February’s journal club was led by Jenny Bratburd (Graduate Student in Microbiology). Journal club review was written by Amanda Hurley (Postdoc in Plant Pathology). Recently, CaSP discussed a local case on how policy-makers are expected …
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Journal Club Review – Reviewing Peer Review
January’s journal club was led by Grant Hisao (Postdoc in Biochemistry). Journal club review was written by Jenny Bratburd (Graduate Student in Microbiology). Last week’s journal club explored a key area of policy for science: …
February 7, 2019 – Emerging Pathogens & Diseases Panel
Pathogens also pose a number of challenges and questions in terms of policy, such as food recalls, GMO development, travel restrictions, and immunization requirements. To start CaSP’s 2019 event series, we will be hosting a …
Journal Club Review – Get to know your Farm Bill
December’s journal club was lead by April MacIntyre (Graduate student in Microbiology). Journal club review was written by Samantha Anderson (Graduate student in Biochemistry) and April MacIntyre. Last month’s journal club focused on a timely …
End of 2018
Happy Holidays! The last two events for the fall semester have kept everyone at CaSP quite busy. On November 16, in collaboration for the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, CaSP had the pleasure of welcoming Kei …
Journal Club Review: C-ROADS
November’s journal club was led by Sam Anderson (Graduate Student in Biochemistry). Journal club review was written by Kevin Lauterjung (Graduate Student in Biophysics). November’s journal club focused on the Climate Rapid Overview and Decision …
Second Annual Science Policy Symposium: A recap
By CaSP Secretary and Social Media Manager April MacIntyre, Sam Anderson, and Kevin Lauterjung. On November 10, 2018, several CaSP members attended the daylong Second Annual Science Policy Symposium held at the Rockefeller University in …
December 05, 2018 – Science Communication: Challenges and Opportunities
On Wednesday December 05, 2018, CaSP has the honor of hosting a presentation by Dominique Brossard, professor and chair in the Life Sciences Communication department at UW-Madison. She will be speaking about her research, which …
Science Policy Predictions After the 2018 Midterms
Editorial written by Jenny Bratburd, CaSP member and a graduate student in Microbiology. In the 2018 midterms, many scientifically trained candidates won elections for the House of Representatives, including a doctor, nurse, and several engineers. …
Journal Club Review – Environmental concerns for local housing: A rock and a hard place
October’s journal club was led by Kevin Lauterjung (Graduate Student in Biophysics). Journal club review was written by Amanda Hurley (Postdoc in Jo Handelsman’s Lab). This October, CaSP’s journal club turned an eye towards local …