Selina A. Ruzi, PhD
@ruzimyrmex.bsky.social
IRB Application Analyst @ UIowa| Former postdoc at @NCState and @naturalsciences | PhD from UIUC | Reposts do not necessarily = endorsements | She/her l 🐜 🌱 🐝 and science of scicomm
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Reposted by Selina A. Ruzi, PhD
We think there is a lot of room for natural history museums to produce interesting, unique, and informative content made for online audiences. A lot of those stories could be from the unique collections and research happening at these institutions. (research project led by @ruzimyrmex.bsky.social !)
September 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
We think there is a lot of room for natural history museums to produce interesting, unique, and informative content made for online audiences. A lot of those stories could be from the unique collections and research happening at these institutions. (research project led by @ruzimyrmex.bsky.social !)
Reposted by Selina A. Ruzi, PhD
in short, there is an opportunity gap for natural history museums in the US to use YouTube better! In particular, research and collections functions of natural history museums are often not featured in what they communicate via YouTube. We show this via surveying 400+ videos from 28 US museums.
September 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
in short, there is an opportunity gap for natural history museums in the US to use YouTube better! In particular, research and collections functions of natural history museums are often not featured in what they communicate via YouTube. We show this via surveying 400+ videos from 28 US museums.
Reposted by Selina A. Ruzi, PhD
Make them tell you, specifically, what you're not allowed to do. Don't make changes you guess that they want. Don't offer them a menu of things that you infer they might be telling you not to do. Do the work you proposed, and received funding to do, unless instructed otherwise in specific detail.
January 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Make them tell you, specifically, what you're not allowed to do. Don't make changes you guess that they want. Don't offer them a menu of things that you infer they might be telling you not to do. Do the work you proposed, and received funding to do, unless instructed otherwise in specific detail.
3) I love standing in the middle of Jacaranda copaia flowers. During one difficult field season in Panama, I paused to rest in a sea of purple flowers illuminated by small a patch of light that was able to filter between the canopy. It felt like a video game save spot. Pics from a diff field season
January 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
3) I love standing in the middle of Jacaranda copaia flowers. During one difficult field season in Panama, I paused to rest in a sea of purple flowers illuminated by small a patch of light that was able to filter between the canopy. It felt like a video game save spot. Pics from a diff field season
2) I love the little waves my kid gives me when I walk into the room or after they haven’t seen me for a little while.
January 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
2) I love the little waves my kid gives me when I walk into the room or after they haven’t seen me for a little while.
1) I love fiber crafts! Especially knitting and crocheting. I used to do cross stitch as a kid and have recently been dyeing my own yarn and have dabbled with drop spindling. The feel of creating something from something else and seeing tangible progress is really comforting.
January 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
1) I love fiber crafts! Especially knitting and crocheting. I used to do cross stitch as a kid and have recently been dyeing my own yarn and have dabbled with drop spindling. The feel of creating something from something else and seeing tangible progress is really comforting.