Nature lover. Food forester. Science communicator. Tell your dog I said hi.
Florida, USA
Joined July 2009
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Huge news for folks like me who spend way too much time on Google Flights!
At long last, Southwest is now part of Google Flights wapo.st/3URc4oI
Is jumping into the water with a python the wildest thing I've done for work? Probably — but these scientists did it, so naturally I followed them!
My latest for UF: explore.research.ufl.edu/can…
This python looks like thousands of others roaming the Everglades — but it isn’t.
It’s a spy.
By carrying a tiny radio tracker, it’s helping biologists slow the invasive species’ spread.
ALT A photo of a python, Brandon Welty kneeling over taking a picture with his phone and Melissa Miller looking at the python.
ALT A photo of a python.
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Thanks for the honor, @ScienceWriters!
Big thanks also to @EricTWang for trusting me with this deeply personal story — and for letting me follow him around day after day while reporting it!
Long-Form Category:
“The Demon River” by J.B. MacKinnon, Tyee Bridge, Serena Renner, Jeremy Latham for @HakaiInstitute
Short-Form Category:
“This Geneticist’s Goal: Cure the Disease That Runs in His Family” by Alisson Clark for @UF
#SciWriAwards [2/3]
Alisson Clark retweeted
It’s #SharkWeek, and University of Florida Research is here to #takeoverNSF and drop some amazing shark facts!
📸: @garethjfraser
ALT A CT scan of shark jaws with the left side highlighted in rainbow colors.
Tune in as @whereUfrohm and I #takeoverNSF with cool shark stuff from @UFexplore tomorrow!
An @NSF program gave me my start in #scicomm back in high school, so I’m beyond excited to talk to their 1.2M audience about UF research.
🥹🦈🐊
Ghost sharks 🦈are mysterious denizens of the deep.
Tune in Thursday at 11 a.m., when @UFexplore unveils some secrets of these elusive marine creatures!
#TakeoverNSF #SharkWeek #NSFfunded
📷: @garethjfraser /@Karly_Cohen/University of Florida
ALT A ghost shark swims in clear water, facing the camera.
Huge thanks to @garethjfraser, whose work will be featured and who provided awesome photos and video clips from the field to accompany the cool science. Here’s to scientists who get the value of public outreach! 🙌
In the Everglades today with invasive pythons and the folks working to better understand and manage them. This one is nearly 12 feet long and sporting a new tracking device to monitor its movements and behavior. Seconds after leaving the levee, it’s invisible.
Just dropped: a new issue of @UFexplore!
(I promise it’s not all spiders, but the spider research is cool. The spiders are fuzzy and wear eyeliner!)
We’ve got #VR for #autism, an interactive map of an epic canoe expedition, prescriptions for art and more:explore.research.ufl.edu/spr…
Alisson Clark retweeted
What if your doctor prescribed a creative hobby such as blacksmithing, singing or painting for better health? Proven effective overseas, social prescribing could gain ground in the U.S. through research by @UFCAM.
explore.research.ufl.edu/rx-…
ALT A male with eye glasses and a long white beard in a red shirt holding glowing metal.
With #autism affecting 1 in 36 kids, this UF team takes a creative approach to improving job, school and independent living prospects for autistic people: Virtual reality.
See how #VR can help in my latest for @UFexplore: explore.research.ufl.edu/vr-…
Although researchers had envisioned virtual reality's potential to benefit autistic people, few were asking what the #autistic community actually wanted.
@UF_COE's Nigel @Newbutt decided to change that.
ALT Nigel Newbutt at the College of Education, smiling with arms crossed in front of a yellow wall in a black University of Florida tshirt.
Navigating AI in hiring, going back to a job you quit, advocating for a flexible schedule: @UFWarrington experts tackled it all in this @UFexplore package on the #FutureOfWork. So much fun to pick their brains, and see @sambrewster's illo come together!
explore.research.ufl.edu/the…
If you have questions about how to be part of this awesome 2-6 week @FulbrightPrgrm, hit me up! (Staff are eligible too, not just faculty.) I can share what it's like to be on the roster, how I matched with a project, etc. 🇳🇴
There's a virtual info session for UF peeps 2/14. ⬇️
Become a Fulbright Specialist
Tue., Feb. 14 | 11 am - 12:30 pm | Virtual
Register at ow.ly/mnnU50MHNcm
UF faculty and highly experienced non-academics are encouraged to apply.
More info at ow.ly/KsjI50MHNcp
Traveler poll:
Epic plumbing issues take the hot water for your entire hotel offline for 15 hours of your 1-night stay. What would you consider fair compensation? @WaPoTravel
0%Free parking
11%Voucher for a future stay
47%Partial refund
42%Full refund
19 votes • Final results
Advice from an #NSFfunded summer program started me on the path to #SciComm as a teenager, so it’s hugely meaningful for me to have a story shared by @NSF and @NSFDrPanch. Feeling grateful for my earliest mentors and proud of @UF for supporting this work.
Anita Marshall saw how students with disabilities faced significant barriers in traditional field programs.
Through @NSF investments, she developed @GeospaceUF — an accessible, inclusive planetary geology field course.
In subtle and not-so-subtle ways, students with disabilities (20% of undergrads) are told they don't belong in Earth science. @BakingSodaVolc is changing that with a fully accessible field camp that can serve as a national model. My latest from @UFExplore. explore.research.ufl.edu/fie…