What is Science Policy Journal Club?
Journal clubs are informal discussions on a specific science policy topic lead by different CaSP members. If you are interested in attending or leading your own journal club (you pick the topic!), please sign up for our mailing list or check our events page to know when and where the next journal club will be held.
Upcoming Journal Clubs
There are no upcoming events.
Previous Journal Clubs
April 19, 2022
Presenter: Brittany Baur
Topic: Cryptocurrency and the environment
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March 23, 2022
Presenter: Chris Dade
Topic: What does “follow the science” mean?
Articles:
March 1, 2022
Presenter: Catalysts for Science Policy
Topic: Go Big Read Book Discussion
Articles:
- Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
Jan 25, 2022
Presenter: Brittany Baur
Topic: Regulation of Social Media
Articles:
Dec 14, 2021
Presenter: Isabella Whitworth
Topic: WI marijuana policy
Articles:
Nov 16, 2021
Presenter: Emma Eisenbraun, Brittany Baur
Topic: Policy memo discussion: Green Gentrification
Articles:
- Opinion: Why green “climate gentrification” threatens poor and vulnerable populations
- Policy Options to Mitigate the Impacts of Green Gentrification When Constructing New Bike Paths in the Madison Area
Oct 19, 2021
Presenter: Marie Fiori
Topic: Policy memo discussion: Expanding Health Equity in Wisconsin Prisons and Jails through Access to Menstrual Products
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Sept 21, 2021
Presenter: Maia Gumnit
Topic: Brain-Machine Interfaces
This Journal Club will be held at 6 PM at Memorial Union Terrace. We will meet out front by the steps and then grab a table.
Articles:
- ALS Patients Communicate for First Time in Years With New Device
- Out of my mind: Advances in brain tech spur calls for ‘neuro-rights’
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627317311406?via%3Dihub
August 17, 2021
Presenter: Tyler Peterson
Topic: Infrastructure Bill, Energy & Climate Change
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July 13, 2021
Presenter: Chris Dade
Topic: Federal science funding – US Innovation and Competition Act
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June 17, 2021
Presenter: Chris Unterberger
Topic: Balancing risks and rewards of personal genomics
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May 20, 2021
Presenter: Marie Fiori
Topic: Conservation efforts and Indigenous communities
Check out our Events Calendar for the Zoom link!
April 15, 2021
Presenter: Julie Kirsch
Topic: Intervening on perceptions of racial progress and implications for voting rights legislation
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March 18, 2021
Moderator: April MacIntyre
Topic: Book club discussion, Parkland by Dave Cullen
February 18, 2021
Presenter: Brittany Baur
Topic: Strategies to lower drug prices in WI
Articles
December 17, 2020
Presenter: April MacIntyre
Topic: Biopiracy
Articles:
November 19, 2020
Presenter: Aaron Lowenstein
Topic: Struggles of undocumented students during the COVID-19 pandemic
October 15, 2020
Discussion moderator: Marie Fiori
Topic: Book club discussion, The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation After the Genome by Alondra Nelson
September 17, 2020
Presenters: Chris Unterberger and April MacIntyre
Topic: School reopenings during the COVID-19 pandemic
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July 16, 2020
Presenter: Sam Anderson
Topic: Graduate student response to racism in academia
Article: Truong & Museus (2012) Responding to racism and racial trauma
June 25, 2020
Presenter: Sarah Anderson
Topic: The intersection of climate change, racial injustice, and COVID19
Articles:
- https://grist.org/fix/combatting-climate-change-covid-19-and-systemic-injustice-on-the-same-front/
- https://therising.co/2020/06/04/environmental-justice-social-equity/
- Short wave podcast: https://www.npr.org/2020/05/29/865943266/the-key-to-coronavirus-testing-is-community
- https://ssir.org/articles/entry/how_philanthropy_must_address_the_climate_emergency
May 21, 2020
Presenter: Chris Unterberger
Topic: Zoos in the age of COVID 19
Articles:
- https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-22/oakland-zoo-animals-people-funding-shortage-coronavirus
- https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/world/europe/germany-zoo-coronavirus.html
- https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/shy-eels-intl-scli-scn/index.html
April 16, 2020
Presenter: Laura Borth
Topic: Open Science in the Age of COVID 19
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March 26, 2020
Presenter: Allie Canales (Guest appearance by Amanda Hurley!)
Topic: Census 2020 (plus a small discussion on White House OSTP early career scientist panel opportunity)
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February 20, 2020
Presenter: Shannon Walsh
Topic: Domestic and International pain management strategies
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January 23, 2020
Presenter: Grant Hisao
Topic: 30 Meter Telescope (Scientists v. Indigenous Communities)
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December 12, 2019
- Presenter: Ben Rush
- Topic: Food Incentive Policies to Increase Healthy Eating Behaviors
- Articles:
- Journal Club Review
OCTOBER 24, 2019
- Presenter: Amanda Hurley
- Topic: The Vaping Crisis
- Articles:
- Journal Club Review
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
- Presenter: Derrick Grunwald
- Topic: Domestic and International Agriculture Extension
- Articles:
- Journal Club Review
AUGUST 22, 2019
- Presenter: Laura Borth
- Topic: Food Security in Wisconsin
- Articles:
- Journal Club Review
JUNE 20, 2019
- Presenter: Kevin Lauterjung
- Topic: Gerrymandering
- Articles:
- Journal club review
MAY 16, 2019
- Presenter: Michael Pinkert
- Topic: Carbon Pricing
- Articles/Media:
- Journal Club Review
APRIL 18, 2019
- Presenter: April MacIntyre
- Topic: Know your GMO
- Article:
- Journal Club Review
March 21, 2019
- Presenter: Marie Fiori
- Topic: Combating HIV/AIDS in the US
- Article:
- Journal Club Review
February 21, 2019
- Presenter: Jenny Bratburd
- Topic: Machine Learning to Replace Lead Pipes
- Article: https://bit.ly/2VxH1Pt
- Journal Club Review
January 17, 2019
- Presenter: Grant Hisao
- Topic: Peer Review
- Articles:
- Journal Club Review
December 12, 2018
- Presenter: April MacIntyre
- Topic: The Farm Bill
- Articles:
- Journal Club Review Blog Post
November 14, 2018
- Presenter: Samantha Anderson
- Topic: Climate Change Simulation
- Articles: C_ROADS_SDR_2012_9_12_12
- Journal Club Review Blog Post
October 17, 2018
- Presenter: Kevin Lauterjung
- Topic: Madison-Kipp – a local case study on how distrust and uncertainty can trump data and policy priorities
- Articles:
- Journal Club Review Blog Post
September 19, 2018
- Presenter: Eva Vasiljevic
- Topic: Exploring current and potential uses of genomics and their policy implications
- Articles:
August 15, 2018
- Presenter: Shannon Walsh
- Topic: Stem Cell Therapies
- Articles:
July 25, 2018
- Presenter: Will Beeninga
- Topic: Opioid Crisis
- Articles:
June 20, 2018
- Presenter: Amanda Hurley
- Topic: Cyber Security
- Articles:
May 16, 2018
- Presenter: Caitlin Warlick-Short
- Topic: The 14 Day Rule
- Articles:
- Journal Club Review Blog Post
April 18, 2018
- Presenter: Jenny Bratburd
- Topic: Reforming Forensic Science in Wisconsin
- Articles:
- Journal Club Review Blog Post
March 21, 2018
- Presenter: Chelsea Crooks
- Topic: Carbon capture and storage policies
- Articles:
- Journal Club Review Blog Post
February 21, 2018
- Presenter: Grant Hisao
- Topic: Sunscreen and coral reefs. Should sunscreen be banned to prevent coral reef damage?
- Articles:
- Journal Club Review Blog Post
January 17, 2018
- Presenter: Nathan York
- Topic: Deforestation and Effects of Policy Implemented to Tackle Deforestation
- Articles:
- Journal Club Review Blog Post
November 15, 2017
- Presenter: April MacIntyre
- Topic: Citrus Greening Disease
- Articles:
October 18, 2017
- Presenter: Fola Arowolo
- Topic: Myths Surrounding AI and AI’s Impact on the Workforce
- Articles:
September 20, 2017
- Presenter: Samantha Anderson
- Topic: Introduction to Science Diplomacy
- Articles:
August 16, 2017
- Presenter: C.P. Frost
- Topic: Challenges facing WI’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
- Articles:
July 19, 2017
- Presenter: Jenny Bratburd
- Topic: Blinding as a Strategy to Combat Bias in Politics and Forensic Science
- Articles:
June 21, 2017
- Presenter: Nimu Sidhu
- Topic: Transational Education Policy and Standards
- Articles: