Imagine you’re about to step on stage to give a public presentation. Do you feel tightness in your chest or perhaps unease in your stomach? When you’re running late to an important event, does your heart begin to race? Have you ever wondered why stress impacts you physically, beyond your mental state? Physical symptoms like
Imagine yourself in this scenario: in a village, each person is given a stone to build a pathway for their community. The first stone was set by your ancestors, and their only instructions are to place the next stone, including yours, adjacent to another stone. Each stone has its own shape and size. Some are
Developmental biologist John Wallingford, in We’re all Developmental Biologists argued that anyone who has ever wondered how a loved one’s pregnancy is going “has contemplated the embryo.” Humans have naturally been curious about how organisms grow to become a certain species, and as such I found myself pulled into dev bio research too. Developmental Biology
Dr. Diana Six is a professor of Forest Entomology and Pathology at the University of Montana. Dr. Six's work focuses on bark beetles, their symbiotic fungi, climate change, and what these factors mean for forest health. Her work has received the attention of the media and she has presented at TedX and has been featured on
As a campus tour guide, I get to interact with high schoolers considering spending four years (and lots of money) at the University of Georgia. When I ask if any prospective students are interested in conducting undergraduate science research, more often than not, I'm met with confused looks rather than eagerly raised hands. Four years
Interview with Stephanie Pearl, PhD; written by Anna Lau, PhD As cofounder of the Athens Science Café, Dr. Stephanie Pearl occupies a special place in our collective heart. She shared with me her path to a nontraditional career as a Science Communicator at a federal agency. What struck me was how her concern for issues
Social media is revolutionizing the way scientists communicate and share their work. There are good reasons they are doing so, too. Being on a service like Twitter enriches a conference experience. It's networking tool and a way to get your science noticed It's exciting because the potential is there to better connect to scientists within
by: Rishi R. Masalia, Pre-Professional Advice Editor “In the competitive field of biology, how do you recommend undergraduates set themselves apart? How do we get involved in things like undergraduate research?” As an undergraduate student at a large university (like UGA) it's pretty easy to get lost in the shuffle. College enrollment for STEM (Science,
by: Rishi R. Masalia, Pre-Professional Advice Editor “I understand that networking happens at science conferences, but how do you actually go about doing this?” As doe-eyed graduate or undergraduate students we step into the world of science and naively think it's a meritocracy, or a world where scientific ability solely drives success. But it's important
