Outreach

Media

  • Hartford Courant, 10 November 2013 “State has a new, unexpected bug.”
  • Hudson Valley Chronogram, 6 June 2013 Podcast.
  • World Science Festival, New York, 31 May-2 June 2013. “Cicada Serenades”
    “Biologist’s Apprentice”
    Video of event at Staten Island Museum of Natural History.
  • WNPR Colin McEnroe Show, 12 June 2013 “Animals Make A Lot Of Noise, But Do They Make Music?”
  • WNPR Field Trip “Ever Wondered What It Sounds Like When A Cicada Gets Busy?”
  • CBS news 15 May 2013 “They’re Back! Cicadas to emerge from their hiatus.”
  • Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies “Bug Music” 7 June 2013.
  • Nature, 28 May 2013 “Long-lived insects raise prime riddle”
  • New York Times, 4 June 2013 “Here, cicadas get a warm welcome.”
  • NPR “What’s Bugging You?” April 22 2013
    “Part 1”.
    “Part 2”.
  • BBC-TV “The Code” “Cicadas” Filmed 2011.
  • Einstein (Swiss National TV) 15 December 2011 “Zikade Zirpen so laut wie ein Düsenjet (Cicadas that sing as loud as a jet)” filmed in 2011.
  • A segment from Sir David Attenborough’s “Life in the Undergrowth” filmed in Louisville KY and Cincinnati OH during the 2004 emergence of Brood X.
  • John Cooley on The CBS Early Show (June 2, 2011).
  • John Cooley on NPR’s Science Friday (May 21, 2011).
  • John Cooley on WSIL-TV, the ABC affiliate in Southern Illinois (April 30, 2011).
  • John Cooley on WSIL-TV, the ABC affiliate in Southern Illinois (April 30, 2011).
  • Partridge Films: “The World of Wildlife” Series 2, Program 31: Seasons and Cycles. By Mark Hammond.
  • Pixcom Productions, Montreal: “Insectia III: Outlaws”. Air Date 18-05-2000. Paola D’Agnolo, Production Coordinator.
  • Japan Tele-Work LTD: Series “Our Wonderful Spaceship”. A film by Keiko Mori Yamada, with Mitsuhito Saito, Yasuo Kasugai, and Mitsuhiko Imamori.
  • HGTV: “The secret lives of Gardens: Life in an Oak tree” Margaret Pickles, producer.
  • BBC-TV: “Time Machine” Air Date: Summer 2004 (UK), Anushcka De Rohan, producer.
  • CBS-TV CSI season 3 episode 6, written by Carol Mendelsohn and Elizabeth Devine.

Popular articles

  • Akman T. 2004. Attack of the red-eyed cicadas. South Jersey Magazine. June p. 23-5.
  • Applebome P. 2006. An irresistible soundtrack: Rattle, buzz hiss. New York Times, (New York), August 20; p. 25 sec. 1.
  • Barr C. W. 2004. In D.C. Area, it’s the day of the cicada. Washington Post, (Washington, D.C.), March 28; p. 1 sec. A.
  • Biemer J. 2007. Cicada brood is scientists’ map quest. Chicago Tribune, (Chicago), June 23; p. 1 sec. 1.
  • Biemer J. and C. Flynn, 2007. 17 years in the making, a spectacle unfolds. Chicago Tribune, (Chicago), May 29; p. 1 sec. 1.
  • Biemer J. and C. Flynn, 2007. Cicadas’ calls are a major headache. Chicago Tribune, (Chicago), June 8; p. 1 sec. 2.
  • Botts B. 2007. Cicada Love. Chicago Tribune, (Chicago), April 22; p. 1 sec. 15.
  • Brown K. 1999. Listen, we’re different. New Scientist 163: 32-5.
  • Brown, R. 2011. The South endures the buzz of the latest “cicada year.” New York Times, (New York), May 25; p. 14 sec. A.
  • Clack K. M. 2003. Return of the cicadas. Wilkes Journal-Patriot, (North Wilkesboro, NC), June 6; p. 1 sec. 1.
  • Dell K. 2004. They’re Baaack! Time. May 24 Vol. 163: 21 p. 62-3.
  • Flynn C. and J. Biemer, 2007. The cicadas are coming. Chicago Tribune, (Chicago), April 10; p. 1 sec. 1.
  • Grant S. 2000. Weather stirs birds to activity of spring. The Hartford Courant, (Hartford, CT), February 26.
  • Karmel T. 2005. Hunt for cicadas drives enthusiasts buggy. The Willimantic Chronicle, (Willimantic, CT), July 15; p. 5 sec. 1.
  • Keith J. 2004. The cicadas are coming. The American Gardener. May/June p. 47.
  • King K. 2007. Cicadas buzz into Chicago. The Columbia Chronicle, (Chicago), April 2; p. 2

  • Kirk, Michael. 2008. Biologists track, map cicada distribution across nation. The UCONN Advance, September 8 2008.
  • Knudsen E. 2006. Students, professors debate clicker use in classroom. The UConn Daily Campus, (Storrs, CT), February 20; p. 1 sec. 1.
  • Milius, S. 2000. Cicada Subtleties. Science News 157: 408-10
  • Nichols J. 1999. Billions of bugs will invade Ohio with their loud love song. The Plain Dealer, (Cleveland, OH), March 16; p. 1 sec. 1.
  • Reuter A. 1999. Whale’s wails, cicada’s chants intrigue scientists and artist. The Ann Arbor News, (Ann Arbor, MI), April 22; p. 1 sec. D.
  • Schmidt S. 2007. For cicadas, the buzz is gone. The Daily Iowan, (Iowa City), June 29; p. 1 sec. 1.
  • Smith, Charlotte F. 2008. Insects’ loud song isn’t bugging Connecticut scientist. Charleston (WV) Daily Mail, 19 June 2008.
  • VanMatre L. 2003. Early or not, cicadas bug the suburbs. Chicago Tribune, (Chicago), p. 1 sec. 1.

  • Weiss, Cindy. 2007. UCONN Scientists map mass emergence of cicadas in Midwest. The UCONN Advance, June 18, 2007.