Foundations in Sciene Communication
We consider it our responsibility to be ambassadors to increase awareness of the fundamental importance of the scientific pursuit for the health and longevity of our society. One concrete way to address this problem is to become better communicators as scientists. For the first-year trainees, we will offer a series of 7 workshops to be held throughout the year that comprise our “Foundations in Science Communication” series.
These workshops will be ~1/2-day weekend sessions that deal with:
- technical writing
- grant/proposal writing
- popular science writing
- professional presentations for peers
- public speaking to lay audiences
- interacting with the media
- steps to being a successful science instructor.
Students will become acquainted with the various ways in which their ability to communicate impacts how they are perceived and how their science is appreciated by diverse constituencies. These are life-long skills for scientists working in cutting edge areas.