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PSPDG Science Communication Workshop 5: Social Media

February 18, 2020 by Rebecca Lopez Leave a Comment

Are you intimidated by using social media to talk about your science? Or confused by how to use social media in general?

Join our speaker Ian McLaughlin (@_anthropoid), Twitter Scientist, Periscope host, and host of the podcast Wired to be Weird, as he discusses tips and tricks for using social media within the scientific community and with the public.

The workshop will focus on getting the most utility out of social media platforms to interact with fellow scientists and the public by making your posts more effective and boosting engagement.  

Friday, February 21, 2020
12 PM – 1:30 PM
BRB 252
Register: https://tinyurl.com/SC5Register

Filed Under: Announcements, Workshops Tagged With: Competency: Communication, Penn Science Policy & Diplomacy Group

PSPDG Policy Memo Workshop

February 11, 2020 by Rebecca Lopez Leave a Comment

Scientists are excellent at making judgment calls based on primary evidence. We do it every day when we read papers and incorporate new findings into our experiments or review a study and think “That experiment wasn’t well controlled at all!”. These skills are worth their weight in gold in the halls of Congress, the PA State Capitol, and City Hall. What scientists need, though, is the ability to translate that into a form that policymakers can use when they’re writing laws. That’s where PSPDG’s 2020 Science Policy programming comes in!
 
Join PSPDG, winners of the national 2019 NSPN-JSPG Memo Competition, as we discuss the currency of the policymaking world: policy memos. We’ll explain what they are, how they work, how to make one, and how to make it as effective and useful as possible! We’ll go over examples and guide participants in group exercises. Interested participants are encouraged to join a small memo-writing team afterwards to participate in the 2020 NSPN-JSPG competition with mentoring from our award-winning 2019 team.
 
Workshop held in BRB 253 (Biomedical Research Building II/III, 421 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104) Tuesday, February 18th, from 12pm-1:30pm.

Food will be served! Feel free to come with your own policy memo topic ideas; we’re also happy to provide examples. Please RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/MemoRSVP

Filed Under: Announcements, Workshops Tagged With: Career: Policy, Penn Science Policy & Diplomacy Group

PSPDG: Science in Politics Panel

January 6, 2020 by Rebecca Lopez Leave a Comment

In this panel discussion you’ll hear from BGS alumni and current students about different avenues to get involved science policy.
Please RSVP: http://bit.ly/SciPolPanel 
Lunch is provided.

Date: January 15, 2020
Time: 12 – 1:30 PM
Location: JMEC 505EW

Filed Under: Announcements, Panels Tagged With: Alumni, Alumni Speakers, Career: Policy, Networking, Penn Science Policy & Diplomacy Group

PSPDG: Scientific Writing Workshop

January 6, 2020 by Rebecca Lopez Leave a Comment

“If an experiment is done in the lab but no journal ever publishes it, did it really happen? Writing scientific articles and grants is critical for communicating our work to other scientists and advancing our fields, but scientific writing is often indecipherable, even to other scientists. Join Dr. Judith Swan, Assoc. Dir. for Writing in Science and Engineering at Princeton and renowned scientific writing expert, as she teaches students to clarify their writing, anticipate the expectations of readers, and make persuasive arguments.

This workshop will be held in two back-to-back parts. Part 1 (10am-12pm) will focus on “Clarifying Cause and Effect in Writing,” and Part 2 (12:30-2:30pm) will focus on “The Art of Persuasion”.

Students can attend Part 1, Part 2, or both, as parts 1 and 2 will be related but distinct. There will be interactive group exercises to encourage retention, as well as an optional take-home assignment . Food will be served! Registration will open on Jan 6, 2020.”

Event description via the PSPDG website.

Date:
January 21, 2020
Time:
10AM-12PM – “CLARIFYING CAUSE AND EFFECT IN WRITING”
12:30-2:30PM – “THE ART OF PERSUASION”
Location:
JMEC 516EW (5th fl Smilow Center for Translational Research, West Pavilion)
3400 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Filed Under: Announcements, Workshops Tagged With: Career: Science writing, Competency: Communication, Penn Science Policy & Diplomacy Group, Science: Working Life

PSPDG Science Communication Workshop 3: Presentation Skills

November 18, 2019 by Rebecca Lopez Leave a Comment

This 2-hour workshop will teach design principles backed by research on the psychology and neuroscience of multimedia learning. Lunch is provided, and RSVP is required.

When: December 3, 2019 from 12 – 2 PM
Where: BRB 14th Floor Lounge

Filed Under: Announcements, Workshops Tagged With: Career: Policy, Competency: Communication, Penn Science Policy & Diplomacy Group

PSPDG Panel Discussion – Science Policy Fellowships

October 31, 2019 by Rebecca Lopez Leave a Comment

Have questions about Science Policy Fellowships? Ask Penn Alumni who have gone through the fellowships themselves. Dr. Lianna Viccari (CBE PhD) received the Mirazayan Science & Technology Policy Fellowship and is currently a Science & Politics Fellow at the Eagleton Institute of Policy.  Dr. Chris Yarosh (BMB PhD) did the AAAS S&TP fellowship & was a Science Policy Fellow at ACS for 2 years. 

RSVP: https://bit.ly/2NpNKaH

Date: November 5, 2019
Time: 1 – 2 PM
Location: Smilow 10-146AB

Filed Under: Announcements, Panels Tagged With: Career: Policy, Penn Science Policy & Diplomacy Group, Science: Working Life

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