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, …
Opportunities
Science Policy Opportunities For Early Career Scientists
Grant S. Hisao (Postdoctoral Research Associate, CaSP Member, Associate Editor for the Journal of Science Policy and Governance) On May 3, 2019, CaSP held a career panel featuring four individuals who work in the areas …
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 …
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 …
UW course on Science Writing!
As we all know, getting the message in our research across is both difficulty and crucial — especially if we want to change public opinion or policy! UW’s Life Sciences Communication department is a wealth of …
“Summer School” at UW: Knowledge Flow in the Life Sciences
Fascinating opportunity courtesy of our neighbors at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery and stellar UW faculty, including bioethicist and previous CaSP speaker Pilar Ossorio! A curious feature of knowledge societies is that producing more data does not …
Get Recognized! AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award
If you’re a biosciences or science ed grad student trying to make a difference in the world of science policy, apply here by January 10, 2016 to make your mark. The American Institute of Biological Sciences will …
Postdoc: Science of Science Communication! (You read that right.)
Cool opportunity courtesy of friend and colleague Princess Ojiaku! The Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania is currently advertising postdoctoral positions in the science of science communication. I am a current member …