What's Eating My Plants?

07/09/2020

TONIGHT our very own Mariama Carter, Katharina Snitker Wigg, and Connor Hendrich will be demonstrating some cool At Home Science as part of the Adult Swim Virtual Science Fair hosted by Catalysts for Science Policy. Check out CaSP's page for details on how to register! This event is FREE and will be super fun!

04/13/2020

Hey everyone! Our very own Jose Sanchez designed this super awesome potato soft rot coloring page! We've just been cheesin' over here about how cool it turned out 😄 Feel free to download and share with any of the blossoming plant scientists in your life. Tag us in any artwork that you share--we'd love to see what you create!

Also, check out our website (https://sites.google.com/view/whatseatingmyplants/outreach-materials/homesciart) for the printer-friendly pdf version.

Stay safe! Sending good vibes your way.

03/28/2020

Hi everyone! Hope you're healthy and holding up best as possible. On this end, we're getting excited about art as a powerful way to cope and collected some fun coloring pages to share with you! If you or your family members make use of these, we'd love to see what you create. Feel free to tag us!

For a printer-friendly PDF, check out our website: https://sites.google.com/view/whatseatingmyplants/outreach-materials/homesciart

If you don't have printer access, it's possible to color using your phone. We enjoyed using the Autodesk Sketchbook app! Our Twitter has some videos detailing how to do this.

Enjoy, and stay safe!

(Images sourced from edupics.com. Check out their website for other primary education-friendly coloring pages!)

03/13/2020

Earlier this week, we had the pleasure of volunteering at Midvale Elementary for their Family Science Night! We had a blast, and the many kids got to enjoy looking through microscopes for the first time. They learned that "plants get sick too," and were mini plant pathologists for the day. In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we focused on diseases of potato and clover.

Special thanks to Jeysika Zayas Rivera, Corri Dorisé Hamilton, Connor Hendrich, and Megan Dixon for running the exploration station!

03/05/2020

We're very excited to announce the incoming officers for 2020-2021! Meet Mariama Carter, Katharina Wigg, Jose Sanchez Gallego, Jeysika Zayas Rivera and Megan Dixon!!

Thank you for the efforts of officers Eric Larson, Sofia Macchiavelli Giron, Corri Hamilton and Tina Wu as well as board members Max Miao and Connor Hendrich over the past two years. We're looking forward to the new leadership and next phase of growth 🌱😃

02/22/2020

We have a new website! Browse for event updates, access outreach materials we've developed, or learn how to get involved!

What's Eating My Plants? (WEMP) is an outreach organization led by students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Dept. of Plant Pathology. Our team is dedicated to science communication, diversity in STEM, and plant science.

12/16/2019

That's a wrap for 2019! We had a packed last two months. From Family Science Night and Saturday Science to volunteering with Wisconsin Fast Plants at the National Association of Biology Teachers Conference in Chicago, IL and participating in Corri Dorisé Hamilton's Madison Area Technical College Micro class, we can't wait for next semester! Huge thank you to all of our volunteers for making these events possible! See you next year 🥳

10/25/2019

Happy Halloween from Lussier Community Center! Witch, Carrot, Pea, Tomato, or Skeleton, anyone can be a plant pathologist!

10/22/2019

We had over 280 visitors stop by our booth at the Wisconsin Science Festival last Saturday to see, play, and chat with us about plants and pathogens! Thank you to all of our volunteers!

09/23/2019

Happy fall! We're excited to start a new semester of outreach events! Please join us for our kickoff meeting next Monday. Pizza will be provided 🍕

🗓️ Monday, Sept. 30
🕔 5p - 6p
📍Steenbock Library, Rm. 340

08/09/2019

Thank you, UW-Madison Department of Plant Pathology, for supporting our outreach activity using Foldscope at The American Phytopathological Society Plant Health 2019 annual meeting in Cleveland, OH! We're proud and honored to work with Family Friendly APS.