Career: Policy

PSPDG Workshop, “Spot the Gerrymander: An Introduction to Redistricting w/ Draw the Lines PA”

September 24, 2021 by Rebecca Lopez Leave a Comment

October 4th, 1:30 – 3 PM,
Levine Hall, Room 307 OR Online
Register here

The Penn Science Policy and Diplomacy Group is excited to host a workshop about how grad students can get involved in the effort to stop gerrymandering!

With the release of the 2020 census data, states are now in the complicated yet hugely important process of drawing maps for new congressional and state legislative districts. If you’re curious about how these maps are drawn, you’re not alone! We will be hosting Justin Villere of Draw the Lines PA (https://drawthelinespa.org/) for a workshop covering the basics of analyzing district maps. We will cover how redistricting works, look at some open source mapping software, cover the quantitative criteria used to evaluate maps, and finally go over how you can engage in advocacy in this process. The workshop will be on October 4th from 1:30 to 3PM with both in-person and remote attendance options. Snacks and Coffee from Federal Donuts will also be provided outdoors after the workshop.

If you plan on attending, please register here.

Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering (CASE) Workshop

September 17, 2021 by Rebecca Lopez Leave a Comment

Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering Workshop | American Association for the Advancement of Science

The AAAS Office of Government Relations is pleased to announce the 2021 Virtual Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering (CASE) Workshop. As the Workshop is virtual, registration is FREE and open to all STEM undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdocs. The CASE Workshop is an exciting opportunity to learn from science policy and advocacy experts about the role of science in policymaking and the federal policy-making process.

Learn more: https://www.aaas.org/programs/catalyzing-advocacy-in-science-and-engineering

Penn Science Policy and Diplomacy Group Kickoff Meeting

September 16, 2021 by Rebecca Lopez Leave a Comment

The Penn Science Policy and Diplomacy Group trains scientists to advocate for evidence-based policies, engage with domestic policymakers, foreign governments, and international agencies, and communicate scientific findings to these groups and to the general public.

In past years, PSPDG has:

run a seven-part workshop series on different aspects of scientific communication
organized teams to write evidence-based policy memos, submitted them to a national competition (winning first place in 2019 and second place in 2020 and 2021), and took them to legislative offices in DC and Harrisburg (getting several members of Congress to cosponsor legislation)
attended the United Nations’ Science Technology and Innovation forum

We’d like to invite you to our kick-off meeting for this year, to be held virtually Tuesday, September 21 at 5:30 PM ET. Come hear about our plans for the coming year, and be a part of making it all happen. The current members all learned by doing, so no prior experience is required!

You can register here.

PSPDG Science Communication Workshop Series

September 16, 2021 by Rebecca Lopez Leave a Comment

Penn Science Policy and Diplomacy Group (PSPDG) presents the 2021-2022 Science Communication Workshop Series, designed to educate the scientiﬁc community on how to communicate their work to all audiences.

The first workshop on presentation skills is Tuesday, September 28th at noon! This workshop will be delivered by students in the Engineering Ambassadors Program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Sign up for the first workshop here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/science-communication-workshop-1-presentation-skills-tickets-173152161777

People who want to receive updates for our workshops can sign up via the link in the attached flyer and also join the SciComm Workshop Slack !

More info can also be found on our website: https://pennsciencepolicy.squarespace.com/workshop-series.

E-Resources News: New Collections at Penn Libraries & New York Times site license

July 6, 2021 by Rebecca Lopez Leave a Comment

New Collections at Penn Libraries

New databases, journals, and e-book collections have been added to the Penn Libraries collections for your use. See a full list of the new additions here.

Policy Commons

http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/126347

Discovery platform and repository for IGO, NGO, think tank, and research organization materials, including access to more than 24 million pages of curated, high quality policy reports, briefs, analyses, working papers, and datasets from thousands of policy organizations.

New York Times site license via nytimes.com

http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/126342

The Penn Libraries’ campus-wide subscription to the New York Times provides digital access to nytimes.com, including via tablet/mobile apps and the archive back to 1851. This subscription does not include access to NYT Crossword/Games, Cooking, or e-reader editions (e.g. Kindle Fire, Nook).

IMPORTANT: You must use the Penn link above to create or associate your New York Times account under Penn’s subscription. After completing the set up process you do not have to go through the Penn link; you will be able to login directly at nytimes.com or via the NYT app.

October 5, 2020 by Rebecca Lopez Leave a Comment

Penn Science Policy and Diplomacy Group is proud to present Penn Climate Action Symposium, an event designed to foster community engagement with issues of climate change through global and local routs. Come together with students from University City and members of the greater Philadelphia community to participate in this event featuring World Climate Simulation, a UN-style simulation of climate agreement negotiations, as well as talks and panels on environmental justice and community-based activism.

Climate Action Symposium will take place fully online and will span over two days with World Climate Simulation taking place on October 26 1:00pm-6:00pm and talks and panels taking place on October 27 1:00pm-6:00pm.

Email any questions to penn.science.policy@gmail.com

https://bgscareerdevelopment.com/3252-2/