Project Crawfish
Project Crawfish is a collaborative university and secondary school partnership designed to enhance the use of biotechnology in high school settings in Louisiana and Utah. This project integrates research-based effective professional development for teachers and classroom activities centered on state biology content standards through inquiry. Students are engaged in research activities including question development, data collection, and analysis while interacting with university researchers and other schools in the Project Crawfish Network.
May 2012 Natural History Museum Bug Fair
Presentations of fossil “bug” ancestors
May 2010 Natural History Museum Bug Fair
Presentations on the insect / crustacean relationship.
June 2009 e-Biosphere 09 conference in London
Two posters presented at the
e-Biosphere 09 conference in London:
When will there be a single taxonomic
nameserver, or Who will bell the cat? and
Exploring vs. Cataloging:
Why don't systematists play well with others?
May 2009 Crunchy Crabs & Sauteed Shrimp / Grilled Grubs & Barbecued Bugs
Since insects are crustaceans, why eat crabs and shrimps but not grubs and bugs? This poster (and some additional reading) was presented to the general public at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County's Annual Bug Fair on 16-17 May 2009.
May 2008 Insect Friends & Relations
This poster describing the current understanding of arthropod relationships, and how we study that, was presented to the general public at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County's Annual Bug Fair on 17-18 May 2008.
March 2007 The Notion of Progress in Evolution
These panels were used to illustrate ideas of “progress” in evolution for a “Curator’s Cupboard” event at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
May 2006 and May 2007 Insects are Crustaceans
This poster outlining the relationship between insects and crustacea was presented to the general public at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County's Annual Bug Fair on 20-21 May 2006 and on 19-20 May 2007. Over 10,000 arthropod devotees attended in 2007.
