Assistant Prof of #stratcomm #scicomm in the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Joined July 2009
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5 Dec 2022
Our findings from @NERuralPoll -
Rural Nebraskans voice water quality concerns news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today…
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Heather Akin retweeted
13 Oct 2022
More than four in 10 respondents to the 2022 @NERuralPoll believe fuel prices, inflation, grocery prices and health care costs will become much worse in the next 12 months. bit.ly/3g84vtj #Nebraska #UNL #NUforNE
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4 Oct 2022
Great round three of our #OLLI class with @tk_lorenz closing it out! So happy to work with this #dreamteam and teach some amazing OLLI students. Here’s to lifelong learning! @heatherakin @SydneyMCaparaso and Ashley Votruba.
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27 Sep 2022
Great session two of #OLLI Science for the Curious Consumer! @UNL_BSE @UNL_ALEC @heatherakin @tk_lorenz @SydneyMCaparaso and Ashley Votruba!
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Heather Akin retweeted
OPEN ACCESS: “When Science Journalism is Awesome: Measuring Audiences’ Experiences of awe from Reading Science Stories” by @LandrumAR, Kristina Janét, @kelsi_opat & @heatherakin. Available here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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30 Aug 2022
I'm pleased to announce that Susan Weller, Heather Akin, and I are working with a team of 15 incredible UNL faculty and staff to increase science literacy. Our planning grant is titled "Midwest Science Engagement Consortium." @Moth_lady15 @heatherakin
news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today…
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Heather Akin retweeted
21 Aug 2022
"Employment in media and communications is projected to grow faster than the average for all other occupations ... over the next 10 years." Time to become a @UWMadisonCALS @uw_lsc major! fhttps://www.axios.com/2022/07/28/communications-media-jobs-employment-growth #scicomm
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19 Aug 2022
. @QuantumOfSalsa's talk at #NoCoastSciComm might have been the most powerful #SciComm presentation I've ever seen.
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Heather Akin retweeted
19 Aug 2022
Good morning, #NoCoastSciComm! Happening now: our fourth (and sadly, final) keynote speaker, @QuantumOfSalsa! Join now to hear how Corey ties his Blackfoot culture to astrophysics!
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18 Aug 2022
Thoroughly enjoyed moderating (fangirling) during this keynote #NoCoastSciComm @UNLincoln with @TheSpaceGal - one takeaway: #SciComm needs emphathy. See 🧵 for the takeaways
18 Aug 2022
...and we're off! Keep an eye on this thread 🧵 to follow along with @TheSpaceGal's #NoCoastSciComm keynote presentation
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12 Aug 2022
This conference is so good I'm actually tweeting about it! It's the ✨LAST DAY TO REGISTER✨ for SciComm 2022 - Aug 17-19 #NoCoastSciComm @UNLincoln #SciComm
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Heather Akin retweeted
5 Aug 2022
LIGHTS!💡 CAMERA!🎥 ACTION!▶️
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY to register to enter the #NoCoastSciComm Film Festival! Learn more at scicommcon.org/filmfest/, & register the for the conference at go.unl.edu/scicomm2022.
#scicomm #sciart #filmmakers
23 Jul 2022
ATTENTION SCIENCE VIDEOGRAPHERS! Show off your short film at our 2022 Film Festival! Register for the conference at scicommcon.org and sign up to submit a short (<10 min) video. We'll be awarding $500 to the People's Choice winner and $500 to the Judge's Choice winner!
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Heather Akin retweeted
31 Jul 2022
Congrats to the finalists in our first-ever LIVESTREAMED #NoCoastSciComm #ScienceSlam!
Join hosts @lab_shenanigans & @SciTalker, & cheer on Slammers @YarelisAcevedoR @SaraDoesScience @_ashley_foltz_ Seth Kurfman @ScienceBey @richathan_you @CrystalUminski @WinifredWaters_! 🎉
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Heather Akin retweeted
12 Jul 2022
HEY SCIENCE VIDEOGRAPHERS!
We seek short videos for the Film Festival portion of the @UNL_SciComm 2022 on August 17-19!
When you register for the conference at scicommcon.org, you can sign up to submit your short (<10 min length) video
#SciComm
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Some work w/ @heatherakin @TaliaStroud speaks to this. Most are unlikely to know they live nearby (eg only 30% of fracking 24% refinery-proximal residents do). High risk perception is linked with underreporting proximity (i.e. dissonance reduction) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
16 Feb 2022
The neurotoxic metal mercury can get into the fish you eat via the gasses that rise up the smokestacks of coal-burning power plants.
Here’s how close you live to a coal-fired generator if you live in the US
(via @IUPUI)
theconversation.com/how-pois…
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10 Nov 2021
Countries’ climate pledges built on flawed data, Post investigation finds washingtonpost.com/climate-e…
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Heather Akin retweeted
7 Oct 2021
As an instructor for BIOS 101 and LIFE 120, Marianna Burks is dedicated to helping students overcome their struggles in science and realize their capacity for success. #ImAHusker
bit.ly/3kVgHgV
@UNLsbs @Burkscognition
ALT Marianna Burks
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Heather Akin retweeted
6 Oct 2021
If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you don't understand it.
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Heather Akin retweeted
6 Oct 2021
I am so excited to finally share my piece on the systemic biases in climate science research and publishing.
Come for the stats, stay for the hard-hitting and educational quotes from scientists!
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5 Oct 2021
NEW | Analysis: The lack of diversity in climate-science research | @ayeshatandon
Carbon Brief finds that women and researchers from the global south are under-represented in highly-cited climate-science research 🔬
bit.ly/3mqF3yy
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Heather Akin retweeted
21 Apr 2021
"I’m telling all the students ‘congratulations,’ because this is the first step in hopefully returning to normal in the near future. To me, this is our ‘Hope Day.’” -Volunteer Lisa Maupin, @UNLresearch
Read about yesterday's COVID-19 vaccine clinic ›› ow.ly/j3F050Eu3ZV
ALT A student holds up their vaccination card at the Coliseum after receiving their first shot
ALT Stickers that say "I got my COVID-19 vaccine!" were handed out at the clinic
ALT A student receives their first COVID-19 vaccine
ALT After getting vaccinated, Huskers could head to the stadium for grab-and-go giveaways
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