Are you a #YorkU Faculty of Science professor, grad student, member of a science student club, staff member or alum interested in Tweeting about your science work for one week (12:01am Sunday morning, to midnight the following Saturday)? Then check out doing a stint @YorkUScientists.
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@YorkUScientists Week by Week
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- January 2016 week 1: John Dupuis (R) with Ada Lovelace Day wikipedia editathon raffle winner, Dorothy Birtalan (L).
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- Week 2: @dawnbazely, at the Plant Biology blackboard, explaining the true nature of science as a process (Photo by Rolan Vaisman)
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- @yorkobservatory week3. Jen Mehrnoush Zomederis tweeted about astronomy
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- Week 4: Prof. Paula and staff, Vanessa and Amanda (counter-clockwise from left) ARE the @ugbiolyorku social media team
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- Week5: @JulieMTome, Astronomy alum, tweeted about her work in Science Education at Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum (Photo by Vincent Luk)
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- Week6: @Harpur, is doing his Biology PhD with Prof. Amro Zayed. Brock tweeted about his bee research, and Charles Darwin
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- Week 7: @TLJKelly, is a multiple-teaching award-winner & Biology professor. Tamara was the 2nd @YorkUScientists to sport the new avatar overly (thank you, Elisa Romano!)
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- Week 8: @aliczner, a Biology PhD student with Prof. Chris Lortie, shared her California field work experiences
The story behind the @YorkUScientists project -- AKA, I got the idea from @RealScientists & @BioTweeps
The Pan Am and Parapan American Games took place Toronto, in July and August, 2015.
OE3C 2015 at YorkU Life Sciences Building
For nearly two years, York University science faculty, staff and students watched a sports stadium rising in our midst, next to the Boyer woodlot. Our science research continued during the games, although classes were put on hiatus.
On our way to YUBS Biology Meet the Profs Night in #YorkUFall #YorkU #PanAm Stadium @BethuneCollege #Pizza pic.twitter.com/iqvPtsm8hm
— Dawn Bazely (@dawnbazely) October 23, 2013
Prior to the games, the York University Communications and Public Affairs staff held a brainstorming session with the Faculty of Science, about how we might raise awareness about the great research happening around the Panam stadium.
Testing the lights at the Pan Am/Parapanam Games Stadium
I came up with the @YorkUScientists project, in which a different scientist would tweet about their research on each day of the Pan Am and Parapan American games. I thought that people coming to the campus could tweet the scientists questions and get answers in real time.
Unfortunately, my ongoing back injury (which happened in late April) meant that I simply couldn't get it together in time. But, since it's a great idea, I parked it for the future when I could organize it, and here we are.
The idea for @YorkuScientists was inspired by the international @RealScientists, and @BioTweeps twitter accounts. Each week, a different scientist or biologist tweets about their research, and interacts with people on a global basis.
The 2015 Pan Am/Parapanam Games Stadium is now the YorkU Lions' Home
A different York University science faculty, student, or staff member will tweet about their science work each week, beginning in January 2016.
One great example of how the YorkU science community gets it research game on, happened in May 2015. This year's Ontario Ecology, Ethology & Evolution Conference was organized by the York University Faculty of Science Biology graduate students, and took place in the gorgeous Life Sciences Building.
OE3C 2015 poster session at YorkU Life Sciences Building
