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Handelsman Lab and Tiny Earth Represent at Illuminating Connections
Illuminating Connections Handelsman Lab members engaged with other researchers and the general public at Illuminating Connections. We had posters and activities about Tiny Earth, the Tiny Earth Chemistry Hub, and our research on microbial communities!
Collaborative research project finds bacterial “Zorbs” – A new type of bacterial social motility
Researchers from the Handelsman, Beebe, and Pan labs discover bacterial "zorbing," in the motile species, Flavobacterium johnsoniae.
Postdoc Amanda Hurley heads to DC for AAAS Science & Technology Fellowship
Postdoc Amanda Hurley was awarded an AAAS Science & Technology Fellowship at the US Department of State. She’ll begin her new position at the end of October. Dr. Hurley has been an incredible scientist and mentor in the Handelsman Lab, and we wish her the best!
Jo Handelsman urges scientific community to address soil crisis in Scientific American editorial
As a preview to her forthcoming book, A World Without Soil, Jo Handelsman calls to change destructive farming practices to ones that will retain soil carbon and mitigate climate change.
Learn about Tiny Earth scientists with PBS Wisconsin’s ‘Meet the Lab’
Tiny Earth researchers engage with middle school students on antibiotic discovery and what it's like to be a scientist.
Jo Handelsman talks Food Scarcity in PMA Virtual Town Hall
Panelists discuss water and soil challenges faced by current farming practices and ideas for future solutions on the Produce Marketing Association's virtual town hall.
Handelsman Talks Soil on Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda Podcast
Jo Handelsman guest stars on the Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda podcast. They discuss microbes, soil, climate change, and the importance of bacteria to human survival.
A Q&A with Jo Handelsman
Jo Handelsman discusses the need for scientific collaboration among researchers, policymakers, artists, and the public with The Capital Times.
UW–Madison Researchers Earn Army Research Office Grant to Study Microbial Communication
Director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, Jo Handelsman, and assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Ophelia Venturelli, were awarded Army Research Office Grant in collaboration with researchers across the country to study microbial networks.