by Caroline Frischmon | Aug 13, 2020 | Blog, Caroline, Remediation, Summer internships
As the world went online and many internship opportunities dried up this spring, I had the good fortune of connecting with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) through the Science Communication Lab (SCL). The two organizations formed a “MPCA-SCL hybrid”...
by Caroline Frischmon | Jul 22, 2020 | Blog, Caroline, Remediation
By Caroline Frischmon Did you know that the biggest contributor to landfills in the U.S. is wasted food? We don’t eat about 40% of what’s produced in the country each year, but there’s a better solution than landfilling all this food. Anaerobic digestion turns the...
by Caroline Frischmon | Jun 15, 2020 | Blog, Caroline, Racial Justice
The word “ally” has floated around social media for the last few weeks as non-Black people learn what they can do to fight racial injustice. I’m not the best person to explain the importance of anti-racist allies since I don’t personally experience racism,...
by Caroline Frischmon | Jun 4, 2020 | Blog, Caroline, Racial Justice
It’s felt pretty silly to write about science this last week amidst everything going on around us. I read descriptions of the officer’s murderous actions against George Floyd but didn’t have it in me to actually watch the video until Sunday night. Immediately after, I...
by Reed Grumann | Jun 4, 2020 | Blog, Racial Justice, Reed
If you are one of my Facebook friends who is not from Minneapolis and is white, this post is for you. If you are trying to process the murder of George Floyd and the ongoing protests without seeking guidance and information from the Black community, you are doing it...
by Madeleine Melloy | Nov 8, 2019 | Blog, Madeleine, Science Communication
I come from a family of artists. My childhood was spent on movie sets, in the backstages of theaters, or watching oil paint strike a canvas. But all these trades connect through storytelling, which is at the root of my passion for journalism. On a personal and global...
