by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 21, 2009 | Blog, Citizen Science, Dr. John Reports
From Science Cheerleader report, Dr. Ohab: On Saturday, July 11, the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA), the Defense Agency responsible for protecting the Pentagon, conducted an operational response test to a simulated outdoor airborne biological attack on the...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 21, 2009 | Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment Projects, Projects & Activities
Proteus Gowanus is calling all citizen scientists in the area to help them map out the distribution of crickets and katydids throughout the five boroughs of New York City on September 11, 2009 (rain date: September 12, 2009) from dusk to 1:00 am. Crickets and...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 21, 2009 | Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment Projects
Sarah’s cut the clutter to help us recycle old cell phones and computers. Here’s the newly married Sarah: I recently switched cell phone providers, and my old cell phone is currently residing in the junk drawer of my kitchen. A mostly broken laptop from...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 20, 2009 | Blog, Brain Makeover, Citizen Science, In the News, Science Education, Science Policy, Sticky
This morning, we officially unveil the Brain Makeover project in our quest to diminish the gap between science and society. (Check out George Mason University’s sweet announcement on their homepage.) Watch the videos of the 76ers cheerleaders, read the...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 18, 2009 | Animal Projects, Blog, Citizen Science, Nature & Outdoor Projects, Projects & Activities
A first-person account of a citizen science project, from our very own, Georgette. Last weekend, I gave my first go at searching for ladybugs to photograph for the Lost Ladybug Project. The project looks for local evidence of a few native species of ladybugs that have...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 16, 2009 | Citizen Science, Nature & Outdoor Projects, Projects & Activities
A citizen science alert from Georgette. If you’re near Durham, NC this weekend (July 19), join the Plant Stalkers training session and help track and monitor invasive species of plants near the Eno River. Invasive plants range from those that do not provide...
