Maggie Prentice
@maggiepren.bsky.social
Grad student, microbiologist, science museum enthusiast
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They're creepy and they're kooky...there is no shortage of strange microbes out there! 🦠 In honor of #Halloween, learn about some of the oddest "microbial monsters," from vampire bacteria to algae that suck the life out of ponds! Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=icLw... 👻🎃
Microbial Monsters - Algae, Vampirococcus and Halloween
YouTube video by American Society for Microbiology
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October 31, 2025 at 4:36 PM
They're creepy and they're kooky...there is no shortage of strange microbes out there! 🦠 In honor of #Halloween, learn about some of the oddest "microbial monsters," from vampire bacteria to algae that suck the life out of ponds! Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=icLw... 👻🎃
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Thank you so much to @vermontpublic.org! It is a pleasure to welcome those new to the outdoors, and always wonderful to create spaces and experiences that engage all visitors in new ways. montshire.org/exhibit/exhi...
“An awful lot of people don't think of themselves as hikers. They don't identify with going out on trails in the woods,” said former Montshire Museum director David Goudy.
“Montshire creates trails that are inviting to people that don't really quite yet feel comfortable doing that.”
“Montshire creates trails that are inviting to people that don't really quite yet feel comfortable doing that.”
A science museum is using its 100-acre forest to support mental health
The Montshire Museum in Norwich has exhibits throughout its trails geared towards being present in the natural world and to process grief.
www.vermontpublic.org
August 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Thank you so much to @vermontpublic.org! It is a pleasure to welcome those new to the outdoors, and always wonderful to create spaces and experiences that engage all visitors in new ways. montshire.org/exhibit/exhi...
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We had the O'Toole Lab Reunion on Sat here at Dartmouth, celebrating 26 amazing years - science is all about the people, and I have been fortunate to have a great bunch of folks in the lab over the years! And THANKS to all the lab members who did all the organizing!
August 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
We had the O'Toole Lab Reunion on Sat here at Dartmouth, celebrating 26 amazing years - science is all about the people, and I have been fortunate to have a great bunch of folks in the lab over the years! And THANKS to all the lab members who did all the organizing!