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Dec 22, 2020
3 min

From Virology to Marketing Communications: Building a Career in Scicomm After Grad School

Science communicator Mariko Alexander shares her transition experience from graduate school to her current position as a technical editor...

Francisco C. Tirado-Mercado

Dec 18, 2020
5 min

Orchids

An introduction to these not-so-complicated plants.

Women in Ag Science Team

Dec 5, 2020
9 min

Highlighting Women in the Soil Sciences

These are their stories.

Soil, The Finite Resource That Sustains Life

Women in Ag Science Team

Dec 1, 2020
5 min

Soil, The Finite Resource That Sustains Life

Soils are alive!

Do You Want to Master Your Time? 5 Tips to Start!

Juliana González-Tobón

Nov 24, 2020
5 min

Do You Want to Master Your Time? 5 Tips to Start!

There are so many resources out there that claim to be the ultimate solution for our organization issues. But, where to start?

Career Series: Transition to Postdoc Life: From Ithaca to Tucson

Morgan Carter

Nov 14, 2020
4 min

Career Series: Transition to Postdoc Life: From Ithaca to Tucson

Every job I wanted had one little requirement in the job description that I did not meet: “postdoc experience”.

Career Series: Strategies to Practice When Your Job Search Collides With a Pandemic

Yingyu Liu

Oct 21, 2020
5 min

Career Series: Strategies to Practice When Your Job Search Collides With a Pandemic

It has been known that job search is a numbers game.

Patricia Marie Cordero Irizarry

Oct 10, 2020
6 min

Is Plant Therapy a Real Thing?

Gardening: an activity for the mind, body, and soul.

Are Your Plants Sick? Plant Disease Basics

Marlia Bosques-Martínez

Sep 30, 2020
6 min

Are Your Plants Sick? Plant Disease Basics

By: Marlia Bosques Martínez If you are a new grower, have indoor plants or a garden, this beginner guide may help you understand what is ...

Animal Science as a Pillar of Public Health

Alejandra Chang Colón

Sep 1, 2020
5 min

Animal Science as a Pillar of Public Health

We must begin to see animal health and human health as an ongoing relationship instead of two completely separate areas of study

Thoughts on Womanhood, Gender Roles, and Agriculture

Patricia Marie Cordero Irizarry

Aug 7, 2020
8 min

Thoughts on Womanhood, Gender Roles, and Agriculture

Recently, we are starting to acknowledge that being a woman is not limited to beauty, gender, anatomy, or sexual orientation.

Women Who Revolutionized Agriculture and the World: Part 2

Marlia Bosques-Martínez

Jul 4, 2020
8 min

Women Who Revolutionized Agriculture and the World: Part 2

From animal lovers to plant enthusiasts, these women have made breakthroughs across multiple disciplines and beyond.

Women Who Revolutionized Agriculture and the World: Part 1

Marlia Bosques-Martínez

Jul 1, 2020
8 min

Women Who Revolutionized Agriculture and the World: Part 1

From animal lovers to plant enthusiasts, these women have made breakthroughs across multiple disciplines and beyond.

Charluz M. Arocho Rosario

Jun 28, 2020
3 min

Murder Hornets? Think again!

Among the common names are Asian giant hornet, Japanese hornet, or Giant sparrow bee but it’s scientific name is Vespa mandarinia and...

Women in Academia: How Do We Change Culture from Within?

Carolina Gonzalez-Berrios

Jun 9, 2020
6 min

Women in Academia: How Do We Change Culture from Within?

Many of us know someone or have experienced a form/type of sexual harassment in academia. What does NASEM & research have to say about it?

Continuing Ag Science Research From Home

Juliana González-Tobón

May 14, 2020
6 min

Continuing Ag Science Research From Home

It is evident that the reality in which we are living right now is absolutely new for everyone and very, very challenging. We, as scienti...

Ag Science in the Midst of a Pandemic: Transitioning to an Online Curriculum

Alejandra Chang Colón

Apr 10, 2020
5 min

Ag Science in the Midst of a Pandemic: Transitioning to an Online Curriculum

As we transition to an online curriculum in an effort to flatten the curve, those in Ag Science wonder is it even possible to teach Ag?

THE VIPs: The Very Important People of your Life

Patricia Marie Cordero Irizarry

Feb 18, 2020
5 min

THE VIPs: The Very Important People of your Life

We simply cannot thrive without the support of others; our vitality and prosperity depend on it.

Juliana González-Tobón

Oct 9, 2019
6 min

Writing a Statement of Purpose? 10 Steps That Can Help You Through The Process

Juliana shares her tips on how to prepare a statement of purpose.

Fake, Fact or What? Evaluating What We Know About GMOs

Amanda Agosto

Sep 3, 2019
7 min

Fake, Fact or What? Evaluating What We Know About GMOs

GMOs are a very controversial and universal topic.

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