Engaging with Social Media | AAAS 2014 Meeting in Chicago

Presenters: Maggie Koerth-Baker (BoingBoing.net), Kim Cobb (Georgia Institute of Technology), and Danielle N. Lee (Cornell University)

Moderator: Dominique Brossard (University of Wisconsin)

A Valentine's Day greeting to my biotech students

Happy Valentine's Day in a DNA profiling way...

Source: Mental Floss

And show your love for microbes...

Experimenting to get ready for Valentine's Day image. #bioluminescence #microbeart pic.twitter.com/aUXsRLwFZH
— Mark O. Martin (@markowenmartin) February 14, 2014

One more pre-Valentine's Day bioluminescence photo. #luminescence #microbialart pic.twitter.com/Yz4aKMbJoe

— Mark O. Martin (@markowenmartin) February 14, 2014

And don't forget your #AcademicValentines!

Papers are read, Methylene blue, The lab feels so empty When I'm without you #AcademicValentines
— Jason McDermott (@BioDataGanache) February 12, 2014

My love for you significant (P = 0.05). #AcademicValentines
— Vertebrae Hedgie (@HallieVert) February 12, 2014

Valentine's Day and a long holiday weekend - woohoo!

Community Colleges as "Democracy's College"

An excellent conversation on Boston's WBUR On Point radio show with three community college leaders:

Pam Eddinger, president of Bunker Hill Community College
Bruce Leslie, chancellor of Alamo Colleges
Paul Brown, president of the Zane State College in Zansesville, Ohio

The three educators highlight the importance of community colleges for our nation.

Three community college presidents join us to tell of their fight on America's economic front lines: http://t.co/almd3lIbYe
— On Point - NPR (@OnPointRadio) February 5, 2014

ICYMI: A riveting conversation on how America's community colleges are making a difference today: http://t.co/almd3lIbYe
— On Point - NPR (@OnPointRadio) February 5, 2014

Here's a sampling of some points from the show:

'If you ask any community college president, we're pivots. We're democracy's college.' @PamEddinger http://t.co/almd3lIbYe
— On Point - NPR (@OnPointRadio) February 5, 2014

Fifty percent of all undergrads in the U.S. are in a #comm_college - @PamEddinger via @OnPointRadio http://t.co/e8A0HX9oO1
— Ken Kubo (@kmkubo) February 5, 2014

#Comm_College as the three-legged stool: educational, financial, & social support - @PamEddinger via @OnPointRadio http://t.co/e8A0HX9oO1
— Ken Kubo (@kmkubo) February 5, 2014

'We all learn better in a cohort. We all learn better with friends next to us and teaching us.' @PamEddinger http://t.co/almd3lIbYe
— On Point - NPR (@OnPointRadio) February 5, 2014

Caller: 'I'm a loving critic of the comm. college system. Higher education should prepare students for citizenship.' http://t.co/almd3lIbYe
— On Point - NPR (@OnPointRadio) February 5, 2014

Good discussion on the #comm_college balance between job-maker role & broader education role @OnPointRadio http://t.co/e8A0HX9oO1
— Ken Kubo (@kmkubo) February 5, 2014

'If someone cannot learn how to learn, that means I'm not doing my job.' @PamEddinger http://t.co/almd3lIbYe
— On Point - NPR (@OnPointRadio) February 5, 2014

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