Robert Wyss – The Conversation

Scenes from downtown St. Louis on ‘Black Tuesday,’ Nov. 28, 1939, show how thick the smoke was even in the middle of the day. Missouri Historical Society

October 21, 2025

When coal smoke choked St. Louis, residents fought back − but it took time and money

Robert Wyss, University of Connecticut

The situation had to get pretty bad before people really forced the government to act. But the effort was ultimately successful.

How can more scientists learn to communicate like Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases? Anna Moneymaker / POOL / AFP via Getty Images

April 7, 2021

Scientists need to become better communicators, but it’s hard to measure whether training works

Robert Wyss, University of Connecticut; Margaret Rubega, University of Connecticut, and Robert Capers, University of Connecticut

Scicomm is a hashtag, and there are many programs that claim to teach scientists how to be better communicators. But it’s hard to show exactly what they’re accomplishing.

A drawing from Harper’s Weekly depicts a game between the Red Stockings and the Brooklyn Atlantics. New York Public Library

March 27, 2019

How the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings turned baseball into a national sensation

Robert Wyss, University of Connecticut

This season marks the 150th anniversary of the first professional baseball team and the start of its eye-popping 81-game winning streak.

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