<![CDATA[UPCOMMS PR - Crick Crack Science]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:41:42 -0400Weebly<![CDATA[​Translational Scientist Improving the Care of Older Adults with Cancer]]>Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:00:00 GMThttps://www.upcommspr.com/crick-crack-science/translational-scientist-improving-the-care-of-older-adults-with-cancerIt's Women's History Month! Listen in as translational scientist Nikesha Gilmore talks health and gender equity and reminds all of us to do our part to make things better. 

Gilmore is an assistant professor of Surgery in the Division of Supportive Care in Cancer at the University of Rochester Medical Center, NY. She’s also a molecular pathologist by training and one her goals is to improve the lives of older adults with cancer by addressing the acute and long-term side effects of treatment.

Her primary research interest is the development of interventions to target frailty in older adults with cancer and to develop evidence-based solutions to foster health equity for older black patients with cancer.
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]]><![CDATA[Crick Crack Science Live SHOW with ZOOLOGIST AMY DEACON]]>Tue, 08 Feb 2022 08:00:00 GMThttps://www.upcommspr.com/crick-crack-science/crick-crack-science-live-show-with-zoologist-amy-deaconWe're celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science with a special episode of the Crick Crack Science Live Show. Tune in as host Valene Mc Dougall chats with featured guest zoologist Amy Deacon about her work surrounding Trinidad and Tobago's freshwater rivers and streams and biodiversity. The episode also explores the topic of women and girls in science! 
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]]><![CDATA[Bats of Bat Island Part ii: Feast of Frogs]]>Mon, 17 Jan 2022 08:00:00 GMThttps://www.upcommspr.com/crick-crack-science/bats-of-bat-island-part-ii-feast-of-frogsView the video or see below to tune in to the podcast for audio only. 
In part two of our Crick Crack Science Podcast series, we present "Bats of Bat Island: Feast of Frogs." (See video or listen to podcast).

Here, host Valene Mc Dougall chats some more with Trinidadian field naturalist and bat expert Geoffrey Gomes who tells us all about the surprising things bats feast on.
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Podcast cover photo: A fringe-lipped bat pounces on a frog.
Photo by Merlin Tuttle, as featured in Bats of Trinidad and Tobago: A Field Guide and Natural History (lead author Geoffrey Gomes)).
Crick Crack Science Podcast series produced by Valene Mc Dougall
Audio edited by Jason Gittens and Rezonant Media
Video edited by Valene Mc Dougall 
Featured music: "Weekend in Tatooine" by Unicorn Heads"
"Tungara Frog (Physalaemus pustulosus) Calling"  by Drawingthemotmot
 
References: 
Amick, Pita K., Sam, Katerina, Drumo, Gendio, Toko, Pagi S. and Novotny, Vojtech. "Bats Can Reach 3626 m a.s.l. in Papua New Guinea: Altitudinal Range Extensions for Six Rainforest Bat Species" Mammalia, no. (2021). https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2020-0169

​M. Teague O’Mara, et al., “Bats Use Topography and Nocturnal Updrafts to Fly High and Fast,” Current Biology 31, no. 6 (4 February, 2021), DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2020.12.042.

Listen to podcast (audio only)

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]]><![CDATA[BATS OF BAT ISLAND PART 1]]>Fri, 29 Oct 2021 23:12:06 GMThttps://www.upcommspr.com/crick-crack-science/bats-of-bat-island-part-1
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​In its first installment, Crick Crack Science, a new multimedia hub for science storytelling with a Caribbean  twist, presents its first podcast series “Bats of Bat Island.” The series features Trinidadian field naturalist and bat expert Geoffrey Gomes. In part one we begin a journey of discovery by taking a closer look at bats all around us. 

Image: Bat carrying jumbie candle or candlestick fruit/seeds.
Photo: Merlin Tuttle as featured in Bats of Trinidad and Tobago: A Field Guide and Natural History (lead author Geoffrey Gomes)
Podcast produced by Valene Mc Dougall
Edited by Jason Gittens
Music production by Rezonant Media
Website mentioned: Trinibats. 
Reference is made to an April 2020 Nature article by Clare Watson.
Featured music: "TipToes" by artist Myuu, released 2019. 
]]><![CDATA[SCIENCE STORIES COMING SOON]]>Mon, 11 Oct 2021 03:45:08 GMThttps://www.upcommspr.com/crick-crack-science/crick-crack-science-stories-coming-soon... Picture


​Welcome the Crick Crack Science our unique science storytelling and multimedia hub.

We have a number of exciting science stories coming your way! Stay tuned.
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