Monthly Archives: December 2012

Animal Athletes: BEACONites introduce kids to biomechanics

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Danielle Whittaker

‘How do animals jump so high?’, ‘Why are some animals so fast?’, and ‘How do kangaroos hop?’ were just a few of the questions kids and their families had a chance to explore at the ‘Animal Athletes’ Science Saturday program … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: A Tyrannosaurus and a virus walk into a bar…

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work post is by MSU graduate student Alita Burmeister. … the scientist asks “Hey, what do you two have in common?” This summer I met Sue the T. rex. Her fossil remains are the largest, … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Going Viral

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Washington graduate student Sonia Singhal. As a junior in college, I fell in love with viruses. That September, I joined Dr. Paul Turner’s virus evolution lab. I had … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work – Teaching Evolution: The Ladybug Game

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Idaho graduate student Joshua Rubini. Hi, my name is Joshua Rubini, and I am a graduate (master’s) student in computer science at the University of Idaho. I’m a … Continue reading →

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