Science Communication Workshop Series 2022-2023
The goal of our workshop series is to educate the scientific community on how to communicate their work— and the work of other scientists— to all audiences, from peers and experts to the general public. This series teaches participants how to confidently use a range of mediums, from tweets to published articles, to help spread scientific knowledge and understanding.
Students have an option of earning a Completion Certificate for the SciComm Series by attending 5 out of 9 workshops and completing short homework assignments to practice the skills that they have learned during these workshops.
To view information about workshop series from previous years, visit our archive page.
Education & Teaching
April 17TH, 2023
Drs. Dina Newman & Kate Wright
Attendees learned how to incorporate active learning exercises into classrooms to improve understanding and how to encourage participation from students who might otherwise stay quiet in class. Find a link to the presentation here.
Academia vs. Industry
March 27TH, 2023
Dr. Alex Filipowicz
Attendees learned about how communicating science differs in academic vs. industry settings, including to various stakeholders and with different emphases for different target audiences.
Writing Effective Introductions from the Reader’s Perspective
December 12TH, 2022
Dr. Judy Swan
Attendees learned how science manuscript introductions can best serve their readers by balancing conciseness with critical background information and clear statements regarding research motivation and purpose.
Art of Persuasion
December 12TH, 2022
Dr. Judy Swan
Attendees learned how changes in sentence structure can emphasize different aspects of the text and thus affect how the described science is interpreted.
Specific Aims
NOVEMBER 11TH, 2022
Prof. Joshua Gold
Attendees learned about strategies for structuring a clear and effective specific aims page for grant applications.
Visual Presentation
October 28th, 2022
Prof. Steven Geofrey
Attendees learned about visual design principles, including conciseness in graphics, and how to integrate them into figures and visual abstracts. Find a link to the presentation here.
Writing Abstracts
October 14th, 2022
Dr. Robert J. Lee
Attendees learned about the key aspects of abstracts. With this information, they discussed how to write abstracts that are both compelling and concise. Find a link to the presentation here.