by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 4, 2014 | Citizen Science, Events, In the News, Project MERCCURI, Science at the 76ers
A tale of cheerleaders, microbes, and orbit SAM WOOD, PHILLY.COM Originally published in the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philly.com. LAST UPDATED: Monday, March 3, 2014, 5:22 PM Forget about the Olympics in Sochi and the puffy peaks of the Caucasus Mountains....
by Darlene Cavalier | Feb 24, 2014 | Events, In the News, Project MERCCURI, Science at the 76ers
Thanks to everyone who came out to support Science at the Sixers night on February 18! We were so happy to work with our partner, SciStarter, to help raise funds for the Philadelphia Education Fund while we: Media: WHYY (“Can a group of cheerleaders get more...
by Bart Leahy | Feb 9, 2014 | Citizen Science, Events, Project MERCCURI, Science Cheerleader Performances and News
Science Cheerleaders Visit the Philadelphia 76ers on February 18, 2014. NBA 76ers game to feature interactive science exhibits on the concourse, halftime performance by the Science Cheerleaders, in-game citizen science project for research on the Space Station!...
by Bart Leahy | Feb 9, 2014 | Advanced Degrees, Atlanta Falcons, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Collegiate Science Cheerleaders, Doctorate, General - Engineering, General - Science, General - Technology, Georgia Tech University, Health and Medicine, Master's, NBA, NFL, Oakland Raiders, Sacramento Kings, STEM Field, The Science Cheerleaders
We also caught up with Wendy for our Keeping Up With the SciCheers series on the blog! Check out her in-depth interview where she expands on the updates from below. Update, April 2020: Wendy has her PhD! She graduated from UC Davis in 2017 after successfully defending...
by Darlene Cavalier | Feb 6, 2014 | Cavalier Speaking engagements, Citizen Science, Events
From the Oklahoma Environmental Education Expo website: REGISTER NOW! THE EE EXPO WILL BE FEBRUARY 7TH, 2014 AT THE OKLAHOMA CITY ZOO! We are excited about our line-up of presentations and keynote speaker. This year’s keynote is Darlene Cavalier – the Science...
by Darlene Cavalier | Feb 1, 2014 | Citizen Science, Events, Guest Blog Post, In the News, Project MERCCURI
While the San Francisco 49ers and the New England Patriots may not be playing in the Super Bowl this Sunday at the Meadowlands, they will be participating in a Super Bowl onboard the International Space Station in March! That’s right, a Microbial Super Bowl. Science...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jan 31, 2014 | Citizen Science, Events, ISS, NBA, Project MERCCURI, Science Cheerleader Performances and News, STEM appearances
Science Cheerleaders Visit the Philadelphia 76ers on February 18, 2014. NBA 76ers game to feature interactive science exhibits on the concourse, halftime performance by the Science Cheerleaders, in-game citizen science project for research on the Space Station....
by Darlene Cavalier | Jan 31, 2014 | Citizen Science, Events, ISS, Project MERCCURI
Thanks to the Independence National Historical Park for giving me access to the Liberty Bell. I had a lot of fun collecting microbes from this national treasure in my hometown! Happy to announce that the microbes from the Liberty Bell have been selected to fly on the...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jan 30, 2014 | In the News, ISS
This is a wonderful summary of the history and early impact of Project MERCCURI, a joint citizen science project we are working on with UC Davis and SciStarter. Project MERCCURI was designed to examine the diversity of microbes on Earth and on the International Space...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jan 17, 2014 | Events, Mentorships
Here’s a wonderful excerpt from AT&T’s consumer blog , written by Rachel Book. Last week, I was privileged to represent AT&T at the Million Women Mentors program launch in our nation’s capital. More than 100 corporate and not-for-profit leaders...