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    A picture from Berhe's comic strip that uses illustrations to communicate the effects of tilling topsoil and how this impacts climate change.
    Federal Government Soil Scientist Communicates Science Through Comics , article

    March 15, 2024. Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, director of the Office of Science at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), spends much of her time communicating research. As a federal government leader, she emphasizes the importance of making science accessible to the general public. And she has some creative ways of doing so.

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    A group of people sit around a wooden table. On the left side of the table, three black men wearing white, gray, and tan suits from left to right, engage with Patty Raun, center director on the right side of the table, wearing a gray shirt, red scarf and black pants.
    Kenya Collaboration, Other Projects Bring Spring Travel , article

    Feb. 15, 2024. Virginia Tech’s Center for Communicating Science (CCS) is extending its work this semester to Kenya, Wales, England, California, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, with center faculty and associates facilitating workshops and intensives, giving presentations, participating in special projects, and exploring collaborative possibilities.

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    This photo shows a young white woman with short dark hair and dressed in a short blue dress holding a microphone. Behind her is a very large screen with an image of two seated people and two standing people on it.
    CCS Hosts Virginia Tech’s First "Dance Your Research" Event , article

    Dec. 18, 2023. When School of Performing Arts instructor and dancer Rachel Rugh was asked some years ago by a graduate student to dance in a “Dance Your PhD” performance, she was immediately intrigued – and said yes. The graduate student with whom she worked entered the annual contest, sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Science magazine. That experience stuck with Rugh, and she approached the Center for Communicating Science about the possibility of holding a local event. And we, too, said yes!

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    This image shows two photos side by side, one of a white male with a shaved head, blue eyes, and a reddish beard, and the other of a white woman with long dark hair and dark eyes.
    New Faces at the Center for Communicating Science , article

    Dec. 17, 2023. This August, the Center for Communicating Science added multiple new friendly faces to our team and said goodbye to others. We want to thank our wonderful graduate assistants, Liz Gray and Quinn Richards, who dedicated much of their time, creativity, and efforts to our program and have since moved on to other things, and to welcome student interns Maia Mirro and Meg Luciani, graduate assistant Heather Winslow, and post-MFAs Brooke McCarthy and Shanon Weaver.

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    This image is the book cover of a book titled Been Outside: Adventures of Black Women, Nonbinary, and Gender Nonconforming People in Nature. The cover art shows a black woman with a bird hovering near her hands; a black woman rock climbing; and a black woman looking at plants through a magnifying glass.
    "Been Outside" Challenges Definition of “Outside,” Urges Stewardship and Inclusion , article

    Dec. 17, 2023. We’re delighted to join in on the chorus of congratulations to Amber Wendler and Shaz Zamore on the publication of their book "Been Outside: Adventures of Black Women, Nonbinary, and Gender Nonconforming People in Nature." Both “graduates” of Communicating Science, GRAD 5144, Wendler and Zamore served as editors of the collection of 22 narratives.

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    Speaking at our October Science on Tap event at Rising Silo Brewery, Freeze welcomed her audience with a photo walk.
    Alex Freeze Walks on the Wild Side: Using Visual Storytelling and Advocacy to Protect the Florida Wildlife Corridor , article

    Dec. 16, 2023. Science communicator and educator Alex Freeze cares about wildlife, and she uses her photography and video skills to encourage others to care, too. Speaking at our October Science on Tap event at Rising Silo Brewery, Freeze welcomed her audience with a photo walk. The goal was to help participants appreciate the surrounding green spaces and tell their story through photography.

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    Michael J. Stamper, Data Visualization & Digital Consultant for the Arts. Photo from Virginia Tech.
    More than Words: How Great Visual Design Leads to Great Communication , article

    Dec. 15, 2023. Simplify, simplify, simplify. That's one of the key points emphasized by data visualization designer Michael Stamper, who shared his expertise September 21 in an Office of Research and Innovation workshop. Stamper, who is part of Virginia Tech Library’s Data Services team, is a self-proclaimed “one-stop design shop.” He brought that expertise to workshop participants.

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    Psychologists from Girls Launch! After visiting kindergarteners at Eastern Elementary/Middle School in Giles County. From left to right: Madeline Netto, Sahar Hafezi, Samantha Kempker-Margherio, & Vanessa Diaz.
    For Vanessa Diaz, One “Year of Yes” Led to Years of Projects with CCS , article

    Dec. 15, 2023. When child psychological development researcher Vanessa Diaz arrived at Virginia Tech in 2017, she decided to do a “year of yes” while she explored her new community. On a mission to find her people, attending “any and all things,” she found herself one day at an event for a local author who was presenting their first self-published children’s book.

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    The third group of Superhero Clubhouse participants collaborating their ideas. Photo by Quinn Richards for Virginia Tech.
    Superhero Clubhouse Brings Professional Development Opportunity to CCS , article

    Dec. 15, 2023. The end of spring semester was busy with final exams, commencement, and students heading home for the summer months. But graduate students, Center for Communicating Science (CCS) faculty fellows, and other members of the CCS community made time for a half-day science communication workshop led by Superhero Clubhouse on May 15.

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    Photo of "Getting to the Heart of Science Communication" by Faith Kearns
    Getting to the Heart of Science Communication: A Helpful Guide for Scientists , article

    Dec. 15, 2023. When it comes to effective communication of scientific results, the concept may seem straightforward. However, I find that it can be challenging to put into practice in real-world situations, especially given the interdisciplinary nature of climate change research. That's why I found Faith Kearns's 2021 book, Getting to the Heart of Science Communication: A Guide to Effective Engagement, so helpful.

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    This StoryMaps Photo contains images of lake urmia in Iran, nuclear testing results in Khazakastan, a pipeline in VA, a eroding shoreline, and turtles in VA
    Graduate Student Writing Project Is Carried Forward by New Editorial Team , article

    Dec. 7, 2023. How many of us are aware of the nuclear testing that occurred in Kazakhstan and caused radiation to seep into the crops, impacting communities? Or the agricultural cattle farming practices that lead to soil erosion and cause the decline of the striper fish population of the Roanoke River and its connected tributaries? These are just two of the many stories from “Food, Water, & Communities: An Atlas of our StoryMaps."

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    This photo shows 27 people of various genders, races, and national origins posing for a photo beneath a slide that reads "Virginia Tech's Center for Communicating Science thanks you for joining us for the Nutshell Games!"
    Center's Nutshell Games Talks Provide Learning, Laughs, and Inspiration , article

    Nov. 16, 2023. Short selling and short squeezes. Driving with sleep disorders. Disrupting the Amazon’s heartbeat. These and two dozen more topics were shared by graduate students from seven of Virginia Tech’s colleges at the Nutshell Games on November 11. Each with an allotment of just 90 seconds for their talks, 27 courageous researcher-communicators entertained and educated friends, family members, colleagues, and others gathered at the Moss Arts Center.

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