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!

May 15
3 min

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...

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Apr 19
5 min

Xylem Sap Moon

by Christopher J. Yahnke “It is said that our people learned to make sugar from the squirrels.” - Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding...

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Dec 25, 2022
5 min

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...

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Sep 30, 2022
2 min

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...

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May 21, 2022
3 min

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...

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Jan 27, 2022
6 min

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...

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Dec 29, 2021
4 min

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...

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Dec 16, 2021
4 min

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!

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Oct 5, 2021
4 min

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...

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Aug 25, 2021
2 min

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...

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Apr 26, 2021
4 min

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...

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Apr 26, 2021
2 min

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...

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