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Adriana Briscoe: One Step Closer to the Rocky Mountains

September 6, 2019

When Adriana Briscoe's professor accuses her of cheating, she scrambles to save her reputation and her spot on the biology lab's field trip.

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In Biology, Science Education Tags Adriana Briscoe, college, cheating, biology, Season 9

Heather Hamlin: Think Heavy

June 21, 2019

Biologist Heather Hamlin leaves the safety of the lab for her first field assignment: tagging alligators.

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In Biology Tags Heather Hamlin, biology, field work, animals, Season 9, alligators

Anicca Harriot: The Heart in Space

April 19, 2019

At age nine, Anicca Harriot plans to study both the heart and space, but as she gets older, that plan becomes more challenging than she expected.

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In Biology, Science Education Tags Anicca Harriot, Season 9, heart, childhood, adolescense, school, grades, parents, family, biology

Edith Gonzalez: A Little Crush on Science

March 29, 2019

After moving to a brand-new school in the seventh grade, Edith Gonzalez struggles to maintain her straight-A status with a new, scary biology teacher.

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In Science Education, Biology Tags Edith Gonzalez, moving, school, childhood, Season 9, education, biology, plants

Sarah Fankhauser: The Science Comes First

March 1, 2019

Biologist Sarah Fankhauser’s relationship with her adviser changes when she joins her lab as a grad student.

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In Biology Tags Sarah Fankhauser, mentor, adviser, biology, lab work, Season 9

Margaret Rubega: Tell Them Who You Are

January 25, 2019

The lessons that Margaret Rubega learns from her dad about fighting back are put to the test when he becomes the one she must stand up to.

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In Biology Tags Margaret Rubega, fathers, childhood, biology, women in STEM, career, sexual harassment, Season 9, UCONN

Michelle McCrackin: I Could Have Been Her

January 4, 2019

Miserable at her corporate job, Michelle McCrackin begins to dream of a career in wildlife biology.

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Tags Michelle McCrackin, scientist origin story, career, biology, Season 9, education

Whitney Henry: An Impostor at Harvard

December 8, 2017

After growing up in humble circumstances in St. Lucia, Whitney Henry feels like an imposter in her PhD program at Harvard.

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In Biology Tags Whitney Henry, graduate school, St. Lucia, Harvard, impostor syndrome, biology

Mary Ann Allen: My Friend Lovey

December 23, 2016

When biologist Mary Ann Allen gets an opportunity to study Down syndrome, the disorder her dear childhood friend had, she jumps at the chance, but the results aren't what she expected.

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In Genetics Tags Mary Ann Allen, friendship, Down syndrome, childhood, biology, genetics, neuroatypical, CU Boulder

Adam Foote: The Sea Urchin Massacre

December 18, 2015

Adam Foote confronts the problem of obtaining sea urchins in land-locked Pittsburgh...during a polar vortex.

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Tags biology, Adam Foote, marine biology, research, weather, sea urchin, season 5

Erik Vance: Is this Biology?

October 30, 2015

Erik Vance searches for the real meaning of biology while chasing porcupines.

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Tags Erik Vance, biology, journalism, porcupines, season 5

Karen James: I Could Be an Astronaut

August 21, 2015

A surprise email leads a biologist to NASA.

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Tags Karen James, NASA, biology, career, space, season 5

Erin Barker: Plants And People

February 24, 2015

Erin Barker's attempt to save a college relationship leads her to a plant biology class where the professor brought an ax to class.

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Tags Erin Barker, Story Collider founder, plants, biology, plant biology, college, relationships, season 5

Ari Daniel Shapiro: Narwhal tagging in the arctic

October 28, 2012

As a grad student, Ari Daniel Shapiro has to tag some narwhals to collect data. The problem: it's in the arctic, the devices have never been tested, and if he fails he'll never be able to do research again.

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Tags Ari Daniel, narwhals, animals, graduate school, grad school, research, field work, arctic, biology, zoology, season 3, Story Collider producer

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