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Spring semester 2018 has been full! With help from many collaborators, we have extended the work of the Center for Communicating Science (CCS) to faculty, staff, and graduate and undergraduate students on campus here and in Roanoke; to members of … Continue reading
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We are delighted to welcome our newest Center for Communicating Science faculty fellow, Daniel Bird Tobin! Tobin arrived in Blacksburg last summer for a two-year post-MFA fellowship in Virginia Tech’s School of Performing Arts, where he is teaching sections of … Continue reading
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A collaboration this spring with Allison Hutchison, instructor in the English department, Cassandra Hockman, faculty fellow for the Center for Communicating Science, Chris Valluzzo, multi-media director and producer with TLOS (Technology-enhanced Learning and Online Strategies), and CCS student intern Nicole … Continue reading
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Girls Launch!, a program initiated by Communicating Science “graduate” Caitlin Colleary last fall and supported by the Center for Communicating Science, has resulted in half a dozen visits to Eastern Elementary School in Giles County this year. Center associate director … Continue reading
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This spring we had an unexpected bounty of extra help from students! An unofficial “teaching assistant” and two undergraduate student interns made great contributions to the center with their enthusiasm and hard work. Ellen Garcia, a Virginia Tech graduate student … Continue reading
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“Since we’re at Rising Silo, I’ll start by asking the four main ingredients to beer,” William Rhoades began his presentation April 26, 2018, at the Rising Silo Brewery. “One of them is definitely water!” As part of a team under … Continue reading
“I was asked once if I believe teaching is an art or a science,” Greg Justice told participants at a Center for Communicating Science workshop April 11, 2018. “The answer I gave was that I believe it’s both.” Greg Justice … Continue reading
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Telling one’s own research story is one of the most important—but difficult—things a scientist can do. One challenge for researchers is finding answers in their research, but conveying those answers to an audience can be an even greater challenge. For … Continue reading
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Presenting research can be just as important as the research itself. Colors chosen, the grid space used, or the amount of white space are all things that can make a good presentation slide or poster into a great one. As … Continue reading
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As part of the monthly Science On Tap series, co-hosted by the Center for Communicating Science, Virginia Tech’s Department of Entomology and Extension Apiculturist James Wilson first had to answer the question of how honeybees keep their hair tidy. “I … Continue reading