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Center Partners with Story Collider, Make It Memorable to Offer Pinch-of-Practice Workshops

by carr1e Posted on February 11, 2021
This image shows the logo for The Story Collider: a red background, black letters for some words and white for others, and in yellow: "True, personal stories about science."

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We know that the lives of graduate students and faculty are very, very full. We also know that, with just a pinch of practice, we can all get better at communicating about our work. To provide that pinch of practice, … Continue reading →

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New Book by Faculty Authors Addresses Wicked Problems and Leadership Skills

by carr1e Posted on February 11, 2021
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Three faculty members from the College of Natural Resources and Environment are celebrating the publication by Island Press of their new book Leadership for Sustainability: Strategies for Tackling Wicked Problems—and hoping that it provides the skills and practices to allow … Continue reading →

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Fall and Winter Events Theme: Adapting to Pandemic

by carr1e Posted on February 11, 2021
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Like the rest of Virginia Tech—and the world—the work of the Center for Communicating Science has been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. For us it’s been an opportunity to think about connection, communication, and collaboration in a world in which … Continue reading →

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Science on Tap Presenter Tapped into Audience Emotions

by carr1e Posted on February 11, 2021
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Daniel Bird Tobin got his audience up on their feet January 28 at the New River Valley’s monthly Science on Tap event, which met over Zoom. Tobin is a theatre archeologist who likes to make scientific research more comprehensible for … Continue reading →

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New Graduate Certificate Program Provides STEM-H Students with Policy Training

by carr1e Posted on February 11, 2021
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What do you get when you cross science students with public policy? A “step” towards a better future! STEP—Science, Technology, and Engineering in Policy—is the name of a new graduate certificate program that launched this past fall. The STEP program … Continue reading →

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Center Welcomes New Undergraduate Interns

by carr1e Posted on February 11, 2021
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We are pleased to welcome two new undergraduate student interns to our team—and we want to thank our fall semester interns, Sarah Propst and Catherine Watling! You’ve read their work in this newsletter and benefited from behind-the-scenes labor they committed … Continue reading →

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SciComm World Loses Journalist Sharon Begley

by carr1e Posted on February 10, 2021
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The world of science communication—and of readers—suffered a great loss on January 16. Science journalist Sharon Begley, who “spun words into gold,” as a STAT headline writer put it, died at age 64. Over the course of her career, Begley … Continue reading →

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Ha Ha! Kasha Patel Explores Links Between Science Comedy and Science Communication

by carr1e Posted on February 10, 2021
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“Part of my job is that I have to explain the difference of fact versus myth for the general public,” announced comedienne Kasha Patel at the November Science on Tap New River Valley. “For instance,” she continued, “fact: the fingerprints … Continue reading →

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Science on Tap Brings Science Comedian Kasha Patel November 19

by carr1e Posted on November 13, 2020
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Whaddya get when you cross a scientist with a comedian? Someone who makes bar charts and line graphs to analyze her own “comedy data,” including length of laugh and time for jokes to land. And it’s funny! Kasha Patel, NASA … Continue reading →

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Five Prizes Awarded at Fifth Nutshell Games November 7

by carr1e Posted on November 13, 2020
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Five prizes were awarded at the fifth annual Nutshell Games, four to the top four presenters selected by a panel of seven judges and a fifth for a new-this-year People’s Choice Award. The four top presenters were Amber Wendler, Sara Richards, … Continue reading →

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