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Challenge accepted: Survival lessons from ancient “building-animals”

May 9, 2017 | Anna Weiss, PhD 2019

Sometimes when the place an animal lives changes too much or too fast, all the animals die out. It’s important to study why this happens so we can stop this from happening today. By studying the bodies of animals that died many, many years ago, we can learn why this…

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Challenge accepted: Land Rocks vs. Sea Rocks

Apr 24, 2017 | Bud Davis, PhD 2017

I study what happens when Land Rocks break up and Sea Rocks get formed. Land Rocks and Sea Rocks make up the outer layer of the earth. Because they are light weight, Land Rocks usually make up the areas of Earth’s outer layer that are above the sea. Because they…

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Up Goer Five Challenge

Apr 14, 2017 | Rachel Bernard, PhD 2018

As you’ve likely heard, many organizations and people around the country plan to participate in the March for Science on April 22nd (Earth Day). I’m not the “marcher”-type, but I’m predictably interested in communicating science and championing the importance of research, so I checked out the website. On it, the…

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This isn’t us

Mar 9, 2017 | Sol Cooperdock, MS 2017

Thinking about it logically, I suppose it’s unsurprising that many people don’t trust science or scientists. The kind of scientific information that the general public is most commonly exposed to, while controversial to some people is often not very controversial to us. Evolution? Yes, that happens. Climate change? Also happening….

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I volunteer as tribute! Experiences of a symposium organizer

Mar 2, 2017 | Alissa Kotowski, PhD 2019

As a graduate student at UT Austin, I’m no stranger to presenting my research at research meetings and conferences. I gained a whole new appreciation for poster sessions, though, when I had the opportunity to organize one myself and see just how much energy it takes to organize and execute…

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