The Science Behind Making a Murderer
Catalysts for Science Policy is continuing its efforts to raise awareness about forensic science issues in the criminal justice system. To demonstrate some of these …
March Theme: Forensic Science
In April 2017, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the ending the of the National Commission on Forensic Science (NCFS). The commission, originally started …
AAAS Recap Event this Week
CaSP’s first major event of 2018, entitled “Activism and Beyond, Science Policy in Government, Business, and the Lab,” will be held on Wednesday (02/28/2018) at …
Journal Club Review – Ban the Block?
February’s journal club was lead by Grant Hisao (Postdoc in Biochemistry, Henzler-Wildman lab). Journal club review was written by Amanda Hurley (Postdoc in Jo Hanelsman’s …
February: Energy Exploration Part III
The first month of 2018 passed by quickly and the CaSP leadership team is working hard on planning great events for the spring and summer. …
Journal Club Review – Deforestation: Policy and Action
Starting this month, we will be posting journal club reviews on this blog. Journal clubs are typically held on the third Wednesday of every month …
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! The new year is often a time to reflect on the previous year’s successes and failures, and resolve to do better. In …
Want to Write a Letter to the Editor?
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! …
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 …
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: …