by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 13, 2014 | In the News, ISS
Project MERCCURI Progresses; Microbe Growth Documented for Analysis and Interpretation by UC Davis Scientists This week on the International Space Station, astronaut Terry Virts is measuring the growth of microbes collected by citizen scientists across the United...
by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 13, 2014 | Citizen Science, In the News, ISS, Project MERCCURI
“What do Buzz Aldrin’s shoe, the Liberty Bell & sports arenas all have in common? Watch Space to Ground, your weekly update on what’s happening aboard the International Space Station.” Project MERCCURI (a citizen science project to compare...
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 | 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 | Sep 18, 2013 | Events, Pop Warner, Project MERCCURI
Lake Brantley was honored to be selected by Mid Florida Pop Warner to participate in a Science Cheerleader event, which took place earlier this month. We are fortunate enough to have been visited by Science Cheerleader Ashley Keegan, an employee at NASA and a former...
