Thane Maynard, CEO of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, interviews Laura and Sam Wells regarding their interactive experiences with the “Wild Pack” and Wild Research stations at the Zoo, including interactive stations at the leaf-cutter ant and gorilla exhibits and more!

Wild Research is designed to deepen public engagement in science and conservation at zoos, aquariums, and similar learning environments nationwide. Conducted with the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden and a consortium of partner zoos and aquariums, Wild Research involves families directly in research and conservation action through Wild Research stations, participatory learning media, and education programs.

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Miami University’s alumni publication, The Miamian, recently included the participation of five university alumni, Roberta Phillips ‘80, Rich Lewis ‘91, Georgia O’Hara ‘97, Jill Korach ‘00, and Joe Beringer ‘06, in the 2009 Field Expeditions course, Baja: Master’s Field Methods in its “Class News.” The group is shown standing in front of a bluewhale skeleton at the Vermillion Sea Field Station in Bahía de Los Ángeles, Baja California.

Angie Kuhn and Liz Jones, middle school teachers at St. Paul School in Westerville, Ohio, probably are going to be able to top their students this year when it comes to responding to the time-worn writing prompt, “What I did on my summer vacation.”

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As part of her course requirements for “Biology in the Age of Technology,” GFP student Lisa Wiggins (Belize ‘09; Namibia ‘10) and her Croft Community School celebrated Earth Day with the production of this video, which was also highlighted on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools webpage.

When Visintainer Middle School teacher Veronica Balogh first arrived in Mongolia, she didn’t know what to expect.

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The Society for Science and the Public (SSP) says Kathleen Dwyer is one of the top high school science teachers in the country.

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I woke up and stepped out of my tent with a morning view of Kilimanjaro and the sounds of wildlife. It’s not possible for me to explain the thrill of knowing you are waking up in the African bush, a place that most people in the world will never visit, but I hope you will get a sliver of the story I continue to play in my head.

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