ComSciCon

Thank you The Kavli Foundation for a wonderful recent feature story about ComSciCon's newest project: Stories of Ethics, Engagement, and Dialogue in Science (SEEDS)! Read here: https://lnkd.in/e8T7FkhP Made possible by the generosity of Kavli and the Rita Allen Foundation, SEEDS seeks to deepen our understanding of how basic scientists engage with folks from outside their field to grapple with the ethical implications of their research, capturing the experiences, challenges, and impacts of creating these interactions, and partnering with early career researchers to share this knowledge with the scientific community. From these stories and their takeaways, we hope to empower basic scientists to pursue the kinds of collaborations and dialogues that can surface key societal and ethical dimensions of their work--lending new perspectives to how we conduct basic science research and imagine its outcomes, and strengthening the potential of basic science to benefit us all. And special shout-out to my ComSciCon leadership teammates and SEEDS co-gardeners, Harshil Kamdar, Meredith Schmehl, PhD, PMP, and Nathan Sanders! More to come soon! ??

I'm incredibly excited to share Stories of Ethics, Engagement, and Dialogue in Science (SEEDS), a new ComSciCon initiative funded by The Kavli Foundation! See more details below, and please feel free to share with your research community! ComSciCon is seeking stories and case study writers for SEEDS, a project that will showcase how basic scientists engage with publics on the ethics of their research. Selected case study writers will be paired with a basic science researcher and will receive structured training and resources on conducting an interview and writing an accompanying story, which will form part of a collective publication. Participants will also be invited to join a Slack group with ComSciCon program leaders to expand their professional networks, exchange resources, and coordinate program-related co-working or training sessions. Writers will receive a stipend, with an anticipated time commitment of 2-4 hours per month over one year. **We're in search of both case study writers and basic scientists and projects who we should capture in our case studies!** If you may be interested in participating as a case study writer or if you have a basic scientist or project to suggest for a case study, please submit the form below or contact?[email protected]?with any questions. Thanks! Survey form: https://lnkd.in/e39gsiSE

??? Honored to give the keynote talk at ComSciCon-Michigan 2024 last weekend. This was a fantastic conference focused on teaching and empowering graduate students in science communication. Thanks for the opportunity to chat and learn about science communication as well as meet a lot of folks communicating science in interesting and impactful ways. Kudos to the organizers and participants for creating an environment where future science communicators can grow and connect. -- ?? To me, science communication is an essential skill that all scientists must embrace, practice, and deploy. While sharing your research to a broader audience and battling misinformation are important, communicating science should be viewed more broadly - as a way to make science more accessible, actionable, and relevant. I believe that regardless of your specific position (academic, industry, etc), being able to communicate science effectively at various levels, to various audiences is a critical component of every science-focused job. Mylena Ortiz Catherine Mercado Aishwarya Bhurke Singh Courtney Myers Charukesi Sivakumar Katherine Furman, M.S. Nicholas Heilman Harmant Grewal Heather Murdoch Kara Gavin Jade A. Marks John C. Besley Matt Davenport Abbie Stevens, PhD #ComSciConMI24 #sciencecommunication #education #39North

So grateful for the opportunity to participate in Michigan's chapter of ComSciCon this weekend! Great panelists, feedback, and informal networking among science communicators and fellow PhDs. Inspiring and highly recommended!

?? Reflecting on the incredible experience I had this past weekend at ComSciCon-MI 2024! I had the honor of co-leading the Write-a-Thon alongside Katherine Furman, M.S. at Michigan State University. ComSciCon is a workshop series organized by graduate students, for graduate students, that aims to empower the next generation of science communicators. Our Write-a-Thon workshop offers attendees the ability to hone their writing skills, receive feedback from professional science communicators, and network with the scicomm community. A big thank you to co-leads Charukesi Sivakumar and Mylena Ortiz, our organizing committee, invited experts, and everyone who participated and helped make this event a huge success! Looking forward to seeing the future impact we’ll make as we continue to share and communicate science effectively. See you next year at ComSciCon-MI 2025!??? https://lnkd.in/eQsPqnfH #ComSciCon #SciComm #ScienceCommunication?

Had a wonderful time attending ComSciCon Michigan 2024 this weekend listening to great talks by science communication experts and meeting folks passionate about this field from various disciplines ??????

I had the exciting opportunity last month to be chosen as one of 50 grad students to attend the ComSciCon 2024 Flagship Workshop in Boston, MA. It was an incredible experience to connect with fellow grad students who are passionate about science communication! I was able to work on a writing project with feedback from professional science writers ? , try out new data visualization skills ?? , present a poster on all the incredible outreach efforts between UR Neuroscience & the Roc community ?? , and more! As I start another academic year working toward my PhD, the insights and connections from the workshop have reaffirmed my passion for sci comm & I'm excited to keep researching and sharing!

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Check out my first science comic, published in Club SciWri! I am so grateful for ComSciCon's Create-A-Thon for jump-starting my journey into creating science comics. Science communication has always been a passion of mine, and I’ve been wanting to make educational comics for a while now.? and I have wanted to make pedagogical comics for a while. I’m excited to create more of these in the future. You can follow my work on X/Twitter: https://x.com/SmbhComics.

I had a fantastic experience during ComSciCon 2024, where I was opportune to meet the amazing Carleen Sabusap, PhD. At the career session and as my Create-A-Thon reviewer, Carleen's reflections on her journey in science communication were both insightful and relatable, a testament to the paths we can take beyond traditional academia. Here, I wanted to share some of her thoughts: