Landscape Ecology of Insects
Kaitlin just produced and aired another Perpetual Notion Machine science radio show for WORT 89.9 FM in town, this time interviewing recent UW–Madison Entomology PhD recipient Dr. Sai Suryanarayanan and his current collaborator, Dr. Daniel Kleinman, about colony collapse disorder. They’re actually in the Department of Community and Environmental Sociology, which may sound surprising. But! …
Gratton lab members just attended Emma’s skit, as part of the fourth annual Agroecology Plays. Emma is a Masters student in the UW–Madison Agroecology program. Her group’s skit was about seed saving, genetic modification, and multinational corporations’ role in plant genetics and farm futures. Agroecology-affiliated professors Michael Bell and Jack Kloppenburg made …
Kaitlin is producing/hosting this Thursday’s episode of the Perpetual Notion Machine, a local science radio show. She chose the theme ‘Science as Storytelling, Scientists as Storytellers,’ and presents three tales, each a different interpretation of science storytelling. Interviewed guests include a fellow Wisconsin Ecology grad student, Kara Cromwell of the Center for Limnology, and Nelson …
The Center for Culture, History, and Environment graduate group recently hosted a place-based storytelling slam. 10 or so graduate students in a range of environmental fields shared stories of their work or life where place was pivotal. Full audio will be up soon, but in the meantime, here’s the link to a story that …
Kaitlin is co-leading Women in Technology Sharing Online (WitsOn!) today, an online open source six-week course and discussion for women, from middle school through graduate school, in STEM fields. She’s writing about her non-linear path to a career and higher education in ecology, as well her experience as a female scientist in the workplace. Join …