Meghan Willcoxon

Bio

I am a PhD student in cognitive science at Brown University. My research investigates how humans -- similar to birds and fish -- self-organize and move collectively through a crowd. 

Since starting graduate school, I became passionate about how science is communicated to and perceived by various audiences. Communicating science in a way that is both accessible and thought-provoking is my goal as a science writer, and I am excited to develop this skill at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. I am grateful to the AAAS for this opportunity and to the APS for the sponsorship.

Clips

• Look, up in the sky! It's the Strawberry Moon, and it will be rising on Tuesday.

• June is Wisconsin's rainiest, stormiest month. Here's why that's a good thing.

• The tallest mass timber building in the world is opening in downtown Milwaukee. It's healthier for the planet. And you.

• It's been 25 years since the landing of the Mars Pathfinder. Planetary exploration has never been the same.

• Racine Zoo says farewell to third oldest Andean bear in North American zoos, who was something of a local celebrity

• Don't know much about narwhals? That's OK. Engaging new museum exhibit shows scientists are learning, too.

• Another supermoon, this one called the Buck Moon, is rising on July 13, and it's the last one of the year.

• Blue Angels return to Milwaukee for the first time since 2017. But there's more going on behind the scenes.

• A Navajo scientist couldn't translate his work to his family. Now, because of a UW-Madison project he co-founded, he can.

• A network of Wisconsin women farmers preach sustainable agriculture and living connected to the land -- and each other 

• Do anti-abortion pregnancy centers help or mislead?

• What happened to 'Milwaukee-ese'? It hasn't gone anywhere, but it has changed.