Climate change is the greatest challenge to world peace and prosperity. Yet, for many of us, the complexity and size of the issue makes it very difficult to comprehend. To help individuals understand the impacts …
Announcements
May 3, 2019 – Beyond the Bench: Careers in Science Policy and Communication
For students and postdocs exploring career options outside of academia or industry, it may be difficult to navigate certain career pathways. This is especially true for individuals interested in science policy and science communication. To …
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 …
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 …
November 16, 2018 – Science & Policy: Lessons Learned in the Obama White House
On Friday November 16, 2018, CaSP will be hosting a presentation by Kei Koizumi. He will be sharing his experience having worked in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy under President Obama. …
CaSP wins Research!America Civic Engagement Initiative Grant
Earlier this year, CaSP applied for and received funds from Research!America to organize a bipartisan civic engagement speaking event and science policy bootcamp (more details to come). Research!America is an organization committed to advocating for …
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