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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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A Squirrel-Net Module Update Worth Tweeting About!

6 days ago
2 min

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...

Invitation to Participate in a CURE Research Study!

Nov 1
2 min

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...

Fun in the Summer Sun: A Re-cap of Squirrel-Net’s Summer Conference Activities

Aug 24
2 min

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...

Radio Telemetry Project: The Case of the Vanishing 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...

Xylem Sap Moon

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...

Research Roundup 2022

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...

Keeping Up With the Squirrel-dashians (Squirrel-NetSummer Update)

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...

A squirrel, by any other name, would be just as cute

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...

2021 Research Roundup

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...

Creating Community through Networked CUREs

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...

The mystical and mysterious squirrels that shaped human history

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!

SquirrelsOne: What’s on Your Campus

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...

CURE Research Opportunity!

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...

Squirrel-Net will be at #ASM2021!

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...

Welcome to the Squirrel-Net Blog!

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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