by Gail Kuhnlein, communications specialist, University of Michigan, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology As in past years, members of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology volunteered their time and talents to the third Feria de Ciencias, a science fair held completely in Spanish for bilingual school children. The Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics…
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8th Annual BioBlitz
by Naim Edwards, director, Michigan State University-Detroit Partnership for Food, Learning and Innovation and University of Michigan EEB alumnus (MS 2014) On May 11, University of Michigan students and faculty partnered, with Michigan State University Extension, the Great Lakes Regional Center of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), and members of the Detroit Black Community Food…
Feria de Ciencias
by Kristel Sánchez, a University of Michigan graduate student in ecology and evolutionary biology EEB graduate students Nicholas Medina and Zach Hajian-Forooshani and School for Environment and Sustainability master’s student Iris Rivera talk about the biodiversity of organisms children can find in their backyards and kitchens. Image: Clarisse Betancourt. Education is one of the main…
UMich SEEDS partners with D-Town Farm for 2018 BioBlitz
BioBlitz attendees circle up to share lessons from the event. Photo Credit: Naim Edwards by Naim Edwards (UM EEB M.S. 2014) Director, Michigan State University Detroit Partnership in Food, Learning and Innovation and Tiffany Carey, previously science outreach coordinator, U-M EEB Nyeema Harris AWE Lab and currently, Habitat and Education Coordinator, National Wildlife Foundation, Great…
The detour that led me to a bright future
by Xorla S. Ocloo, a University of Michigan graduate student in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology I can’t remember the first time I participated in a STEM outreach as a kid. Maybe it was because I wasn’t exposed to those opportunities or maybe because they weren’t as prevalent or maybe just because I…