Sarah is a Junior pursuing degrees in Economics and Communication Arts on a Radio, Television, Film track with minors in both Science Communication and Digital Cinema Production from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She aims to communicate the research and findings of Tiny Earth with the larger campus community through video and photography. With Tiny [...]

Melis is a Junior pursuing Bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Global Health from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her goal as the Tiny Earth Media and Communications Intern is to help increase engagement with students and instructors and promote antibiotic discovery research through of social media and news. Melis’ interests include cognitive psychology, public health policy, [...]

Laura is the Project Manager for Tiny Earth at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She oversees a variety of projects that support the Tiny Earth mission of inspiring and retaining students in the sciences while addressing one of the most pressing health challenges of our century – the diminishing supply of effective antibiotics. Laura’s goal is [...]

My name is Grace and I graduated from UW-Madison with a degree in neurobiology and psychology this past December. I joined the Handelsman Lab in my sophomore year of undergrad, initially working on lab maintenance tasks. I have become more involved in Tiny Earth throughout my time here. Through screening TE isolates against the oomycete P. ultimum, [...]

Mariah A. Knowles is the Curriculum Lead for Tiny Earth at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As a self-proclaimed “academic Swiss army knife,” she uses open pedagogy and mixed methods to understand expressivism and human flourishing. Her curiosity extends beyond her degree areas: Computer Science, English Rhetoric, Education Policy Studies, and Information Science. In 2025, she [...]