#bioPGH Blog: BioBlitz 2019 Results!
By Dr. Maria Wheeler-Dubas, Research and Science Education Outreach Manager

• Was featured in Phipps Conservatory's (Pittsburgh, PA) blog on the annual Pittsburgh BioBlitz where I presented the diversity of microbes and helped guests build Winogradsky columns to take home and observe! Additionally, I talked about the devastation that abandoned mine drainage has on our watersheds and the bioremediation efforts we are making to restore them. 

https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/blog/detail/biopgh-blog-bioblitz-2019-results

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Women In Science at Duquesne University Featured on WPXI - Pittsburgh for our STEM Outreach

• Outreach event that I helped organized and attended was featured on WPXI. The news coverage promoted the STEM outreach events that Women in Science at Duquesne University has been participating and emphasized our mission to show that anyone can be a scientist.​

https://www.wpxi.com/video?videoId=897075089&videoVersion=2.0 ​

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Meet a Scientist: Michelle Valkanas and Sara McClelland
By Dr. Maria Wheeler-Dubas, Research and Science Education Outreach Manager

• ​An informal interview was conducted by Dr, Maria Wheeler-Dubas before my "Meet a Scientist Event" at Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The interview was promoted on their website the week of the event. 

https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/blog/detail/meet-a-scientist-michelle-valkanas-and-sara-mcclelland