@heatherakin

Assistant Prof of #stratcomm #scicomm in the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

 Lincoln, NE
Joined July 2009
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Our findings from @NERuralPoll - Rural Nebraskans voice water quality concerns news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today…

Rural Nebraskans voice water quality concerns

Rural Nebraskans are concerned about water quality and water contamination affecting their own or their family’s health, according to the 2022 Nebraska Rural Poll.

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Nebraska Today@NebToday13 Oct 2022
More than four in 10 respondents to the 2022 @NERuralPoll believe fuel prices, inflation, grocery prices and health care costs will become much worse in the next 12 months. bit.ly/3g84vtj #Nebraska #UNL #NUforNE
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Becky Wachs@Becky_Wachs4 Oct 2022
Great round three of our #OLLI class with @tk_lorenz closing it out! So happy to work with this #dreamteam and teach some amazing OLLI students. Here’s to lifelong learning! @heatherakin @SydneyMCaparaso and Ashley Votruba.
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Becky Wachs@Becky_Wachs27 Sep 2022
Great session two of #OLLI Science for the Curious Consumer! @UNL_BSE @UNL_ALEC @heatherakin @tk_lorenz @SydneyMCaparaso and Ashley Votruba!
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OPEN ACCESS: “When Science Journalism is Awesome: Measuring Audiences’ Experiences of awe from Reading Science Stories” by @LandrumAR, Kristina Janét, @kelsi_opat & @heatherakin. Available here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

When Science Journalism is Awesome: Measuring Audiences’ Experiences of awe from Reading Science...

In collaboration with professional science journalists, we conducted a national online survey (N = 2,088) to explore facets of awe as potential response states to science journalism and how audienc...

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Mark Griep@mgriep130 Aug 2022
I'm pleased to announce that Susan Weller, Heather Akin, and I are working with a team of 15 incredible UNL faculty and staff to increase science literacy. Our planning grant is titled "Midwest Science Engagement Consortium." @Moth_lady15 @heatherakin news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today…
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"Employment in media and communications is projected to grow faster than the average for all other occupations ... over the next 10 years." Time to become a @UWMadisonCALS @uw_lsc major! fhttps://www.axios.com/2022/07/28/communications-media-jobs-employment-growth #scicomm
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. @QuantumOfSalsa's talk at #NoCoastSciComm might have been the most powerful #SciComm presentation I've ever seen.
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Good morning, #NoCoastSciComm! Happening now: our fourth (and sadly, final) keynote speaker, @QuantumOfSalsa! Join now to hear how Corey ties his Blackfoot culture to astrophysics!
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Thoroughly enjoyed moderating (fangirling) during this keynote #NoCoastSciComm @UNLincoln with @TheSpaceGal - one takeaway: #SciComm needs emphathy. See 🧵 for the takeaways
No Coast SciComm@NoCoastSciComm18 Aug 2022
...and we're off! Keep an eye on this thread 🧵 to follow along with @TheSpaceGal's #NoCoastSciComm keynote presentation
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This conference is so good I'm actually tweeting about it! It's the ✨LAST DAY TO REGISTER✨ for SciComm 2022 - Aug 17-19 #NoCoastSciComm @UNLincoln #SciComm
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LIGHTS!💡 CAMERA!🎥 ACTION!▶️ TODAY IS THE LAST DAY to register to enter the #NoCoastSciComm Film Festival! Learn more at scicommcon.org/filmfest/, & register the for the conference at go.unl.edu/scicomm2022. #scicomm #sciart #filmmakers
No Coast SciComm@NoCoastSciComm23 Jul 2022
ATTENTION SCIENCE VIDEOGRAPHERS! Show off your short film at our 2022 Film Festival! Register for the conference at scicommcon.org and sign up to submit a short (<10 min) video. We'll be awarding $500 to the People's Choice winner and $500 to the Judge's Choice winner!
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Congrats to the finalists in our first-ever LIVESTREAMED #NoCoastSciComm #ScienceSlam! Join hosts @lab_shenanigans & @SciTalker, & cheer on Slammers @YarelisAcevedoR @SaraDoesScience @_ashley_foltz_ Seth Kurfman @ScienceBey @richathan_you @CrystalUminski @WinifredWaters_! 🎉
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Heather Akin retweeted
Mark Griep@mgriep112 Jul 2022
HEY SCIENCE VIDEOGRAPHERS! We seek short videos for the Film Festival portion of the @UNL_SciComm 2022 on August 17-19! When you register for the conference at scicommcon.org, you can sign up to submit your short (<10 min length) video #SciComm
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Ben Lyons@ba_lyons16 Feb 2022
Some work w/ @heatherakin + @TaliaStroud speaks to this. Most are unlikely to know they live nearby (eg only 30% of fracking + 24% refinery-proximal residents do). High risk perception is linked with underreporting proximity (i.e. dissonance reduction) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Proximity (Mis)perception: Public Awareness of Nuclear, Refinery, and Fracking Sites

Whether on grounds of perceived safety, aesthetics, or overall quality of life, residents may wish to be aware of nearby energy sites such as nuclear reactors, refineries, and fracking wells. Yet...

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The Conversation U.S.@ConversationUS16 Feb 2022
The neurotoxic metal mercury can get into the fish you eat via the gasses that rise up the smokestacks of coal-burning power plants. Here’s how close you live to a coal-fired generator if you live in the US (via @IUPUI) theconversation.com/how-pois…
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Countries’ climate pledges built on flawed data, Post investigation finds washingtonpost.com/climate-e…
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Nebraska CAS
@unlcas7 Oct 2021
As an instructor for BIOS 101 and LIFE 120, Marianna Burks is dedicated to helping students overcome their struggles in science and realize their capacity for success. #ImAHusker bit.ly/3kVgHgV @UNLsbs @Burkscognition – at Lincoln, NE
Marianna Burks

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If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you don't understand it.
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I am so excited to finally share my piece on the systemic biases in climate science research and publishing. Come for the stats, stay for the hard-hitting and educational quotes from scientists! Thread (1/n)
Carbon Brief
@CarbonBrief5 Oct 2021
NEW | Analysis: The lack of diversity in climate-science research | @ayeshatandon Carbon Brief finds that women and researchers from the global south are under-represented in highly-cited climate-science research 🔬 bit.ly/3mqF3yy THREAD
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"I’m telling all the students ‘congratulations,’ because this is the first step in hopefully returning to normal in the near future. To me, this is our ‘Hope Day.’” -Volunteer Lisa Maupin, @UNLresearch Read about yesterday's COVID-19 vaccine clinic ›› ow.ly/j3F050Eu3ZV
A student holds up their vaccination card at the Coliseum after receiving their first shot

ALT A student holds up their vaccination card at the Coliseum after receiving their first shot

Stickers that say "I got my COVID-19 vaccine!" were handed out at the clinic

ALT Stickers that say "I got my COVID-19 vaccine!" were handed out at the clinic

A student receives their first COVID-19 vaccine

ALT A student receives their first COVID-19 vaccine

After getting vaccinated, Huskers could head to the stadium for grab-and-go giveaways

ALT After getting vaccinated, Huskers could head to the stadium for grab-and-go giveaways

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