Natural Disasters and the Importance of Geoscience Education

The terrible April 2015 earthquake in Kathmandu and resulting loss of life, property, and history is another tragic example of why everyone needs to learn more about the planet and the forces that can overpower human lives. Our school curriculum is woefully lacking in basic lessons on the Earth, human-Earth interactions, and critical thinking forContinue reading "Natural Disasters and the Importance of Geoscience Education"

Geosciences and Social & Behavioral Sciences Take a Hit in Funding Bill

Both the geosciences and the social & behavioral sciences took a hit in the latest research policy bill from the US House. Geocognition research sits smack in the middle of those two research areas - good thing I recently received word of funding on two small-ish grants. The bills take on how NSF peer reviewsContinue reading "Geosciences and Social & Behavioral Sciences Take a Hit in Funding Bill"

Communication Talk at 2015 Fate of the Earth Symposium: Sunshine Menezes!

2015 MSU Fate of the Earth Symposium speaker, Sunshine Menezes: TIPPING THE SCALES TOWARD EFFECTIVE SCIENCE COMMUNICATION https://youtu.be/VEn3E6BNSGo

Alyssa Zokoe at 2015 UURAF

Alyssa took home top honors for her poster, DETERMINING AFFECT THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF COMIC IMAGERY: INSTILLING EMOTIONS THROUGH EDUCATING ABOUT DISEASE, presented at Michigan State University’s 2015 University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF).

Cassidy Schultz at 2015 UURAF

Cassidy took home top honors for her poster, THE INCREASED COMPREHENSION OF SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS WHEN EXPRESSED THROUGH AN INFOGRAPHIC, presented at Michigan State University’s 2015 University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF).

Sydney Rivard at 2015 UURAF

Sydney presented her original research, THE USE OF COLOR IN COMICS TO ELICIT AN AFFECTIVE CHANGE ABOUT WATER POLLUTION, at Michigan State University’s 2015 University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF).

Mackenzie Proper at 2015 UURAF

Mackenzie presented her original research, USING AN INFOGRAPHIC ON TEENAGE INTERNET SHARING AND PRIVACY TO AFFECT THE EMOTIONAL AWARENESS OF PARTICIPANTS, at Michigan State University’s 2015 University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF).

McKayley Gourley at 2015 UURAF

McKayley presented his original research, CAN VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS CHANGE BEHAVIOR? THE CASE OF AIR CONDITIONING, at Michigan State University’s 2015 University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF).