Elise Overgaard

Today's the day! Meet the scientists studying the sagebrush steppe & the creatives capturing its splendor. Immerse yourself in the sagebrush sea! Interactive exhibit open March 25-29, English & Spanish #sagebrushcrush #BoiseStateNSFEPSCoR #BoiseStateGEM3 buff.ly/3VsJuvF

The sagebrush ecosystem comes to life in an immersive, hands-on art-science fusion! Come howl at the moon with us! (it's free) Presented at the Stein Luminary in English & Spanish March 25-29 #sagebrushcrush #BoiseStateNSFEPSCoR #BoiseStateGEM3 buff.ly/3VsJuvF

Science! Art! Sagebrush! It all comes together at the immersive (and free) Stein Luminary. Navigating the Sagebrush Sea Presented in English and Spanish Meet the scientists March 27 4-7 pm   #sagebrushcrush #BoiseStateNSFEPSCoR #BoiseStateGEM3  buff.ly/3VsJuvF

Research led by @conchoecia @beroe and their collaborators provides new insights about one of the earliest points in animal evolution that happened more than 700 million years ago. Thanks to @elise_overgaard @MontereyHerald for the coverage: montereyherald.com/2023/09/19/thi…

New vocab word: rhizosphere! As in: @SLAClab researchers use synchrotron x-rays to look at nutrient exchanges happening in the rhizosphere (plant roots + soil + microbes) hoping to engineer more resilient plants that can stand up to climate change. Cool! www6.slac.stanford.edu/news/2023-08-3…

As the fight against RSV adds vaccines, UCSC researcher is on the cutting edge bit.ly/3NMkjQN via @elise_overgaard, a Q&A with Rebecca DuBois @TheDuBoisLab on her @UCSCscience work

Slither on over to watch this video on slug sex. @UCSCscience’s Janet Leonard is a national treasure and @elise_overgaard from the newly minted class of 2023 truly captured her personality youtube.com/watch?v=-WVMgG…

She studies slug sex by the seashore: UCSC researcher works to unlock secrets of banana slug sex bit.ly/3X8k5Gp via @elise_overgaard, an insightful Q&A with Janet Leonard

Slimy slug sex is wild. Reciprocal copulation? Plural of penis (penes)? Apophallation (chewing off said penes)? Janet Leonard and @devdevbev have the science you never knew you needed to know! @LookoutSCruz lookout.co/santacruz/ucsc…

Last week, I graduated @UCSC_SciCom with an absolutely amazing group of folks. Love y'all and wish y'all the absolute best!

WEDNESDAY'S TOP HEADLINES: Watsonville nurses rally, banana slug sex and punk revolution bit.ly/3NwXuR2 < -- Check out stories from Beki San Martin, @elise_overgaard, @wallacebaine, @jmpasko96 and more, plus a city council dispatch from @TopherJNeely

In a new twist on the Hunger Games, scientists figured out exactly what mosquitoes love about some people's scents. It's cheesier than you think. @katelisab3th reports! science.org/content/articl…

Solving two problems at once, researchers recycled diapers into "nappy-infused concrete," and then built a house with it. The new material could simultaneously divert waste from landfills and provide more affordable housing. By @ElissaWelle for @Nature nature.com/articles/d4158…

Ctenophores or sponges? We identified chromosomal changes that support ctenophores as the sister group of all other animals. In @Nature w/ @beroe @DanRokhsar et al. Support from @MBARI_News @NSF @ERC_Research 🔗nature.com/articles/s4158…

Debate settled? A new study offers "best support we've ever had" that comb jellies, not sponges, descended from the first branch in the tree of life. @ucsc alum @conchoecia led the study with local support from @MBARI_News. @elise_overgaard has the story. science.org/content/articl…

Cells can throw out misfolded proteins in built-in dumpsites, reports @elise_overgaard for @Stanford News. news.stanford.edu/2023/04/20/stu…

It's official: we're in for a superbloom year in CA, @elise_overgaard reports! Read on to learn what makes these rare biological marvels possible in our region: montereyherald.com/2023/03/19/sup…

.@Elise_overgaard covers a recent paper outlining the success of the sea otter surrogacy program at the @MontereyAq for @MontereyHerald montereyherald.com/2023/03/18/sea…

@annamarie_yanny making sound waves!