Jennifer Frazier, Ph.D.
Engaging people with science to foster curiosity and empower decision making
Program Officer, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Adjunct Professor of Biochemistry, UCSF
Posts are my own
- "Key to the cutback is the elimination of NOAA’s Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, which facilitates studies of the planet’s oceans, atmosphere, climate, weather patterns and other Earth systems." www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
- If you were born in the US between 1962 and 1989, you might need a measles booster (even if you were vaccinated). @kqedscience.bsky.social that explains why. I got my titer checked after reading the weekly newsletter from @lizneeley.bsky.social. Thank you, Liz! www.kqed.org/news/1176791...
- "While a lot of data generated by agencies, like climate measurements...is required by Congress, the digital tools that allow the public to view that data are not. “This is a campaign to remove public access,"" @jessiemahr.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/c...
- A great piece in the New Yorker on volunteer efforts to rescue the hundreds of thousands of government datasets that have been or could be deleted, featuring the Data Rescue Project (@datarescue.bsky.social) www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
- You know that graph that got the world talking about climate change? It's based on data from a NOAA observatory that's on the list for possible closure.... www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/c...
- Graphs are powerful. The Keeling Curve - which shows CO2 data from Mauna Loa Observatory inspired "An Inconvenient Truth," the first time most heard of climate change. When NOAA sites close, scientists don't just lose their eyes on the planet - we all do. www.npr.org/transcripts/...
- And if you're interested in the scientists at NOAA's Mauna Loa Observatory and how they collect the data that helps us understand out planet, here is a great video from the Exploratorium www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jOA...
- How do we communicate uncertainty in #dataviz? See leading viz researcher @lacepadilla.bsky.social present at #AAAS this Friday in Boston! #scicomm #sciengage
- Attend Lace Padilla's topical lecture to learn cutting-edge techniques in uncertainty visualization and how to communicate complex data effectively! 💡 🗓️ Feb 14 | 1 - 2 PM📍 Room 311, Hynes Convention Center #AAASmtg: buff.ly/3WRtwLC
