Megan Ritter

Graduate student at Bucknell uncovering the genomics of groundwater critters

[Jordan Simpson @_JSSimpson]

The grad students had our secret Santa exchange this morning 💕 so thankful for such a wonderful cohort of scientists 💕 #gradstudents #secretsanta #IDidMegansMakeup

[Megan Ritter @MeganRitter16]

@Sci_Chey @G_Pask I get it...I do...BUT I have to admit I love Jar Jar Binks, and I’m tired of pretending I don’t.

[Megan Ritter @MeganRitter16]

my current life:
-apply for a job
-immediately check email for response
-surprise that they don't hire/reject within the 2 seconds it took to check my email
-repeat

[Megan Ritter @MeganRitter16]

Defended my thesis and had the chance to share my love of groundwater organisms, aquifers, and Montana!

[Megan Ritter @MeganRitter16]

Final weekend of work before my defense! Terribly exciting, rewarding, challenging, and terrifying #gradschoolfeels

[Corina Newsome, M.Sc. @hood_naturalist]

If counseling is available to you, I think you should try it. All of you!

Going to counseling makes my life better.

[Megan Ritter @MeganRitter16]

Some strong #womeninSTEM who took a break from sciencing to run a 50 mile mountain relay

[Megan Ritter @MeganRitter16]

@dho_lab @haj_a no worries! Just want to make sure I give credit where credit is due!

[Megan Ritter @MeganRitter16]

(a personal) graduate school necessity: an unwavering support system...and gift baskets of chocolate help too

[Jordan Simpson @_JSSimpson]

Absolutely

[Megan Ritter @MeganRitter16]

graduate student class
fuel: tacos & cookies
goal: prepare a proper CV
takeaway: this is one cool group of scientific ladies
#letstacoaboutus

@_JSSimpson @cheyennelmoore

[Megan Ritter @MeganRitter16]

never stop exploring they say #Evol19 #scicomm #myfirstblogpost
https://t.co/m4aEnh41lp

[Megan Ritter @MeganRitter16]

yes pop gen of pigeons is cool and all, but can we hear more about this donut diet? @E_Carlen #Evol19

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

"Out of nine recognized giraffe subspecies, four are decreasing. Moreover, for five subspecies, current population estimates are fewer than 2000 individuals." A call to protect #giraffes from #WildlifeTrade in this #LettertoScience. ($) https://t.co/YlM344xXaE

[Megan Ritter @MeganRitter16]

first biology brown bag! Sharing science over lunch #bcubed #Scicomm @_JSSimpson @G_Pask @ProfKenField

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the U.S. are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018—a trend that parallels an uptick in the actual number of female scientists. #IWD2019 #ScienceMagArchives https://t.co/7zx8nP8tCI

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

From the archive: Why are there so few women today in STEM fields—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—and how does that affect research? https://t.co/OPV99LPkD6 #WomenInScience

[Megan Ritter @MeganRitter16]

Appreciating the little signs of life in this winter landscape