by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 16, 2013 | Events, ISS, Project MERCCURI
We had a great time at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum on Saturday, September 14! The Science Cheerleaders from local NFL and NBA teams were on hand to help visitors participate in our research project to compare the population and behavior of microbes on Earth...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 13, 2013 | Events, ISS, Project MERCCURI
Meet the Science Cheerleadaers at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum tomorrow! For over 100 years, women have contributed to technological advances in aviation and space. Hear about the historic women who have inspired today’s role models, celebrate a century of...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 13, 2013 | Events, ISS, Pop Warner, Project MERCCURI
“Lauderhill Bronco’s would like to take a moment to express our thanks and gratitude in the scientific cheer project with Mari and the Science Cheerleaders!. We are anxious to find out the results in the “germ project”. Once again, thank you...
by Bart Leahy | Sep 12, 2013 | Advanced Degrees, AFL, Doctorate, Economics, Environment, General - Science, Information Technology, Master's, Other, STEM Field, Washington Eagles
Meet Hillary, a cheerleader for the indoor football team, the Washington Eagles and a GIS specialist at NOAA. Why science? When reflecting on my love of science and when that relationship began, I would have to say my Dad played an integral role in fostering my innate...
by Bart Leahy | Sep 9, 2013 | General - Engineering, General - Technology, Information Technology, Software, STEM Field, The Science Cheerleaders, Washington Redskins
Pleased to introduce Meredith Sivick: A software engineer who was a Washington Redskins Cheerleader! Why engineering, Meredith? I have always admired scientist and engineers – my father, Tom Moser, is a Rocket Scientist who works for NASA and headed up the Space...
by Bart Leahy | Sep 5, 2013 | Events, Pop Warner, Project MERCCURI
More pictures are pouring in from our Pop Warner/Project MERCCURI team activities! This is a guest blog post from Science Cheerleader Tracy, who joined the Fox Valley Gators in IL to collect microbes for our research project! On Saturday August 31st, Mother Nature...
by Bart Leahy | Aug 31, 2013 | Citizen Science, Events, Pop Warner, Project MERCCURI
Science Cheerleader and our sister site, SciStarter, are partnering with Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. on Project MERCCURI, an investigation anchored by the Eisen Lab at the University of California Davis of how microbes from buildings on Earth compare to those...
by Darlene Cavalier | Aug 31, 2013 | Citizen Science, Events, Guest Blog Post, ISS, Project MERCCURI
This is a guest post from Science Cheerleader Taylor Hooks: Recently, I had the privilege of working with the Coronado Pop Warner Islanders in beautiful San Diego, California. We were able to take swabs of cell phones, shoes, Coronado High School’s Niedermeyer...
by Darlene Cavalier | Aug 27, 2013 | Citizen Science, Events, ISS, Pop Warner, Project MERCCURI
This is a guest post from a junior Science Cheerleader, Marie, who led a Science Cheerleader research project with her cheer team this weekend. We’re so proud of Marie and her fellow cheerleaders on the Pop Warner Chicopee Braves who brought science to their...
by Darlene Cavalier | Aug 27, 2013 | Citizen Science, Events, ISS, New England Patriots, NFL, Project MERCCURI, The Science Cheerleaders
The New England Patriots cheerleaders participated in Project MERCCURI: a citizen science research project presented by Science Cheerleader, SciStarter, UC Davis, NanoRacks and Space Florida, to collect microbes from stadiums and other landmarks as well as from shoes...
