Zoe's Twiggy Speaks
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Copyright: 2024
Pages: 16
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Pages: 16
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Zoë and her friends like to spend time in the great outdoors, running, jumping, playing, and looking at all the wonderful and magical things that are a part of nature and a part of our great, big, blue, brown, and green planet, Earth! Zoë makes a new friend in the woods, a small talking stick named Twiggy. From that day on they are inseparable. Twiggy is full of surprises and adventures for Zoë and her friends. What surprises and adventures are in store for us today? We can’t wait to find out with you!
Next time you go outside, notice all the colors and smells. Listen to the sounds of the animals and insects. Listen to the sound of your feet on the grass. Notice how the wind feels on your skin and in your hair. You may just be surprised to make a new plant friend or insect friend too! We hope you make an exciting new discovery every time you step outside! Let’s all appreciate nature and take care of our Earth together!
Dr. M. Nia Madison earned her B.S in biology with honors from East Texas Baptist University in 2000 and her Ph.D. in biomedical sciences, summa cum laude, from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN in 2008. She is an associate professor of microbiology lectures and labs at Miami Dade College, Homestead Campus in South Florida where she is also the Director of HIV research. Her research focus is on elucidating the identities of host-derived inhibitors and enhancers of HIV infectivity. She mentors undergraduate research interns in HIV research, laboratory techniques and research philosophy each semester. Also, an Earth conservationist, she utilizes her teaching platform to guide students on how to decrease their carbon footprint, decrease climate change and increase sustainability. She annually hosts a STEM workshop for 5-12th grade girls featuring research and lecture components by STEM-oriented, professional women as part of her goal to diversify STEM fields and inspire young girls to undertake STEM education and earn a terminal degree followed by a STEM oriented career. She was promoted in 2022 to the Simon Bolivar Endowed Teaching Chair, is the winner of the Faculty of the Year Award, the service learning rookie of the year award, the MDC President’s Excellence award, the 2021 and 2022 MDC President’s Innovation Award, The 2021 and 2022 AAUW STEM Ambassadorship, the 2020-2022 AAAS If/Then STEM Ambassadorship, the 2021 Bob Graham Distinguished Faculty Award from the Florida College System Activities Association, and the 2019 East Texas Baptist University, Young Alumnus Award.
"Live your life with purpose, vision, impact, service to others and service to our planet; it will be a life well-lived with an everlasting legacy". -M. Nia Madison
Zoë and her friends like to spend time in the great outdoors, running, jumping, playing, and looking at all the wonderful and magical things that are a part of nature and a part of our great, big, blue, brown, and green planet, Earth! Zoë makes a new friend in the woods, a small talking stick named Twiggy. From that day on they are inseparable. Twiggy is full of surprises and adventures for Zoë and her friends. What surprises and adventures are in store for us today? We can’t wait to find out with you!
Next time you go outside, notice all the colors and smells. Listen to the sounds of the animals and insects. Listen to the sound of your feet on the grass. Notice how the wind feels on your skin and in your hair. You may just be surprised to make a new plant friend or insect friend too! We hope you make an exciting new discovery every time you step outside! Let’s all appreciate nature and take care of our Earth together!
Dr. M. Nia Madison earned her B.S in biology with honors from East Texas Baptist University in 2000 and her Ph.D. in biomedical sciences, summa cum laude, from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN in 2008. She is an associate professor of microbiology lectures and labs at Miami Dade College, Homestead Campus in South Florida where she is also the Director of HIV research. Her research focus is on elucidating the identities of host-derived inhibitors and enhancers of HIV infectivity. She mentors undergraduate research interns in HIV research, laboratory techniques and research philosophy each semester. Also, an Earth conservationist, she utilizes her teaching platform to guide students on how to decrease their carbon footprint, decrease climate change and increase sustainability. She annually hosts a STEM workshop for 5-12th grade girls featuring research and lecture components by STEM-oriented, professional women as part of her goal to diversify STEM fields and inspire young girls to undertake STEM education and earn a terminal degree followed by a STEM oriented career. She was promoted in 2022 to the Simon Bolivar Endowed Teaching Chair, is the winner of the Faculty of the Year Award, the service learning rookie of the year award, the MDC President’s Excellence award, the 2021 and 2022 MDC President’s Innovation Award, The 2021 and 2022 AAUW STEM Ambassadorship, the 2020-2022 AAAS If/Then STEM Ambassadorship, the 2021 Bob Graham Distinguished Faculty Award from the Florida College System Activities Association, and the 2019 East Texas Baptist University, Young Alumnus Award.
"Live your life with purpose, vision, impact, service to others and service to our planet; it will be a life well-lived with an everlasting legacy". -M. Nia Madison