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Year: 2015
UW course on Science Writing!
As we all know, getting the message in our research across is both difficulty and crucial — especially if we want to change public opinion or policy! UW’s Life Sciences Communication department is a wealth of …
“Summer School” at UW: Knowledge Flow in the Life Sciences
Fascinating opportunity courtesy of our neighbors at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery and stellar UW faculty, including bioethicist and previous CaSP speaker Pilar Ossorio! A curious feature of knowledge societies is that producing more data does not …
Get Recognized! AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award
If you’re a biosciences or science ed grad student trying to make a difference in the world of science policy, apply here by January 10, 2016 to make your mark. The American Institute of Biological Sciences will …
…Basically, how do we prevent GATTACA?
How do we make sure that rapid advances in human gene editing technology are used for good, not evil? With CRISPR technology on the march and international disputes brewing over its (attempted) application to human embryos, …
This could be you! PhD Candidate, former science policy Intern.
Carlos Coriano, a graduate student here at UW-Madison, will be joining us for our November event to describe his experience working at the US Environmental Protection agency. He was an intern in the Office of …
Postdoc: Science of Science Communication! (You read that right.)
Cool opportunity courtesy of friend and colleague Princess Ojiaku! The Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania is currently advertising postdoctoral positions in the science of science communication. I am a current member …
How to get from here to there: Pathways to Careers in SciPol
At our September kick-off event, one of the most common themes we heard in feedback was a desire for more info on how to get started in science policy. Well, your prayers have been answered! Check out …
Talk National Science Policy with **US Sen. Tammy Baldwin & Rep. Mark Pocan!**
THIS IS SUPER COOL you guys. Not every day you get a chance not only to talk sci-pol turkey, but to do so with actual Wisconsin members of the US Senate and Congress! via an …
Volunteer: help bring more girls into science!
On behalf of our friend Maia Pujara, sign up to volunteer with this awesome event! Held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) is a one-day career conference for up to four hundred middle school …