2022 was an exciting year here at PEWS! Here's a look back at our year. We began 2022 by hiring our new Program Director, Max Cormendy. Max came to us from the University of Cincinnati Office of Research and is an experienced event planner and outreach coordinator. He is also the Executive Director of the … Continue reading PEWS in 2022
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On October 26th, 2022, PEWS conducted a half-day workshop for all participants at the first All-Hands meeting of the NSF Island Systems Integration Consortium (ISIC) Research Collaboration Network (RCN). The ISIC-RCN aims to bring together scientists from multiple fields of study, including geological, climatological, and biological sciences, to investigate questions of island evolution not answerable … Continue reading PEWS Workshops on Public Engagement with Science
We are happy to announce that PEWS is included among the featured programs for University of Cincinnati's upcoming Day of Giving on Giving Tuesday, November 29th. Please consider making a gift. PEWS's page for UC's Day of Giving is here (link). Donations will help support the center's growth, events about science and the public at UC and … Continue reading Support PEWS on Giving Tuesday!
Please join us for the launch of the "Bioethics with Bigger Impact" event series on November 15th 2-3pm Eastern time to discuss "Communicating Ethical Challenges in Crises." This first event in the series looks at bioethics communication especially regarding policy, institutions, and media--something many of us might be thinking about how to impact especially today, … Continue reading Bioethics with Bigger Impact: Virtual Event Series Launch November 15th
Are you headed to the Philosophy of Science Association Biennial Meeting this week? If so, join PEWS for our workshop, "Pursuing Local Public Engagement as a Philosopher of Science," organized by the PSA’s Outreach and Engagement Committee. This is the second workshop organized by the Outreach and Engagement Committee at PSA Meetings; the first focused … Continue reading PEWS@PSA
You are cordially invited to attend Lunch with PEWS, a social event organized by the UC Center for Public Engagement with Science. It will be held on 10/31/2022 at the Taft Research Center (Edwards 1, Suite 1110) from 12:30 PM until 2:00 PM. This social event is open to all PEWS Graduate Assistants, Graduate Affiliates, … Continue reading Lunch with PEWS
Sustainability is key to ensuring that our actions today don’t compromise future generations. But how do we balance the competing environmental, economic, and social challenges we face? What impact do our daily choices have on these complex, interconnected systems? The Faculty Enrichment Center is hosting a virtual panel discussion on Tuesday, October 25th, 2:30-4:00pm, on … Continue reading For Future Generations: Toward Environmental, Social, and Economic Sustainability
The Department of Geosciences at University of Cincinnati is excited to announce a new outreach program, Science Harvest, in partnership with the Northside Farmer’s Market in Cincinnati. Graduate students from the department will bring hands-on activities to share their expertise and have conversations with people of all ages who visit the market. Topics will include … Continue reading Learn geology at the Northside Farmer’s Market
PEWS is excited to introduce four new interns and Sustainability Fellows for the academic year 2022-2023. With the support of UC Research2030, PEWS has named Dylan Carter (Anthropology) and Ahmad Khan (Civil Engineering) as Sustainability Fellows, and Collin Lucken (Philosophy, Engineering) as Video & Media Coordinator and Sarah Yaser (Neuroscience) as Web & Social Media Coordinator. … Continue reading Introducing 2022-2023 PEWS Interns and Sustainability Fellows
My journey with science communication began in my junior year pursuing an undergraduate degree in Medical Sciences. I was applying for the Goldwater Scholarship after an impactful experience studying endometriosis in Dr. Katherine Burns’s lab. The Goldwater application process required me to envision myself as a future scientist, a career path I hadn’t fully considered … Continue reading UC Medical Sciences Student Finds Science Communication