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Fall was another busy semester for the Center for Communicating Science! Center director Patty Raun facilitated a “connecting across difference” workshop for nearly 300 people at the American Society of Consulting Arborists’ national meeting in San Diego in November, and … Continue reading
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Ready to tune up your listening and awareness skills? Want to learn to say “Yes, and”? Hungry for real connection instead of digital connection? Interested in trying some improv? Welcome to this spring’s Improvisation Laboratory! Our workshops and the communicating … Continue reading
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ComSciCon 2019–a communicating science conference organized by graduate students, for graduate students–is coming to Virginia Tech! Originally organized and hosted in 2014 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for graduate students at MIT and Harvard, the “flagship” ComSciCon has grown to serve students … Continue reading
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With the approach of the holidays and the gift-buying season, Science on Tap hosted Virginia Tech marketing professor Dr. Rajesh Bagchi so that he could share his research through his talk, “What’s the Better Deal? The Science of Purchasing Decisions.” … Continue reading
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The Center for Communicating Science is happy to provide on its website up-to-date resources that writers and scientists can use to improve their communication skills. The first section of the resources page suggests resources for writing, presenting, and improvisation, along … Continue reading
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Professional and technical writing major Kendall Daniels interned with the center during fall semester, assisting with our Science on Tap events, tracking down resources for our website resources page, writing stories for our e-newsletter (you’ll see her work in this … Continue reading
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Paleontologists are fundamentally detectives, says Virginia Tech paleontologist Dr. Michelle Stocker. They investigate what has happened on Earth through the clues that have been left behind. One common mystery they solve is “Who killed whom?” Sitting in a cabinet in … Continue reading
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With a 5-gallon bucket, a water bottle, and a dinosaur bone as props, Virginia Tech graduate students Susan Chen, Madeline Grupper, and Brenen Wynd won the third Nutshell Games, held Saturday, October 27, at the Moss Arts Center. Hosted by … Continue reading
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“What I’m going to tell you about this evening doesn’t just work for your dog,” said Erica Feuerbacher, assistant professor in the animal and poultry sciences department at Virginia Tech. “It works for your spouse, your boss, your employees, your … Continue reading