Becca Dzombak
corona-tine dispatch 14: I'm a doctor now
It's been over a week since I defended my Ph.D. and, quite suddenly, became Dr. Rebecca Dzombak. It still hasn't sunk in. I know it's not...
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Becca Dzombak
- Mar 14, 2021
- 5 min
corona-tine dispatch 13: one year
OR: How One Year Of Working At Home In The Last Year Of Grad School Helped Me Find My Path As A Science Writer, Become More Extroverted,...
Becca Dzombak
- Feb 18, 2021
- 3 min
So That's (not so?) Neat! These Little Penguins are stressed out from cat calls.
I like penguins. I want them to be happy. I love watching them slide around and waddle like me on skis and I literally cannot watch when...
Becca Dzombak
- Feb 16, 2021
- 4 min
So That's Neat! Go ahead and anthropomorphize that science. (Maybe not for kids.)
"Human language inevitably depicts the world from a human point of view," as one paper puts it.
Becca Dzombak
- Jan 31, 2021
- 4 min
So That's Neat! What's up with retractable claws?
(Or, 'Why Don't Cats Have Hooves?') I was sitting at the kitchen table the other day, Audrey (my cat)(the nice one) sitting happily in my...
Becca Dzombak
- Jan 25, 2021
- 3 min
So That's Neat! Why poison dart frogs are poisonous
I came across an article that I thought would be cool to cover about how a Panamanian poison frog species' chemical defenses change...
Becca Dzombak
- Dec 31, 2020
- 3 min
corona-tine dispatch 12: new year edition
I don't normally make resolutions for the new year; I'm nearing 30 and I haven't learned much, but I have learned that writing "Finally...
Becca Dzombak
- Dec 17, 2020
- 1 min
corona-tine dispatch 11: 2020 streaming wrap
I'm so glad netflix and hulu don't do end-of-the-year summaries. It's fun and cute when spotify does it—"oh right, I played landslide by...
Becca Dzombak
- Nov 12, 2020
- 5 min
corona-tine dispatch 10, post-election: complacency already?
I got essentially no work done last week, which is fine, because we were all glued to a variety of screens, anxiously refreshing page...
Becca Dzombak
- Sep 19, 2020
- 6 min
The graduate student strike was imperfect, but reminds us why unions are important and why they work
These demands may have been imperfect, and the strike may have been messy, but that’s the shape of change. The fight is only just beginning.
Becca Dzombak
- Jul 31, 2020
- 1 min
For the AWIS magazine: Self-care while working at home in quarantine
Back in April (a lifetime ago), before the rollercoaster of cases and the wave of Black Lives Matter protests, I wrote a short piece on...
Becca Dzombak
- Jul 23, 2020
- 3 min
Mental health and geoscience field requirements
For the geosciences to be accessible, we have to consider mental health as well as physical limitations.
Becca Dzombak
- Jul 16, 2020
- 2 min
Exciting announcement: I'll be GSA's Science Communication Fellow!
I'm pleased to be able to announce that I'll be serving as the Geological Society of America's next Science Communication Fellow! I'm...
Becca Dzombak
- Jul 14, 2020
- 4 min
corona-tine dispatch 9: the aspirational reading pile I carry around my house all day
I can’t be the only one who carries around an aspirational reading pile at home, moving it from the nightstand to the table and back daily.
Becca Dzombak
- Jul 8, 2020
- 3 min
Argue against the ICE #StudentBan with both empathy and economics.
Attack the ICE rule where the right is sensitive: economics.
Becca Dzombak
- Jun 29, 2020
- 5 min
Alcohol culture perpetuates hyper-masculine stereotypes that keep geology white, male, & able-bodied
If we keep putting out this image - a swaggering, drinking-all-the-time, Indiana Jones-esque white dude - that's who we'll attract.
Becca Dzombak
- Jun 22, 2020
- 4 min
Michigan's hybrid class model isn’t safe or equable – it’s irresponsible and biased.
A hybrid class model is irresponsible and unsafe for myriad reasons, ranging from ableism to socioeconomic considerations to public health.
Becca Dzombak
- Jun 4, 2020
- 7 min
Being anti-racist: My commitment to discomfort
To stay ignorant is to be complicit in racism and anti-Black systems. We can't only acknowledge racism when it's convenient or news-worthy.
Becca Dzombak
- May 19, 2020
- 4 min
corona-tine dispatch 8: more things I've learned in quarantine
Apparently, I care enough about brownies that I put "A box of Ghirardelli brownies has 2600 calories" on this list twice.
Becca Dzombak
- May 6, 2020
- 4 min
The bar for supporting students is so, so low. Why aren't we meeting it?
I've received similar feedback: students feeling relieved and grateful that an instructor understands what they are going through.
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