David Bowne

Author of science-infused fiction and creative nonfiction. Professor and ecologist, Elizabethtown College. Valiantly fusing the sciences and humanities.

[Elizabethtown College @EtownCollege]

Professor of Biology David Bowne recently had his creative nonfiction essay, “Winning while Losing,” published in the online journal "The Bangalore Review." #EtownExcellence

Read the article: https://t.co/stoCKZcBwA.

[David Bowne @dave_bowne]

Thrilled Inside Higher Ed published my advice on starting off a semester.

[Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered]

Career Advice | The Secret to a Meaningful Start: Miss Your Mark

The first day of class sets the tone for the entire semester, writes @EtownCollege's David R. Bowne, who has developed an unusual yet successful way to do so—with M&Ms. https://t.co/7OlSyMc537

[Elizabethtown College @EtownCollege]

"My hope is that students leave the class a little less nervous and possibly even excited about what is before them. I hope they leave inspired to be active in their education and strive to do more than collect facts, more than memorize." - ✍️ Professor of Biology David R. Bowne

[Elizabethtown College @EtownCollege]

Associate Professor of Biology David Bowne recently penned a creative essay meant for all fans of Taylor Swift, father-daughter relationships, and statistical analyses in the online literary journal, @Satirist_Online.

Read more: https://t.co/gcgroy62Kn.

[David Bowne @dave_bowne]

Turns out Taylor Swift is more powerful than anyone knew! #TaylorSwift #Satire https://t.co/3i1WGKX5zI

[Global Change Biology @GlobalChangeBio]

COMMENTARY
Climate and sex in turtles

📄 https://t.co/gIwK0VqQ1n @dave_bowne

[David Bowne @dave_bowne]

@SciCommClub @commnatural Here’s my fun take on plant reproduction. https://t.co/8SV1leUu2P

[David Bowne @dave_bowne]

@thievingmag Thanks!! Hope everyone enjoys reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

[the Thieving Magpie @thievingmag]

Scientist and writer David Bowne @dave_bowne has written a provocative essay exposing those sexy, mischievous things we call plants. https://t.co/1RI5bKE7mk #thievingmagpie #literarymischief #essays #fiction #poetry #art #photography #plantsarenaked #naughtyflora

[David Bowne @dave_bowne]

@itsdbouts Hope you enjoy this CNF https://t.co/8SV1leUu2P

[Jean is writing🌹🖨🖋 @MsRosaline]

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[David Bowne @dave_bowne]

@PaulCrenstorm Hot of the digital press. Creative nonfiction essay “Pollination is Perversion” in The Thieving Magpie. Thank you. https://t.co/8SV1leUu2P

[David Bowne @dave_bowne]

@MikeKaspari Cool research but does this mean the movie “Idiocracy” is incorrect?

[David Bowne @dave_bowne]

Thrilled to join the literary mischief. Check out my CNF “Pollination is Perversion” #pollinators #pollination

[the Thieving Magpie @thievingmag]

the Thieving Magpie is 5! Check out our Winter 2022/23 Issue 20 full of literary mischief in our nest of mayhem. https://t.co/1RI5bKlY8c #thievingmagpie #literarymischief #fiction #poetry #art #photography #essays
@dave_bowne @lovesettlement @SmithaVishwana4 @FernandaHong

[David Bowne @dave_bowne]

Frustration is… getting the decision from a literary journal blocked by my work’s spam filter. Now at the mercy of IT to unblock it.

[Laurel (Laurie) Anderson @LaurelSciPoet]

I am thrilled to have two poems, “Navigation” and “Bog”, in EcoTheo Review! “Let me speak with a tongue of leaves/guide you by tremor of whisker…” @ecotheo, https://t.co/d24kOP1lHy

[David Bowne @dave_bowne]

Trying to throw candy into cups on my students’ desks = favorite first-day activity. Metaphor for how NOT to learn and teach. 0% success when passive; 100% success when active. #StemEducation

[Teresa Mourad @diversecology]

@ESA_org @esa_students @ESA_SciComm @esanathist @PlantPopEco_ESA it is not too late to apply! Fantastic opportunity to work with K12 students on Plant Science. Due date extended -- Apply over the weekend!! Details at https://t.co/02UgKpttja

[Elizabethtown College @EtownCollege]

Jessica Gutekunst ’24 and Ireland Keeney ’23 have been donning waders and cataloging the various plants and animals found on four different wetland restoration sites in Lancaster County this summer.

Read more about their #EtownSCARP research: https://t.co/4wVlHZ39c6.

[David Bowne @dave_bowne]

Love the many meadows at Elizabethtown College. Every walk is an opportunity to see something new. #biodiversity #etown #meadow