by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 14, 2009 | Biology Projects, Citizen Science, Dr. John Reports, Ecology & Environment Projects, Projects & Activities
From Dr. John…Looking for a fun way to translate your love of pignut hickory (Carya glabra) into scientific data that can help the planet? Look no further than the National Phenology Network (NPN), an organization that calls on citizen scientists to monitor the...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 28, 2009 | Citizen Science, Dr. John Reports, Ecology & Environment Projects, Nature & Outdoor Projects, Projects & Activities
Here’s Dr. John Ohab, reporting for Science Cheerleader.com as part of an original series of first-person citizen science reports! Trees are good. They provide shade, recycled paper, wood, and probably other things. In fact, trees are the only living organisms...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 26, 2009 | Astronomy & Space Projects, Biology Projects, Citizen Science, Computer & Technology Projects, Projects & Activities
The “distributed computing” project known as SETI@home just celebrated its 10th anniversary. For the past decade, thousands of volunteers have loaned the experiment a little bit of their personal computers’ idle capacity to help in the search for...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 19, 2009 | Citizen Science, OTA, Projects & Activities, Science Education
Though our continued support for citizen scientist programs across the country is vital to the success of directed scientific research about specific topics, we also need make sure we remain broadly educated about the general scientific issues we face everyday. The...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 6, 2009 | Biology Projects, Citizen Science, Projects & Activities
As the spread of influenza A virus H1N1 (otherwise known as the swine flu) continues around the world, it becomes even more important for researchers to have access to as much clinical data as possible so that they can develop treatments not just for this virus, but...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 30, 2009 | Bird Projects, Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment Projects, Projects & Activities
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has dedicated itself to interpreting and conserving the diversity of nature’s bird population through research, education, and citizen science projects. Though I encourage you all to check out their website for more information on...
