New England Patriots Cheerleaders participate in citizen science: Project MERCCURI compares microbes from stadiums to those on the International Space Station.

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...

Project MERCCURI, Science Cheerleaders and Citizen Science with Broward County Science Teachers

by Darlene Cavalier | Aug 19, 2013 | Citizen Science, Events, Guest Blog Post, ISS, Miami Dolphins, NFL, Project MERCCURI, The Science Cheerleaders

This is a guest post from Science Cheerleader, Mari Campuzano, former co-captain of the Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders and a Senior Academic Advisor in Undergraduate Education who guides freshmen college students through careers in Math, Science, Engineering, Business,...

San Francisco 49ers cheerleaders collect stadium microbes for Project MERCCURI, our citizen science research project.

by Darlene Cavalier | Aug 15, 2013 | Citizen Science, Events, ISS, Project MERCCURI, San Francisco 49ers, The Science Cheerleaders

Thanks to the San Francisco 49ers for enlisting the help of their cheerleaders (including Science Cheerleader, Tina) to collect microbes from the 49ers stadium! One of the lucky samples collected will head to the International Space Station for a research project...

Chemical engineer and Carolina Panthers cheerleader, Lindsey, leads citizen science project with Pop Warner cheerleaders.

by Bart Leahy | Aug 15, 2013 | Carolina Panthers, Citizen Science, Events, ISS, Pop Warner, Project MERCCURI, The Science Cheerleaders

This is a guest post from Science Cheerleader, Lindsey. I had the pleasure of visiting the Coastal Pop Warner Bengals Pee Wee Cheerleaders to assist them with collecting microbes for Project MERCCURI, a citizen science project the Science Cheerleaders are running in...

Kelly: New England Patriots cheerleader pursuing PhD in cognitive neuroscience, Department of Defense fellowship

by Bart Leahy | Aug 1, 2013 | Doctorate, General - Science, Health and Medicine, Master's, New England Patriots, STEM Field, The Science Cheerleaders

Why neuroscience? I had always been intrigued by memory, perhaps because my parents and others had asked me hundreds of times how I’m able to remember so many dance routines, but that course is what really piqued my interest. Since then, I’ve been lucky to work with...

Thera, Golden State Warriors Cheerleader, shares her experiences as a Science Cheerleader

by Bart Leahy | May 22, 2013 | Electrical Engineering, Golden State Warriors, Guest Blog Post, NBA, Pop Warner, SciCheers' guest blog posts, Science Cheerleader Performances and News, STEM Field, The Science Cheerleaders

Science Cheerleader and Pop Warner Little Scholars are national partners in an effort to bring science to 100,000 youth cheerleaders. Several Science Cheerleaders were keynote speakers at recent Pop Warner Scholars Banquets. SciCheer Thera who is a space systems...