Today CaSP hosted a workshop on writing a letter to the editor. In case you couldn’t make it, we want to share a few tips! Our panelists included Phil Hands from the Wisconsin State Journal, …
Year: 2017
December Theme: Energy Part I
As winter starts to go into full swing, many of us will start to see our energy bills go up due to the increased amount of energy consumption associated with heating our homes. For most …
CaSP Featured by Research!America
Our co-president Samantha Anderson was recently invited by Research!America to write a blog post for their website. The piece was published today. Check it out: http://www.researchamerica.org/blog/wisconsin-students-not-content-sit-sidelines
Letter to the Editor: Upcoming Event!
Letters to the editor are a core parts of many newspapers and periodicals and are a common method used by citizens to publicly voice their opinions regarding current events. However, for those who have no …
Science Policy Mini-Symposium: Recap
The 2017 Wisconsin Science Festival was held from November 2nd to the 5th at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. As part of this year’s program, CaSP was the proud organizer of the Making a Difference: …
November 2, 2017 – Making a Difference: Science Policy for Scientists (and Those Interested in Science)
As part of the Wisconsin Science Festival CaSP has helped coordinate a three-part mini-symposium to give members of the research community—including students, postdocs, staff and faculty—insights into how to make a difference right now as …
Save the Date! October 4 for Improving Forensic Science Policy
The Need for Science in Forensic Science: September Monthly Topic
If you are like me, when you hear “forensic science”, you first think of the TV series CSI. You imagine a team of scientific investigators digging to the bottom of a case, leaving no stone …
CaSP’s Fall Program
CaSP’s fall program has been scheduled! More details to come, but save the dates: Grad Student Orientation Fair August 30, 11am-1pm – come meet CaSP at the Grad Student Orientation Fair! Journal Club CaSP has a …
How Do we Improve Science Literacy? Our August Monthly Topic
Last month, we focused on articles and ideas regarding the importance of scientific literacy, answering the questions: what is scientific literacy, who needs it, and why? This month, we focus on the question of how …