Science communication Content

Squidtoons: A Science Communication Cartoon Series

Malia N Reiss — February 22, 2024 - 11:09am

Scientists and Squidtoons creators Garfield Kwan and Dana Song are using their comic series as fun science communication tool.

'Life of a Neuron' at White House Demo Day

Andy Fell — November 17, 2023 - 3:33pm

Professor John Morrison, director of the California National Primate Research Center at 91��Ƭ Davis, presented the multimedia 'Life of a Neuron' exhibit at the American Possibilities: A White House Demo Day Nov. 7. The invitation-only event highlighted 40 American innovations in science and technology supported by federal funding.

Science Storytelling Through a Camera Lens

Katherine E Kerlin — January 18, 2023 - 10:07am

From Chilean tidepools to the High Sierra, 12 91��Ƭ Davis graduate students traveled the world this summer in search of answers to ecology’s most pressing questions.

In the blazing 100-degree Texas sun, Jon Aguiñaga waded through polluted waters on the side of freeways to capture tiny fish, which he then ran experiments on in the garage of an Airbnb. Marissa Sandoval flew to Florida to extract sexual-selection perfumes from the green inflorescent legs of orchid bees. MJ Farruggia trekked more than 1,000 miles in the Sierra backcountry for 240 days and is “still not tired of it.”

Why Climate Doomsday-ism Doesn’t Work

Katherine E Kerlin — August 17, 2022 - 9:12am

Terms like “apocalyptic” are ineffective and potentially damaging when describing climate science. We need to tell stories about solutions—in the same story, if possible—and be careful about the language we use and its impact.

Postdoc Mike Gil Named TEDGlobal Fellow

Andy Fell — May 23, 2017 - 5:30pm

TED today (May 23) announced its 2017 TEDGlobal Fellows, including one from 91��Ƭ Davis: Mike Gil, a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy. He will be one of 20 international fellows who will give talks at TEDGlobal in Arusha, Tanzania, in August.