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A Holiday Break
Hi everyone! I hope you are all doing well. I’m just writing to let you know that I will be taking a break from writing for a few weeks. I’m excited to take a break from work and have a chance to relax! I’ll start writing again in early January. In the meantime, why don’t…
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Black Cat Halloween Special!
Today (as I’m writing) is a very special day: October 27th is National Black Cat Day! My cat Ori is a black cat, so he would like some treats and attention from all of you 😉 AND it’s almost Halloween, so there’s no better time to appreciate black cats, a not-so-spooky Halloween symbol. There is…
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St. Patrick and the snakes
Gather around, friends. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I’m going to tell you a story… Once upon a time, in this case the 5th century, a religious man who would one day be known as St. Patrick went to Ireland. He started converting the local druidic people to Christianity, baptizing thousands of people and…
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The case for indoor cats
Today is a very important day: my cat’s birthday! Ori is turning 4 years old today. He’s a sweet black cat that my boyfriend and I have had since August 2021 and honestly, I don’t know how I lived without him. Cute things about Ori: He’s missing his canines on the right side of his…
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Meet the central rock rat
As you may know, I studied rodents in during my PhD work. While I specifically studied prairie voles, I did some field work that exposed me to other rodents (i.e., rats, mice, shrews, etc.). So I thought I had a good handle on the types of rodents out there. But guess what? I just found…
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A 2021 Update
Hello everyone! It’s been a while since I’ve looked at this blog. Between grad school and trying to start my writing career, I haven’t had a chance to get this up and running like I wanted…. But you’ll be happy to know that my plan for 2022 is to actually start writing on a semi-regular…
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Science: where would we be without it?
As someone working towards their PhD, on a very literal level I am constantly surrounded by science. Everyday I go into work, where I spend hours working on experiments and interacting with other scientists. But I also believe that science surrounds all of us even outside of academic buildings, from sunlight reaching the earth to…