What's New at IS

We’re on LinkedIn now - be sure to follow us! You might have noticed this newsletter is arriving a little later than promised. We have been working hard updating our website, email providers, and online presence to keep up with the support you all have shown us so far and to make sure we can sustain the kind of growth we anticipate. Thanks for giving us good problems to have :)

At the end of September, we published our latest Innovations in Science article, featured in a regional Finger Lakes wine and cider magazine out of New York, Libations.

The article features Ithaca scientist Hannah Frank, who studies the underground fungal network that helps vineyards flourish. Read more about her work and how it impacts local growers in the latest feature here.

Hannah Frank holding her IS feature in Libations!

IS Live on the Air!

Featured scientist Hannah and IS co-founder Emma also went on the air to discuss the article and the broader scope of IS on Farm Talk, a radio show produced by Cornell Cooperative Extension that airs on WTBQ, a community station out of Orange County, NY. You can listen to our discussion with host Eli Bloom here.

IS co-founder and Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Ithaca Times (the first IS regional hub) Roy Allen also went on-air this month talking about the changing landscape for local media with Joe Salzone, host of 607 This Morning 870AM/97.7FM News/Talk WHCU. Listen to his interview with Joe here.

Featured Local Science Communication Initiative

To keep on theme with our Libations feature, this month we’re highlighting Lectures on Tap! Lectures on Tap is an event series where local professors, experts, and storytellers give thought-provoking lectures at bars in New York City, Los Angeles, San Fransisco, Boston, and Chicago. One of our SNAP Advisory Board members is a big fan of Lectures on Tap Boston where university professors give 40-45 minute talks inside local Boston bars and lounges. Past talks in these series have ranged from history to physics to philosophy. Check out their website for more info!

Yours,

Emma, Roy, & the Innovations in Science team