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The goal of this blog series is to provide STEM pen pals with inspiration and ideas from real letters written by STEM professionals. We asked our 2019-20 LPS teachers to …
by Jenelle Whitman 
Distance learning creates novel issues for teaching and learning while exacerbating existing issues. Non-teachers tend to focus on the remote aspect of the situation. They ask about how we engage …
by Jenelle Whitman 
When Macon Lowman and I founded the Letters to a Pre-Scientist pen pal program back in 2010, we had a simple goal: get students talking to scientists. Macon wanted to …
by Jenelle Whitman 
This week’s Scientist Spotlight features Caitlin Mack, a masters student studying social behavior of animals at Michigan State University. Our Scientist Spotlight series features STEM professionals who volunteer in our …
by Jenelle Whitman 
“Making it” – A pen pal success story Every year, we have a few pre-scientists who are hesitant to write to their pen pals. Each case is different- some pre-scientists …
by Jenelle Whitman 
This week’s Scientist Spotlight features Lauren Laboissonniere, a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Center for NeuroGenetics at the University of Florida. Our Scientist Spotlight series features STEM professionals who volunteer in our …
by Jenelle Whitman 
This week’s Scientist Spotlight features Brittany Killingbeck, a graduate student studying Ecosystem Restoration at Niagara College in Ontario, Canada. Our Scientist Spotlight series features STEM professionals who volunteer in our …
by Jenelle Whitman 
This week’s Scientist Spotlight features Angharad Jones, the collections officer at Creswell Crags Museum and Heritage Center in the United Kingdom. Our Scientist Spotlight series features STEM professionals who volunteer …
by Jenelle Whitman 
This week’s Scientist Spotlight features Jakub Zegar, a soon-to-be environmental scientist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Our Scientist Spotlight series features STEM professionals who volunteer in our pen pal program, Letters to …
by Jenelle Whitman 
This week’s Scientist Spotlight features Cassandra Lee, a research associate in Hong Kong, China. Our Scientist Spotlight series features STEM professionals who volunteer in our pen pal program, Letters to a Pre-Scientist. …
by Jenelle Whitman 
Tell us a little bit about yourself! I am a Chemistry Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. As a chemistry graduate student, my job includes …
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