December’s journal club was led by Ben Rush (Graduate Student in Nutrition). Journal club review was written by Grant Hisao (Postdoc in Biochemistry). It is no secret that a healthy diet is a critical factor …
Year: 2019
2019 National Science Policy Symposium: Reflections
Article compiled by CaSP Communications Chair April MacIntyre This November, the National Science Policy Network (NSPN) and Catalysts for Science Policy (CaSP) teamed up to host the annual National Science Policy Symposium (NSPS) at the …
October Journal Club Review, the Vaping Crisis: Mysteries and dangers
October’s journal club was led by Amanda Hurley (Postdoc in Plant Pathology). Journal club review was written by Chris Unterberger (Graduate Student in Pharmaceutical Sciences). Several months before Halloween 2019, a spooky new killer emerged …
September Journal Club Review: University of Wisconsin Extensions, fertilizing communities by building bridges with academia
Journal club was lead by Derrick Grundwald, review written by Marie Fiori Farmers have long been the backbone of Wisconsin’s economy. Many farmers inherit their land and business from their family. Despite the heritage of …
From Pipettes to Policy
By Edna Chiang (Microbiology PhD Student, CaSP Member) (Views expressed here are my own and do not represent those of FASEB.) This summer, I traded in my pipettes for policy, my sweatshirts for skirt suits, …
August Journal Club Review: Policies to correct food insecurity
August’s journal club was led by Laura Borth (Graduate Student in Nutrition). Journal club review was written by Amanda Hurley (Postdoc in Plant Pathology). Whether it’s the future of our global food production sustaining earth’s …
July 24, 2019 Policy Column: Energy and Scientific Integrity
Written By: Laura Szymanski, UW graduate student, the Geological Society of America’s (GSA’s) Science Policy Fellow, and the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU’s) Voices for Science member Energy Legislation: On 16 July 2019, the Senate Energy …
June Journal Club Review: Cracking and Packing – The Evolution of Governor Gerry’s Salamander
June’s journal club was led by Kevin Lauterjung (Graduate Student in Biophysics). Journal club review was written by Grant Hisao (Postdoc in Biochemistry). Redistricting, or the redrawing of maps for Congressional and State Legislative districts, …
My experience attending a climate policy bootcamp
by Michael A. Pinkert (Graduate Research Assistant, CaSP Member) Climate change is such a conversational debate that there’s seldom any discussion on what actual policies could help combat it. Recently, I got to find out …
CaSP Participates in the NSPN 2020 Election Initiative with a Meta-Review on Emerging Infectious Diseases
by Marie Fiori, CaSP Co-President CaSP’s parent organization, the National Science Policy Network (NSPN), recently launched their 2020 Election Initiative. This initiative seeks to educate both candidates and the public about the science policy issues …