In collaboration with Iowa State’s NRT (@p3iastate) EMPOWER trainees shared their research endeavors over the summer with a “Student Spotlight” on Twitter. Trainees Julianne Davis (@hydro_jules), Laura Markley (@wastefreephd) and Qasim Mehdi (@qasimmehdi91) all participated in this science communication collaboration. Thanks to Ashlyn Rairdin at Iowa’s Predictive Plant Phenomics NRT for inviting us to participate with them.