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
Clearing the Optical Illusion: How a Muslim Polymath Redefined How We See
Written by: Hy Do Edited by: Lauren Heinzinger, Naomi Raicu Illustrated by: Naomi Raicu Five hundred years before the Renaissance, a Muslim polymath shattered the paradigm of optics…
Keep readingCosmic Reparations and the Legacy of Harriet Tubman
Written by: Kihana Wilson Edited by: Daniela Pereira, Kaitrin Freeland Illustrated by: Satabdi Mohanty The first question I ever thought to ask of the Universe was not how…
Keep readingBuilding 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)…
Keep readingWhere 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…
Keep readingOn 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,…
Keep readingBranching Through Time: The Art & Science of Microglia
Written by: Kate Giffin Edited by: Elise Tahti The first neuroscientists were artists. Using clever chemistry, they developed ways to stain brain tissue and then drew what they…
Keep readingWays to get involved
| Write | Edit | Illustrate | Translate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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