Tiny Earth

Join Tiny Earth’s “Every Step Counts” Photo Contest for World AMR Awareness Week
2024-11-18 - 2024-11-24
Tiny Earth is participating in the World Health Organization’s annual World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week November 18-24. This year’s theme for the week is “Educate. Advocate. Act Now.” Tiny Earth and the WHO aim to motivate individuals to raise awareness about AMR and take decisive actions. Students are encouraged to participate in Tiny Earth’s “Every Step Counts” photo contest to raise awareness about the AMR crisis and showcase how they are finding solutions. The name of the contest reflects the importance of recognizing the small, yet crucial steps that make up the antimicrobial-discovery process and lead to valuable scientific breakthroughs. The WHO advocates for increasing AMR education and changing local and global policy to protect community and environmental health.
Interdisciplinary approaches to science communication help educate communities about complex scientific issues like antimicrobial resistance. Tiny Earth is looking for creative and impactful photos from your classrooms and laboratories that highlight the essential steps of the Tiny Earth research flow (e.g., screen plates, gram stains, teamwork, etc.). Each photo contributes to a greater understanding of antimicrobial awareness and showcases the importance of scientific inquiry.

“Every Step Counts” Photo Contest Submission Guidelines

Refer to the calls to action on pages 5-7 in the WHO campaign guide when creating your submissions
Take 1-3 photos from your Tiny Earth class or laboratory, focusing on key moments of the antibiotic discovery process.
Write a 1-2 sentence caption for each photo that creatively connects your work to the WHO’s calls to action.
Submit your photos and captions in the submission form below by November 24th.

Submission Form

Tiny Earth Headquarters will choose winners to receive swag and a shoutout in the newsletter and on social media. Winning submissions will be selected based on creativity and relevance to WHO’s calls to action.

Looking for other ways to get involved during World AMR Awareness Week?

Display posters: Post WHO World AMR Awareness Week posters and infographics throughout your institution
Go blue: Light blue is the color for World AMR Awareness Week. Wear light blue and/or change your social media profile to light blue, post on your Instagram or Facebook and share a post explaining why you’re going blue along with an AMR resource.
Stay connected: Repost and engage with Tiny Earth World AMR Awareness Week Instagram posts. We will be posting all week with trivia, games and resources related to World AMR Awareness Week @tinyearthnet
Spread the word: Share WHO World AMR Awareness Week Resources with your colleagues, classmates, friends, and family.

Tiny Earth Chemistry Hub (TECH) Genomics Webinar
2025-03-04 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
This webinar, designed for students and instructors, features an overview of Tiny Earth, the Tiny Earth Chemistry Hub, current projects, and recent genomics analyses on Tiny Earth strains. Hear from researchers, including staff and students, at the Tiny Earth Chemistry Hub (TECH) about downstream genomics research that happens to many of the antibiotic-producing isolates submitted by Tiny Earth students.

2025 Tiny Earth Summer Symposium
2025-06-11 - 2025-06-12
June 11: For Tiny Earth Partner Instructors
June 12: For students and TEPIs

Save the date and stay tuned for more information regarding the in-person 2025 Tiny Earth Summer Symposium this June! This year’s theme is “Tiny Earth, Big Connections.” This event brings together students and instructors to showcase student research, explore advancements in antimicrobial discovery, and share innovative teaching practices. The event will take place at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Register here

2026 TEPI Training - Virtual
2026-01-05 - 2026-01-09 | Zoom

World Health Day
2026-04-07
World Health Day on April 7 celebrates the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1928. Each year for World Health Day, the WHO organizes a campaign to increase awareness of prevalent global health issues. “Together for health. Stand for science,” is this year’s campaign motto to celebrate the power of scientific collaboration and the necessity of a One Health approach toward protecting the health of people and the planet.
Governments, scientists, health workers, students, and the public can help advance the WHO’s World Health Day campaign goals.
Learn more and view events »

Earth Day
2026-04-22
Earth Day on April 22 mobilizes people around the world to come together in support of protecting our planet. Starting in 1970, Earth Day has become an event to educate and encourage environmental action. “Our Power, Our Planet” is this year’s campaign motto to celebrate the ability and responsibility humans have for taking care of Earth.
Governments, scientists, health workers, students, and the public can help advance Earth Day’s campaign goals.
Learn more and view events »

In-Person TEPI Training | Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
2026-07-06 - 2026-07-10 | Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

Virtual TEPI Training | Via Zoom
2026-08-03 - 2026-08-06 | Zoom
