Clayton Glasgow, a YVoS Alum from our 2026 cohort, recently interviewed YVoS Expert Presenter David George Haskell on Big Biology, discussing his latest book, How Flowers Made Our World. Check out their episode, "Flower Power," here: www.bigbiology.org/episodes/202...

Ep 153: Flower Power (with David George Haskell) — Big Biology Podcast

How have flowers shaped the modern world? Why do we and many other species have such intimate and long-term relationships with them? On this special episode, we talk with David George Haskell , a w...

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One week left to apply to the Young Voices of Science Fall 2026 Program! forms.gle/mTCaLKsKL5di... #science #scicomm #sciencecommunication

⭐Meet Jackson Kehoe!⭐ Jackson is a master’s student at Northwestern University studying the evolution and population genetics of Brugmansia. For their outreach project, they are using toy theater to communicate scientific stories through social media. Learn more: youngvoicesofscience.org

🌟Meet OEDP’s New Policy Communications Intern!🌟 Katie Culbert is a rising junior at Harvard University studying government and economics. She is passionate about public policy, science community and community engagement. Read more here: www.openenvironmentaldata.org/people/katie...

“Following the Buzz: Small Creatures, Big Questions” This month’s Attention Inventory is compiled by Katie Culbert, OEDP’s Policy Communications Fellow. 🔗 Read more here: openenvironmentaldataproject.substack.com/p/following-... #honeybees #teamwork #compromise #community #democracy

🔑Key Takeaways from the Data Stewardship Learning Circle 🔑 The Data Stewardship Learning Circle is a space to develop your data stewardship instincts and build a data stewardship toolkit. It aims to bring folks together to tackle real data governance challenges. #datastewardship #keytakeaways

📄Coming Soon!📄 The application for the Fall 2026 Young Voices of Science Program will be opening soon on Wednesday, August 19th and will be closing on Friday, September 4th. Get more info here: youngvoicesofscience.org?page_id=9 #science #scicomm #sciencecommunication

This week on The Roots: Our contributor Michiel Robberecht shares unseen photos and perspectives from his reporting trip to Lake Victoria. Join us every Sunday as we discuss one of the week's top news stories: newsletter.thexylom.com/archive/repo...

Reporting from Africa’s Biggest Lake

Dear Reader, While living in East Africa over the past few years, I have travelled throughout the Great Lakes region and witnessed the importance these lakes...

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📚 What We're Reading: August 2026 Edition Every month, we publish what we're reading, watching, and listening to on topics from Community Science to AI. Get the full list here: www.openenvironmentaldata.org/what-were-re... #ReadingList #RecommendedReading #OpenData #EnvironmentalJustice

Abby Beilman is a PhD student at Boston University, studying biology and biogeosciences. Fr their project, Abby created educational collages that can be used to help educate and explain natural sources of greenhouse gases and their importance to ecosystems, environmental science and society.

⭐️Meet Nina Grant!⭐️ Nina is a Ph.D. student at Rutgers University researching climate change, agriculture and extreme weather events. For her project, Nina created a short film explaining her work on geoengineering and its impacts on tropical crops. Watch here: vimeo.com/1179683219?fl=pl&fe=sh

⭐️Meet Clayton Glasgow ⭐️ Clayton is a student at the University of Notre Dame, pursuing a masters in science education. He urges us to understand the value and importance of native species in his new op-ed: www.cleveland.com/opinion/2026... #scicomm #sciencecommunication #nature #oped

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We’re Hiring! 📣 OEDP is hiring a Civic Science Fellow: 💰 $78,000 annual salary ⏳ Estimated 32 hours per week 📍 Remote (U.S.) 📆 Apply by August 2, 2026 at 11:59 pm ET Learn more here: www.openenvironmentaldata.org/work-with-us

Casey Iwamoto is a postdoctoral associate at Cornell University where she studies biogeochemistry & soil restoration. In her op-ed, she argues that incorporating Asian American identities into the environmental sciences can add immense value to the field. www.thexylom.com/post/the-mis...

🎙️Meet Our Workshop Speakers!🎙️ 🌱 Dr. Jola Ajibade (Emory University) 🌱 Dr. Lydia Jennings (Dartmouth College) 🌱 Nautica Jones Harriott (UC Santa Cruz) Learn more about the work they do on our Invisible Impacts symposium website - you can register here: iisymposium.criticalecologylab.org

Bela Starinchak is an early career research ecologist, working in the Brando Lab at the Yale School of the Environment. For her outreach project, Bela wrote an op-ed titled “Why Environmental Tipping Points Don’t Have to Spell Doom.” Read more: undark.org/2026/03/12/o... #science #scicomm

🎙️Meet their Workshop Speakers!🎙️ 🌱 Tyus Williams 🌱 Dr. Christine Wilkinson 🌱 Dr. Nancy Sonti Learn more spot their work and register on the Invisible Impacts symposium website: iisymposium.criticalecologylab.org #Ecology #EcologicalData #LTER #Symposium

🎙️Meet their Keynote Speakers!🎙️ 🌱Dr. Suzanne Pierre 🌱Dr. Pamela Templer 🌱Dr. Peter Groffman 🌱Dr. Steward Pickett Learn more spot their work and register on the Invisible Impacts symposium website: iisymposium.criticalecologylab.org #Ecology #EcologicalData #LTER #Symposium

Invisible Impacts is a virtual symposium aiming to bridge social analysis and long-term ecological data to spark new interdisciplinary research on the social drivers of environmental change. 🔗Register using the link in our bio. iisymposium.criticalecologylab.org

🌟Meet OEDP’s new Social Media Intern!🌟 Dayna De La Cruz (she/they) works at the intersection of science communication and environmental justice. ✊🏽 Read more about her at our website: www.openenvironmentaldata.org/people/dayna... #socialmedia #sciencecommunication #opendata

🔎 The Little Things 🔍 YVoS Alum, Alyssa Tsukuda, will be having an exhibit called “The Little Things” at the University of Rhode Island starting this month! This was part of Alyssa’s spectacular program outreach project. If you are in the area, please pay her a visit! #science #scicomm

⭐️Meet Alyssa Tsukada! ⭐️ Alyssa Tsukada is a PhD student at the University of Rhode Island, studying Biological Oceanography. For her outreach project, Alyssa created “The Little Things: Exploring Nature’s Mirrored Microscopic Morphologies”.🔬 youngvoicesofscience.org?p=2107 #science #scicomm

Madeleine Burns is a PhD student at Dartmouth College where she studies climate science. In her op-ed, she describes her experience of returning back to Colorado and finding no snow on the ground. 🎿 🔗Read her full op-ed here: www.telluridenews.com/opinion/colu... #science #sciencecommunication

Francesca LoPresti is a recent graduate from Macalester College where she majored in Environmental Studies, Community, and Global Health. For her outreach project, she wrote an op-ed entitled “What was saved: Reflections from a fire.” 🔗 Read it here: planetforward.org/story/what-w... #science

🌟Meet Raven Harrison! 🦈Raven earned her bachelor’s degree in marine biology and biotechnology. For her outreach project, she focused on community engagement through her social media platform, Black Girls Wild. 🔗Read more here: youngvoicesofscience.org?p=2193 #science #scicomm #manatee

🌳 Do you want to contribute to research on how humans perceive forests ? Take this quick, anonymous 10-min survey 🌲 👉 www.biodiful.org#/forest This will help us explore how people experience forest biodiversity! Please share on 🦋 & tag @biodiful.bsky.social to reach more participants 🙏💚 🌐🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪

🚨6 days left!🚨 Apply to The Data Stewardship Learning Circle by March 29th to develop your data stewardship instincts and build a data stewardship toolkit! 🛠️ Apply here: www.openenvironmentaldata.org/pilots/ds-le... #OpenData #EnvironmentalJustice #CommunityScience #DataStewardship

Hey y'all! I’m Dr. Mel Michelle Lewis, a writer and transdisciplinary artist partnering with ABC as a member of the Afrofuturism Collective. I’m thrilled to invite you to a conversation about conservation and creativity. 🗓️ Wed, Feb 25, 2026 ⏰ 4–5PM ET 📍 Zoom RSVP here: bit.ly/4qYwL0F

Nuevo estudio de Oxford advierte que casi la mitad de la población mundial vivirá con calor extremo en 2050 si se supera el umbral de 2 °C. ¿Dónde se sentirá más el golpe? ecoinventos.com/nuevo-estudi...

Nuevo estudio de Oxford advierte que casi la mitad de la población mundial vivirá con calor extremo en 2050 si se supera el umbral de 2 °C. ¿Dónde se sentirá más el golpe?

Un escenario que los científicos del clima consideran cada vez más probable a medida que el mundo supera el umbral de 1,5 °C del Acuerdo de París.

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