Lessons for Students
Earlier in the week, Rob posted an open letter to the high school students who visited the lab to participate in a research opportunity studying [...]
Dear Students
Last week, we hosted an outstanding group of students from the NC School of Science and Mathematics for a two-day research experience in the lab, [...]
There is Ecology in My Backyard!
Today we have a very special guest post by Anna Zuiker, a middle school student and daughter of a friend to Your Wild [...]
Science Education Q & A with Andrew Collins
While in New York City in March, Elsa Youngsteadt and I met with Andrew Collins (check out his research here), a graduate student at Columbia University. [...]
So easy everyone can do it: How we’re like cave men and ants
**Today, we have a guest post from graduate student, Emily Meineke -- Enjoy!** There was a time when people weren’t so connected. It was a [...]
Got Questions for EO Wilson? Ask away!
On Thursday, December 13, the world-renowned biologist (and ant guru), Dr. Edward O. Wilson, will be dropping by our neighborhood here in Raleigh, NC. At [...]
Intern Diaries: Charm City Ecology
**Over the next few weeks, we’ll be posting dispatches and reflections from team members who are doing ecological research in urban areas. Today, we have [...]
Plating Pit Microbes
Over the last few days, we’ve shared updates and observations from #PitStart, a pilot study examining the effects of deodorants and antiperspirants on armpit microbes, [...]
Coop Scoop: Q & A with Roland Kays
*Today’s blog Q & A was written by NCSU undergraduate, Christi Mileski. Christi has split her time this summer between Your Wild Life program and [...]
Ants and Trains: Adventures in urban field biology
*Today’s post is written by Jeremy Boeing, a rising sophomore at Lake Forest College, who has spent his summer sampling ants along Metra lines in [...]
Intern Diaries: Studying armpits in a fish bowl
*Today we have a guest post from yet another awesome undergraduate working with Your Wild Life team – Megan Ehlers has been spending her summer [...]
Camel Cricket Cliff Notes
As previously mentioned, we’re going to introduce you to some of the undergraduate students and recent grads who work hard behind-the-scenes to keep Your Wild [...]
Your Backstage Pass to DNA Extraction
Over the course of the next few weeks, we're going to introduce you to the undergraduate students and recent grads who work hard behind-the-scenes to [...]