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SciCommSouth Conference in Austin

You’re invited to the second annual SciCommSouth conference on April 6 in Austin. This day-long meeting is designed for science communicators of all stripes from Texas and surrounding states to meet and share ideas with other communicators from across the region and brush up on skills.

Mar. 6, 2019
As science transforms at a quickening pace, graduate students are left facing decades-old structural problems that seem to disproportionately favor everyone but them. Credit: Shutterstock

Graduate STEM education: What’s wrong? What’s next?

Equitable and inclusive environments, exposure to leading-edge science, career exploration opportunities, trained mentors and advisors, and communication skills training are key ingredients for a building a new, well-needed approach to graduate STEM education.

Mar. 1, 2019

Some like it hot: Extreme microbes react to climate change

Microbes inhabit every facet of Earth. Fungi and bacteria are master colonizers of extreme environments — from the icy Arctic to red hot volcanoes — and control how those environments function on a global scale. But they’re also susceptible to the effects of climate change.

Mar. 1, 2019

Old analytical technique opens new doors to the past

Thanks to recent advances in an analytical technique called mass spectrometry, researchers are learning valuable new information about topics ranging from the lives of dinosaurs to how George Washington’s mother mended broken pottery.

Feb. 27, 2019