I really LOVE the new pick-off-your-ticks stations that have been installed in our Columbus Metro Parks 😍 with tick ID info, tweezers, and a jar for surveillance! I see some D. variabilis inside so ppl are using these stations!!

Tons of rain? Check. Record highs? Check. Lakes in a watershed dominated by agriculture? Check. We’re not clairvoyant or anything, but folks in the Midwest are about to see some big-time algae blooms…

BREAKING: The EPA has released new recommended health limits for PFAS in drinking water: • PFOA = 0.004 parts per trillion (ppt) • PFOS = 0.02 ppt • GenX chemicals = 10 ppt • PFBS = 2,000 ppt

Spent the solstice with a whole lot of solar! Thanks KidWind Project and Invenergy!

I ride my bike past Monona Terrace all the time, and I’ve always been curious to talk to the many people gathered there to fish, day and night. My co-producer Hali and I finally went to talk to them. The anglers were all so nice, which was great for me as a nervous reporter. 1/x

I got to tour this lab last week, and I can tell ya that this work is motivating!

After Manchin blew up climate negotiations earlier this month, a group of congressional staffers started planning to take radical, unprecedented action. My report from inside that process, culminating in their sit-in at Schumer's office this week: newyorker.com/news/the-polit…

Madison-area health care workers: What kind of parental leave does your employer offer? How has that affected your choices as a (prospective) parent? How does it compare w/ your advice to patients? I'd love to talk for a The Capital Times story: ☎️ (608) 492-1207 ✉️ [email protected]

Headed to Girls Inc. STEAM camp at @goodmancenterwi.bsky.social. How many snap circuit kits and wind turbine supplies can I fit into my car? Life of an outreach coordinator!

We’re looking for a science writer at UW Energy Institute! Come be my colleague!

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, join @uwenergy next Tuesday 11/1 to learn how sovereign Indigenous nations are responding to the challenges and opportunities of energy infrastructure development on tribal lands.

Okay, I am AT MY DESK. I am LOGGED ON to my work email. I am PULLING UP MY RECENTLY RECEIVED AND REPLYING. I AM ATTACHING THE DOCUMENT. ZOOM. WHOOSH. BEEP BEEP, WATCH OUT, REPLIES INCOMING. WHIRRR ZZRT ZRRT BUZZ. TYPE TYPE TYPE.

In this time of adaptation and transformation, the disability community holds immense wisdom on living in, and with, change. Join us on 1/31 to explore the intersections of #energy & #disability and learn about solutions from disabled leaders and allies: energy.wisc.edu/events/energy-…

We are hoping to provide utility assistance for folks in Wisconsin! You can apply using this form forms.gle/1KYh6x645o9iun…. Currently, we have a cap of $75 per request, and we will be prioritizing BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Person of Color), queer and/or disabled applicants.

Tonight! See you on Zoom!

Come feel the #energy in the air! There will be fun for learners of all ages at this year's #WIKidWind Challenge at the Discovery Building. Plenty of science exploration stations to visit from 10am-12pm on March 4: warf.org/event/science-…

In two days Bucky Badger will be hopping on the STEM train at the WI state KidWind Challenge hosted by UW Energy Institute and Discovery Building!

More than 50 school districts from across the country are in attendance at @Gen180's #CleanEnergySchools Symposium to talk #ElectricSchoolBus transition planning! Today's all-day ESB workshop is facilitated by Center for Transportation and the Environment and sponsored by World Resources Institute The Electric School Bus Initiative.

Looking for something to do with the kids this Saturday, April 15th? Design and test your own wind turbine blades, learn about the research here at WEI, and meet our very own scientists and more at UW Science Expeditions! energy.wisc.edu/events/uw-scie… science.wisc.edu

Ok Skype A Scientist is doing alright. 1,130 classrooms signed up this fall. That's...ok! Buuuut we have so many scientists twiddling their thumbs waiting to get matched. SO! Do the thing humans are built to do. Connect with people! Tell an educator you know we exist! Tag 'em!