Author Archives: mirandainscience

 I have been working on improving my science communication skills, an increasingly desirable trait within the science community. Not only have I been blogging and tweeting (follow my twitter! @MirandaFerrant3), but I have been Wikipedia editing. Before I get into becoming a wikipedian, I want to quickly discuss the benefits of blogging and tweeting ifContinue reading “Becoming a Wikipedian”

I’ve had the pleasure of contributing to the making of an online film festival for the York University community. York University professor Dawn Bazely has organized her senior applied plant ecology class to create a film festival that will broadcast everything plants. From their importance, to the issues they’re facing, to their amazing capabilities, thisContinue reading “York University’s First Plant Themed Film Festival!”

There are many women in science that are often forgotten, not celebrated or uncredited for their work. As times are changing, more and more women in science are being recognized and honored for their work in the field. I would like to travel back in time and give thanks to Canada’s first female biology professorContinue reading “Carrie Derick – Thank You.”

A blog about the importance of open access data. Who hates paying subscriptions for materials they barely use or are rarely what they’re looking for? A LOT of people. Well, thankfully there is a way around expensive, impersonal subscriptions, and its called open access. Open access is a form of free, unrestricted access to research, suchContinue reading “Open The Door on Science”

A blog about the 3 types of peer-reviewed literature. In academia, or in anything for that matter, literature is the way we receive information. Whether you are casually browsing the internet one day after work, or you are frantically researching a topic in the library for a school paper, you have come across at leastContinue reading “One Literature, Two Literature, Three Literature, More!”