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The Squirrel-Net Blog
Hello and welcome to the Squirrel-Net Blog - we are so glad you’re here! We are hoping this blog will be a space for us to highlight voices from across our national network, updates on our activities, and of course, insights into the squirrely lives of squirrels!
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The Nutty 4 Knowledge Club: Fun, science-based programming for first-generation college students
Creating Space for Social Connection and Science Humans crave connection and often fall in love with their peers’ interests through...
Jan 28, 20244 min read
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A Squirrel-Net Module Update Worth Tweeting About!
Here at Squirrel-Net, we love squirrels…but sometimes an instructor needs to branch out! Squirrel-Net instructors Liz Flaherty (Purdue...
Dec 3, 20232 min read
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Invitation to Participate in a CURE Research Study!
More and more faculty are choosing to teach course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs), like Squirrel-Net, but there is...
Nov 1, 20232 min read
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Fun in the Summer Sun: A Re-cap of Squirrel-Net’s Summer Conference Activities
The long-awaited joint meeting of two mammal-centric societies was a great success! The American Society of Mammalogists and the...
Aug 24, 20232 min read
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Radio Telemetry Project: The Case of the Vanishing Squirrels
By Annabelle McCarthy When I first started my radio telemetry research project as an undergraduate, I wasn’t always entirely confident in...
May 15, 20233 min read
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Xylem Sap Moon
by Christopher J. Yahnke “It is said that our people learned to make sugar from the squirrels.” - Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding...
Apr 19, 20235 min read
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Research Roundup 2022
This year had some fascinating scientific articles published and we’re here to tell you all about the squirrely news. Keep reading to...
Dec 25, 20225 min read
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Keeping Up With the Squirrel-dashians (Squirrel-NetSummer Update)
Fall is just around the corner, so let’s revisit some of the squirrely fun we accomplished this summer! Did you have any interesting...
Sep 30, 20222 min read
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A squirrel, by any other name, would be just as cute
All organisms are scientifically named using a Latin binomial system, but many species acquire their common names colloquially. And...
May 21, 20223 min read
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2021 Research Roundup
Welcome to a new blog post series from Squirrel-Net’s digital media specialists! We’re calling it the “research roundup” - a collection...
Jan 27, 20226 min read
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Creating Community through Networked CUREs
As we approach the new year, we've been reflecting on 2021, which was a busy year for Squirrel-Net. Members of our community presented...
Dec 29, 20214 min read
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The mystical and mysterious squirrels that shaped human history
Join us on a journey to explore some of the ancient squirrel legends from a variety of cultures around the world!
Dec 16, 20214 min read
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SquirrelsOne: What’s on Your Campus
by Christopher Yahnke, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Making it to the NCAA men's championship basketball game was the 2nd...
Oct 5, 20214 min read
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CURE Research Opportunity!
Squirrel-Net is excited to share an additional opportunity to participate in CURE research from our friend, Liz Genné-Bacon! Course-based...
Aug 25, 20212 min read
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Squirrel-Net will be at #ASM2021!
Squirrel-Net will be at the 2021 Virtual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists! Will you be attending too? If so, we’d love to...
Apr 26, 20214 min read
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Welcome to the Squirrel-Net Blog!
Hello and welcome to the Squirrel-Net Blog - we are so glad you’re here! We are hoping this blog will be a space for us to highlight...
Apr 26, 20212 min read
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