University of Michigan · est. 2015

Science, made shareable

A graduate student community for science communication.

MiSciComm is a graduate student organization at the University of Michigan whose goal is to train fellow graduate students & post-doctoral fellows in science communication, with a focus on writing and the visual arts.


Science communication has always been important, but more recently it is stepping into the spotlight with more academics either leaving the bench or being involved with their communities more while remaining a researcher.

Through workshops, career panels, and events with the local Southeast Michigan SciComm groups, we strive to help graduate students and post-docs find resources and avenues to practice and engage in science communication for themselves and their surrounding community.

Latest from the blog

Building the Periodic Table

Written by: Camila Gonzalez Curbelo Edited by: Emily Januck, Colter Giem Illustrated by: Colter Giem Memorizing the periodic table of elements is undeniably one of the (slightly dreadful)…

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Where Scientific Lineage Begins

Written by: Kenia Contreras Edited by: Kaitrin Freeland, Juan Mato Illustrated by: Adriana Brown Ancient hands pulled strings taut on bows beneath the young sun. Calloused hands spread…

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On the Shoulders of Empire

Written by: Francisco Torres-Torres Edited by: Juan Mato, Deanna Cannizzaro Illustrated by: Rebecca Taubitz Dun-dun. Dun-dun. Dun-dun. Benches shook. Monitors clattered off uneven tables. Reagents jangled and tumbled,…

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EQUILIBRIUM · STEAM x Art MAGAZINE

Edition 5: On the Shoulders of Giants

Our STEAM magazine pairs scientists with art. Edition 5 is in the works for publication in September 2026.

Ways to get involved

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Have an idea you want to write about?Interested in editing a piece prior to publishing?Want to portray scientific concepts using art?Interested in making science accessible to non-English speaking audiences?
Submit a pitch using this form, and you will be working with our editorial team to get your piece published on our blog!Join our editorial team as a content editor and help authors get their pieces to publishable quality. With experience, you can become a senior editor!Join our illustration team and create a visual depiction to bring our authors’ pieces to life! Join our translation team and help translate existing pieces to Spanish, Chinese, or Korean! If your language of interest is not currently represented, we can work with you to start your own team!

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