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  • The Importance of Kindness: Teaching Empathy Through Interaction with Nature
    May 19
    2015

    The Importance of Kindness: Teaching Empathy Through Interaction with Nature

    By Melissa Harding, Phipps Science Education Specialist

    Everyone wants to be liked.  There is an inherent human need to feel like an accepted member of a group. That is why many of us join clubs and professional organizations. We all feel our best when we think we...

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  • Welcome Lorren Kezmoh, Science Education Outreach Coordinator!
    May 15
    2015

    Welcome Lorren Kezmoh, Science Education Outreach Coordinator!

    By Phipps Science Education and Research

    We are very pleased to welcome the newest member of the Science Education and Research team, Lorren Kezmoh! Lorren has been a part of Phipps guest services department for two years, and is now working full-time with our department...

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  • Phipps’ Featured Scientist of the Week: Dr. Audrey Kittredge
    May 13
    2015

    Phipps’ Featured Scientist of the Week: Dr. Audrey Kittredge

    By Lorren Kezmoh, Outreach Coordinator, Phipps Science Education and Research

    If you frequent the conservatory you may have seen signs from time to time inviting guests to participate in research being conducted by local scientists. Well the scientist behind that research, and often the signs...

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  • Interview with BIA Fellow Anna Johnson
    Feb 05
    2015

    Interview with BIA Fellow Anna Johnson

    By Melissa Harding, Phipps Science Education Specialist

    If there is one segment of society that is often misunderstood, it is people who work in science fields. Public perception of scientists tends to lean towards lab coats, crazy hair and beakers full of chemicals, especially in the...

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  • Fairchild Challenge: Plants and Pollinators
    Feb 04
    2015

    Fairchild Challenge: Plants and Pollinators

    By Melissa Harding, Phipps Science Education Specialist

    Pollination is a magical process. A plant, through seemingly no will of its own and often with the help of a whole host of unwitting accomplices, is able to orchestrate the ritual by which its pollen is mixed and spread around...

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  • Welcome Adam Haas, Interpretive Specialist!
    Jan 29
    2015

    Welcome Adam Haas, Interpretive Specialist!

    By Melissa Harding, Phipps Science Education Specialist

    We are very pleased to welcome the newest member of the Science Education and Research team, Adam Haas! Adam has been a part of Phipps marketing department for three years, and is now working part-time with our department, as...

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