This blogpost is brought to you by Lisa Drennen. Plants are a topic of interest among our YCITYSCI students. As a result, why plants are important, plant parts, and plant function is the focus of our blog today! Plants are fascinating and can be found on all parts of the earth. There are not any…
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Learning about Animal Diversity
Understanding animals is an interesting aspect of science. There are millions of animal species living on Earth today, not to mention the millions that lived on Earth hundreds of thousands and even millions of years ago. Many of these animals live in extreme conditions and do amazing things. This week we explore different types of…
Vegetation in the Tundra: How do Plants Live in the Cold?
Vegetation in the Tundra: How do Plants Live in the Cold? Today’s blog post is brought to you by Xander Kalna Some of our students in the YCITYSCI Program asked about how plants survive in different climates. Today’s blog post is about the plants that grow in the tundra! Tundras are similar to deserts in…
Dr. Nergis Mavalvala STEM Like Me Story
Dr. Nergis Mavalvala was born and raised in Pakistan in 1968. Her parents encouraged her interests in the sciences and convinced her to pursue her academic interests abroad. This brought her to Wellesley College in Massachusetts where she earned a bachelor’s degree in physics and astronomy in 1990. She then went to MIT to receive…