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May 30, 2024 - June 1, 2024
WALII 2024 Retreat and SAB Meeting
The 2024 WALII Retreat brought together a cohort of scientists, from undergraduate students to faculty members, from across the nation to celebrate our second successful year of creative, bold, and curiosity-driven research! This retreat provided participants with a valuable opportunity to promote open communication and share cutting-edge discoveries through activities such as poster flash talks, breakout group discussions, and training sessions.
WALII 2024 Retreat and SAB Meeting
The 2024 WALII Retreat brought together a cohort of scientists, from undergraduate students to faculty members, from across the nation to celebrate our second successful year of creative, bold, and curiosity-driven research! This retreat provided participants with a valuable opportunity to promote open communication and share cutting-edge discoveries through activities such as poster flash talks, breakout group discussions, and training sessions.
April 13, 2024 - April 14, 2024
Open to the Public: Michigan State University Science Festival STEAM Expo
WALII hosted an activity booth at the Michigan State University Science Festival STEAM Expo Days. At our booth, visitors enjoyed astronaut ice cream samples, created seed necklaces, examined rare resurrection plants, observed water bears under a microscope, and learned about how WALII scientists are studying organisms that endure extreme water loss. The MSU Science Festival had activities open to the public all month. Learn more about SciFest here.
Open to the Public: Michigan State University Science Festival STEAM Expo
WALII hosted an activity booth at the Michigan State University Science Festival STEAM Expo Days. At our booth, visitors enjoyed astronaut ice cream samples, created seed necklaces, examined rare resurrection plants, observed water bears under a microscope, and learned about how WALII scientists are studying organisms that endure extreme water loss. The MSU Science Festival had activities open to the public all month. Learn more about SciFest here.
March 11, 2024
WALII Technical Seminar
WALII hosted a Technical Seminar Series to highlight tools, techniques, field sites, and growth facilities available at WALII campuses. In this workshop, participants heard from four WALII members about unique field sites or growth facilities used in their research.
Speakers:
Rose Marks – VanBuren Lab, Michigan State University. Topic: South Africa field sites
Thomas Boothby – Boothby Lab, University of Wyoming. Topic: Tardigrade collection and cultivation
Laura Leventhal – Exposito-Alonso Lab, Stanford University/University of California, Berkeley. Topic: Arabidopsis field station
Hugo Tapia – Tapia Lab, California State University, Channel Islands. Topic: Saccharomyces cerevisiae culture
WALII Technical Seminar
WALII hosted a Technical Seminar Series to highlight tools, techniques, field sites, and growth facilities available at WALII campuses. In this workshop, participants heard from four WALII members about unique field sites or growth facilities used in their research.
Speakers:
Rose Marks – VanBuren Lab, Michigan State University. Topic: South Africa field sites
Thomas Boothby – Boothby Lab, University of Wyoming. Topic: Tardigrade collection and cultivation
Laura Leventhal – Exposito-Alonso Lab, Stanford University/University of California, Berkeley. Topic: Arabidopsis field station
Hugo Tapia – Tapia Lab, California State University, Channel Islands. Topic: Saccharomyces cerevisiae culture
February 7, 2024
Glencairn Elementary Science Night
Members of the Fleming and Rhee labs hosted expo booths at the Glencairn Elementary Science Night from 6 – 8 pm.
Glencairn Elementary Science Night
Members of the Fleming and Rhee labs hosted expo booths at the Glencairn Elementary Science Night from 6 – 8 pm.
November 15, 2023 - November 18, 2023
Annual Biomedical Research Conference For Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS)
WALII attended the ABRCMS 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona where visitors could learn more about WALII initiatives, the 2024 internship program, and careers with WALII.
Annual Biomedical Research Conference For Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS)
WALII attended the ABRCMS 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona where visitors could learn more about WALII initiatives, the 2024 internship program, and careers with WALII.
October 26, 2023 - October 28, 2023
SACNAS National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) Conference
WALII attended the 2023 NDiSTEM Conference in Portland, Oregon! Participants learned about WALII initiatives, the 2024 internship program, and careers with WALII.
SACNAS National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) Conference
WALII attended the 2023 NDiSTEM Conference in Portland, Oregon! Participants learned about WALII initiatives, the 2024 internship program, and careers with WALII.
September 11, 2023
The 2023 WALII Symposium
We hosted the inaugural WALII Symposium virtually on September 11, 2023. The first WALII symposium was an internal event for WALII participants. In the future, WALII symposia will be open to the broader scientific community.
The 2023 WALII Symposium
We hosted the inaugural WALII Symposium virtually on September 11, 2023. The first WALII symposium was an internal event for WALII participants. In the future, WALII symposia will be open to the broader scientific community.