Achievement

In addition to the many professional presentations and papers that IGERT students authored, this year saw a sharp increase in student leadership in outreach activities, with many students participating in events with high school, middle school, and elementary school students, or presenting their work in public settings. One thing that we have consistently learned is that outreach activities are very beneficial for students’ interdisciplinary training, because talking to a non-academic audience calls on similar skills to talking to a diverse scientific audience.