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Plant Pathology & Microbiology Grad Student Organization

$1,180
65%
Raised toward our $1,800 Goal
20 Donors
Project has ended
Project ended on October 05, at 09:00 AM CDT
Project Owners
Rank State Gifts
1 IA 14
2 CA 1
2 FL 1

Nancy

Wlezien

$100

Oct 04, 2018

Larry

Halverson

Undisclosed Amount

Oct 04, 2018

Gwyn

Beattie

Undisclosed Amount

Oct 04, 2018

Anonymous

$10

Oct 04, 2018

Anonymous

$30

Oct 04, 2018

Steven

Whitham

$100

Oct 04, 2018

Anonymous

$20

Oct 04, 2018

Anonymous

Undisclosed Amount

Oct 04, 2018

PAUL

ESKER

Undisclosed Amount

Sep 29, 2018

Anonymous

Undisclosed Amount

Sep 25, 2018

William

Rutter

Undisclosed Amount

Sep 24, 2018

Peter

Howe

Undisclosed Amount

Sep 24, 2018

Dennis

Mayhew

$50

Sep 22, 2018

Jenifer

Bungert

$100

Sep 14, 2018

Anonymous

$5

Sep 14, 2018

Anonymous

$10

Sep 14, 2018

Mark

Gleason

$100

Sep 13, 2018

Chase

Mayers

$20

Sep 12, 2018

Thomas

Harrington

$50

Sep 12, 2018

Anonymous

$10

Sep 12, 2018
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$5

Enable our idea

You sympathize with our idea? Every little help counts.

$10

Encourage growth

Help students develop fist hand experience to communicate their knowledge outside their comfort zone

$15

Kindle motivation

Allow students to expose themselves to different skills. Sharing knowledge practices pushes a person to become better at what they do while allowing them to develop better insights on problem solving skills.

$20

Fuel new ideas

They say two heads think better than one. When different skills and experiences collide, eye-opening ideas and solutions emerge. The more students learn how to communicate their work, the more they will be exposed to see the same problem from different angles.

$50

Ignite science support

The more students learn how to effectively communicate their science to others, the more likely they will be to reach someone who will be interested in supporting their idea and taking it further. It could be in the form of collaborations or attention from governmental or private organizations.

$100

Promote communication

Scientist agree that communication with non-scientist is important. However, this is a difficult skill that many practicing scientists lack, likely due to the combination of increased specialization over time and the absence of formal training in science communication.

$200

Invest in the future

Help develop interesting and innovative ways of communicating complicated concepts to the public

$500

Infuse communication training

As scientists advance in their academic careers from undergraduate to graduate student to postdoc, they become more and more specialized in their chosen discipline or sub-discipline. These sub-disciplines are increasingly disparate, requiring scientists to become better communicators to forge collaborations between disciplines

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