On Monday August 06, 2018, CaSP will be hosting a presentation by AAAS fellow Dr. Loren LaPointe. Dr. LaPointe is an alumna of UW-Madison (Integrative Program in Biochemistry) and she will be sharing her experience …
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Journal Club Review – Privacy and Big Tech
June’s journal club was lead by Amanda Hurley (Postdoc in Jo Handelsman’s Lab). Journal club review was also written by Dr. Hurley. This past month, the CaSP journal club met to discuss the recent privacy …
July Theme: Addiction
Earlier this year, Wisconsin’s junior Senator, Tammy Baldwin (D), publicly spoke about her mother’s addiction with prescription drugs and the impact on her life. Her comments came with the hope that increased dialog about addiction …
July 17, 2018: From Fieldwork to Policy – A conversation with Dr. Helena Chapman
On Tuesday July 17, 2018, CaSP will be hosting a presentation by AAAS fellow Dr. Helena Chapman. She will be sharing her experience in transitioning from a research scientist and medical professional to her current …
June Theme: Environmental Law and Policy II
In the month of May, CaSP had the honor of a welcoming to campus Howard Learner, the President and Executive Director of the Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC).Howard gave an informative and enjoyable seminar …
What is Scott Pruitt’s “secret science?:” an in depth analysis of the EPA proposed rule “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science”
In April 2018, the EPA proposed a rule titled, “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science.” The goal of this rule is to make data for “pivotal regulatory science” available to the public for “independent validation.” Supporters …
Journal Club Review – The 14 Day Rule
May’s journal club was lead by Caitlin Warlick-Short (Graduate Student in Timothy Gomez’s lab). Journal club review was written by Grant Hisao (Postdoc in Katie Henzler-Wildman’s Lab). Pregnancy termination is a highly contentious social issue …
May 21, 2018 – Transforming the fight against climate change in the Midwest; Seminar by Howard Learner
On Monday May 21, 2018, CaSP will be hosting a seminar by Howard Learner, the President and Executive Director of the Environmental Law and Policy Center. The topic of his seminar is climate change with …
Recap: Science Policy Careers Panel
On May 11, 2018, CaSP hosted a Science Policy Careers Panel in collaboration with the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. The event featured four distinguished guests (for more information on our panelist, please see our previous …
May Theme: Environmental Law and Policy
If you follow the news a lot as some of the members of the CaSP communications committee, you would know that there is no shortage of controversy and news coming from the White House. A …