Christopher Taylor has the hands of a musician, his fingers most at home striking the keys of a piano, and an analytical mind honed by years of computer programming. Now after tackling his latest endeavor, Taylor can also call himself...
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Morgridge Institute for ResearchSkills
Reporting, Writing, VideographyYear
2016
Afterschool Expeditions, a program in which elementary and middle school students engage in structured, hands-on science activities at the Discovery Building, has become an integral part of the outreach programming produced by WARF and the Morgridge Institute for Research in...
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Morgridge Institute for ResearchSkills
Writing, Reporting, PhotographyYear
2015
It can be difficult to define the threshold for when data becomes “big data,” but it is clear that as research technologies become more sophisticated, scientists are collecting and analyzing information that necessitates advanced computing tools. Andy Pohl hopes to...
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Morgridge Institute for ResearchSkills
Videography, Writing, ReportingYear
2015
For young adults, the transition from high school to college and a more independent lifestyle can be a challenging new experience. Tack on a physical illness and mounting medical bills and the traditional stressors of college life grow exponentially. Shannon...
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Morgridge Institute for ResearchSkills
Reporting, WritingYear
2014
Students from rural Wisconsin high schools modeled, sampled, and pipetted their way through lessons on regenerative biology at the Rural Summer Science Camp. “I’ve always thought regenerative research was pretty cool, knowing it’s more of a newer technology,” says Luke...
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Morgridge Institute for ResearchSkills
Videography, WritingYear
2014
Keith Thompson doesn’t remember the night that left him paralyzed. As a police officer, he was called to assist in the pursuit of a stolen vehicle. The car thief T-boned the police cruiser Thompson was driving and sent Thompson’s car...
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Thesis Project, UNC-Chapel HillSkills
Reporting, Writing, Graphic Design, VideographyYear
2014
Feasibility, desirability and viability were the key components considered by students of the UNC-Chapel Hill Reese News Lab as they developed new media products over the course of the fall semester. Ranging from an educational tool for classrooms to a...
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MediaShiftSkills
WritingYear
2013
In the wake of the push for more STEM-educated individuals to fill a growing job market, researchers have recognized an untapped talent source. A study published in November 2012 in the “Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders” found that people...
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Reese News Lab: Stemwire.orgSkills
Writing, ReportingYear
2013
Video filmed,edited, produced by Courtni Kopietz, Samantha Harrington, Hetali Lodaya and Anna Starnes. Featured image by Anna Starnes. With its windswept beach and dense maritime forest, Bald Head Island, N.C. is not a conventional classroom. The island is a 20-minute...
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Reese News Lab: stemwire.orgSkills
Writing, Reporting, Videography, EditingYear
2013
Moni Singh, founder and CEO of the STEM for Kids program, said educators must prepare the next generation of leaders, innovators and problem solvers for “a future we don’t even know yet.” STEM for Kids summer camps, based in North...