Spring 2026 Project Showcase
HBRF’s Young Voices of Science (YVoS) program recently concluded its 12th session for the Spring of 2026. This cohort included 26 participants representing 25…
Young Voices of Science (YVoS) is a free science communication training program designed to prepare and empower science scholars to share their knowledge, concerns, and hopes for the future with the world.
Through a series of workshops and outreach projects, participants are provided with practical tools, resources, and support to communicate their research and passions effectively, building the skills and confidence needed for meaningful public engagement. Explore our website to learn more about the program, discover participant projects, and see how our community is advancing science communication by training the next generation to be knowledgeable and adept communicators.News and Program Updates
Fall 2024 Alumni Highlight – Outreach Event!
During her time in the YVoS program Fall 2024 session, Leslie Traqueña was a Master’s student in Microbiology at the University of Santo Tomas….
Fall 2025 Project Highlight – Upcoming Art-Science Exhibit
Alyssa Tsukada is a PhD student at the University of Rhode Island, studying Biological Oceanography. Her research focuses on phytoplankton ecology with an emphasis…
YVoS Staff Highlight
Dayna De La Cruz is our YVoS and Community Relations Senior Specialist, working in partnership with the YVoS Manager, the YVoS Student Coordinator, and…
Spring 2026 Project Highlight
Mohamed Elgallad is a lab manager in a pre-PhD program at Louisiana State University and participant in the current Spring 2026 YVoS program. As…
Outreach Projects
Francesca LoPresti – Fall 2025
Francesca LoPresti (she/her) is a recent graduate from Macalester College where she majored in Environmental Studies, Community, and Global Health, and minored in chemistry…
Madeleine Burns – Fall 2025
Madeleine Burns (she/her) is a PhD student at Dartmouth College where she studies climate science with a focus on large-scale hydrological changes in the…
Adrianna Drindak – Fall 2025
Adrianna Drindak (she/her) is a senior at Dartmouth College, where she majors in Earth Science and minors in environmental studies. Science has been a…
Raven Harrison – Fall 2025
Raven Harrison earned her bachelor’s degree in marine biology and biotechnology and is a member of Minorities in Shark Sciences through their ICONIC Oceans…
Valeria Perez Rivera – Fall 2025
Valeria Perez Rivera earned her bachelor’s degree in Geology from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez. She is currently a master’s student in the…
Vicente Aránguiz – Fall 2025
Vicente Aránguiz recently earned his Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences and is currently completing additional requirements for a degree in Biology at the University…
Yetunde Rotimi – Fall 2025
Yetunde “Diamond” Rotimi is currently a PhD candidate at Washington State University in Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences. Her research focuses on ecological conservation…
Nesya Sloane – Fall 2025
Nesya Sloane is a PhD student at the University of Colorado Boulder, studying the chemistry of solid-state lithium ion batteries. As a chemist who…
Anna Dubey – Fall 2025
Anna Dubey (she/her) is a recent graduate from Brown University where she studied ecology, evolution, and organismal biology with Dr. John Witman. She now…
Bela Starinchak – Fall 2025
Bela Starinchak is an early career research ecologist, working in the Brando Lab at the Yale School of the Environment, with a role very…
Khrista Nicholas – Fall 2025
Khrista Nicholas is a Masters student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, studying Oceanography, specifically trends in transport of the Agulhas Current over the…
Alyssa Tsukada – Fall 2025
Alyssa Tsukada is a PhD student at the University of Rhode Island, studying Biological Oceanography. Her research focuses on phytoplankton ecology with an emphasis…