Anika Jane Beamer ’22

Do you have a research story you'd like to see told? A scientific question that's been on your mind? Students doing exciting work, or a unique course-embedded experience?

As the Science Writing Fellow, Anika Jane wants to share the stories of research, faculty, and students in STEM disciplines at Grinnell College. A graduate of Grinnell with a B.A. in biology and Spanish, she works with faculty and students to create written and multimedia content shared on the college website, social media platforms, and beyond.

Anika Jane is passionate about the power of accessible science communications to bridge the gap between scientists and the people they serve. Her favorite science stories occur at the intersection of microbiology, the environment, and society, but she’s also been known to get excited about earthworms, immune systems, hemoglobin, glaciers, bioengineering, and bison.

Selected Stories:

A Morning in Organic Chemistry II Lab

Adrian Barnes ’05: Behind a Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough

Applying Mathematics to Preserve Course Registration: A Pandemic Story

Delving Deeper: Science Faculty Receive Half a Million Dollars from the National Science Foundation to Expand Microscopy Work

Doane Chilcoat ’93: The Pivot From Crops to COVID Tests

Findings and Future Directions: Notes From Summer Science MAP Students

For Women in the Sciences, “Nothing Is More Important Than Good Mentorship”

Grinnellians Pursue a Lung Cancer Cure

Grinnell Science Project Means Family

Inquiry-Led: The Birds

Inquiry-Led: What's That Smell? (It's Grinnell.)

Inquiry-Led: What The Hail?

Novel Approaches: Lisa Eshun-Wilson ’14 Wants to Transform Science Academia