Science Communication Day
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Co-organized by Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives and听SciCommCollective
Register for the event here.
Schedule
9:00-11:00 a.m.:听The Reviewer's Perspective: A Panel Discussion on Academic Writing
What do reviewers look for in a manuscript? What writing strategies do successful researchers use when writing their papers? At this event, you will get tips and advice on how to write impressive manuscripts and navigate the academic publication process from 5 平特五不中 faculty members.
Panelists:
Diane Dechief, Faculty Lecturer, 平特五不中 Writing Center
Blake Richards, Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Keith Murai, Professor, Neurology and Neurosurgery
Aparna Suvrathan, Assistant Professor, Neurology and Neurosurgery
Sarah Woolley, Associate Professor, Biology
11:00-11:15 a.m.:听Coffee break
11:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m.:听A Picture is Worth 1000 Statistics: Effective Data Visualization for Scientific Communication听(offered in collaboration with the听平特五不中 Initiative in Computational Medicine)
Speaker: Eisha Ahmed, PhD Candidate in Experimental Medicine, and Brand and Marketing Intern at听Dispersa
1:15-2:15 p.m.:听Lunch, with a booth exhibition by on-campus science communication听groups, and art-science projections
2:15-4:15 p.m.:听#SciComm on Social Media: Sharing Your Science Beyond the Lab
Speaker:听Samantha Yammine听(@science.sam / @heysciencesam), Neuroscientist & Science Communicator at Science Sam Media
In this 2-hr interactive workshop, Samantha Yammine will share best practices for audience-first storytelling, and tips and tricks for engaging folks with your science through social media! Whether you're a daily tweeter or it's your first time taking your science beyond the lab, come ready to hone modern communication skills that can be applied to any future career.
4:15-5:00 p.m.:听Networking session,听with a booth exhibition from science communication-related student groups and art-science projections