Science Communications

Trustee

Dave Switzer

Dave Switzer has been passionate about the environment since the early 80s. As time has passed he has become more focused on environmental leadership and communication as primary concerns. He believes that positive environmental change and thoughtful stewardship of the Earth are the preeminent issues of modern times.
Leadership Grant Grant

Resilient Roots Project: Centering Youth Climate Change Stories

This collaboration between Catalina Garzón-Galvis, StoryCenter and Frontline Catalysts will center the lived experiences, local knowledge, and innovation of migrant and first-generation youth in advancing solutions that strengthen community resilience to climate change.
July 18, 2023
Leadership Grant Grant

Modernizing Natural History Collection Workflows to Address Global Biodiversity Challenges

Erica Krimmel is joining the Arctos Consortium’s efforts to digitize biological specimens and expand access to critical biodiversity research resources with the support of a Switzer Foundation Leadership Grant.
July 18, 2023
Fellow

Sebastian Moreno

2023 Fellow
In an increasingly urbanizing world, Sebastian aims for his work to increase science and nature accessibility for historically marginalized and excluded communities, which will ultimately help in the conservation of our natural environment.
Fellow Story

‘Queer is Natural’ celebrates pride in the animal world

“There are estimated to be over 1,000 species that engage in same-sex coupling or whose sex roles aren’t exactly what you learned about in basic biology,” Christine Wilkinson says in her Queer is Natural video series. “For Pride Month, let...
June 21, 2023
Fellow Story

Switzer Fellows Book List

Read up on the latest titles released by fellows in our Switzer Fellows Book List. This running list includes titles ranging from young adult fiction to socio-environmental research, and from the wildlife of the Northeast to the wildflowers...
June 21, 2023
Fellow Story

St. Antoine’s Front Country wins Green Earth Book Award

Front Country received honors in the Young Adult Fiction category of best environmental literature.
May 17, 2023
Fellow Story

Rodríguez Cruz receives Public Voices Fellowship on the Climate Crisis Fellowship

Scientist, writer, consultant and Switzer Fellow Luis Alexis Rodríguez-Cruz joins distinguished cohort to change who writes history.
April 17, 2023
Fellow Story

Fraga quoted in Guardian on ramifications of superbloom recreation

Naomi Fraga was featured in the Guardian story: California town hopes to put tourists off the scent as another super bloom looms.
March 21, 2023
Fellow Story

Valdez-Ward and Marcus publish ReclaimingSTEM model for inclusive science communication and policy training

ReclaimingSTEM is a science communication and science policy training space that centers the experiences, needs, and wants of people from marginalized communities.
March 21, 2023