CCS), has resulted in two years of monthly science visits by women graduate and undergraduate students … Continue reading →

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Climate Journalist Sara Peach Visits Blacksburg

by carr1e Posted on November 5, 2019
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“The most trusted source on climate change news and science, just below climate scientists, is friends and family – you have a big influence over what people close to you think,” said Sara Peach, Senior Editor at Yale Climate Connections. … Continue reading →

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National Geographic Journalists Share Stories, Communication Tips

by carr1e Posted on November 5, 2019

“The best skill you can have on this planet is communication,” National Geographic photographer and biologist Jennifer Hayes told a group of students from the graduate level Communicating Science course and elsewhere on campus.  Hayes and her husband, National Geographic … Continue reading →

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Sustainability Week Offers Fast-Paced “Lightning Talks”

by carr1e Posted on November 5, 2019
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On September 18, students and community members gathered at the Alexander Black House for this year’s Lightning Talks, a collection of fun and fast-paced presentations focusing on a range of sustainability topics.   Lightning Talks speakers each prepared a presentation aimed … Continue reading →

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September 17: National Geographic Live at the Moss Arts Center

by carr1e Posted on September 8, 2019
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Are you a fan of National Geographic? Do you follow their photographers and reporters? Well, now is your chance to see two of them–live! On September 17, the Moss Arts Center is hosting National Geographic Live: “Coral Kingdoms and Empires … Continue reading →

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