TA2404, Introduction to Applied Collaborative Techniques (or “I ACT”), is on the books for fall semester 2017. This new course is intended to provide non-theatre major undergraduate students from across campus with opportunities to experiment with practices based in collaborative … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2017
Second Annual Nutshell Games Event Joins Science Festival
The Nutshell Games, in which graduate students have a mere 90 seconds to explain their research, will be held November 4 this year, in conjunction with the Virginia Tech science festival. The science festival draws 6,000 participants annually and features more than 80 … Continue reading
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Science on Tap debuts at Rising Silo
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What living animal is most closely related to a Tyrannosaurus rex? Which actress played the lead role of Ripley in the 1979 movie Alien? And what do these questions have to do with Rising Silo Brewery on Glade Road in … Continue reading
Laura Lindenfeld, Director of Alda Center Speaks at Commencement
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Laura Lindenfeld, director of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University, delivered the commencement address for the graduate school at Virginia Tech May 11. Perhaps more importantly for us, we were able to spend much of … Continue reading
Advisory Board and Steering Committee Provide Valuable Input
The center’s advisory board met with us May 4 and its steering committee June 14, and both groups asked helpful questions, let us know about resources and groups on and off campus who may be helpful to or interested in … Continue reading
Center Names Faculty Fellows
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We welcome Elizabeth Allen, Meaghan Dee, and Cassandra Hockman, who are joining us this year as Faculty Fellows to help scientists, scholars, health professionals, and others develop their abilities to connect, communicate, and collaborate. The center’s Faculty Fellow program is … Continue reading
Off-Campus Workshops Fun and Educational–for us!
This spring we facilitated several off-campus workshops, and each opportunity has helped us refine our goals and methods, learn more about what works well for various groups, and introduce to a wider community the idea of using improvisation exercises and … Continue reading
24 German Undergraduates Headed for Blacksburg via a Fulbright Program
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Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Nein? We don’t either, but we’re very excited about our upcoming time with 24 German undergraduate students! In collaboration with the Cranwell International Center and the Language and Culture Institute, the Center for Communicating Science is part … Continue reading
Center for Communicating Science at Virginia Tech Opens!
Graduate students gave 90-second research talks in the first annual Nutshell Games, NPR’s Joe Palca shared his experiences as a science correspondent, and Virginia Tech President Tim Sands, Dean of the Graduate School Karen DePauw, and Director of ISCE Karen Roberto each … Continue reading