
How to Become a Scientist Communicator
Opportunities are everywhere, and training opens the way
Esther Ngumbi is a distinguished postdoctoral researcher at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Entomology Department and a Food Security Fellow with Aspen Institute's New Voices Fellowship. Follow Esther Ngumbi on Twitter @EstherNgumbi
Opportunities are everywhere, and training opens the way
And plenty of resources are available to help them learn how to do it well
Progress in conveying science to the public needs to continue
Universities need to rethink how they evaluate academics for promotion
It’s important, it’s fun, and more and more young researchers are diving in
Tap into the ample resources that can get you started
Leaving the continent’s grasslands intact is good for the climate, for biodiversity and for the health of the soil
Our work helps answer some of society's greatest challenges, but it's usually conveyed with technical language in journals most citizens never see
My heart sank when I heard the news because I know from my experience and my research how much climate change harms agriculture and the soil
These microscopic marvels are transforming agriculture in the developed world; now it’s Africa’s turn
They're our microscopic allies in making dirt a major resource for storing excess carbon
Recently the United Nations warned that the world could suffer a 40 percent shortfall in water by 2030 unless countries dramatically cut consumption.
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