New complimentary webinar from Science:

Selling without selling out: How to communicate your science

You are invited to hear a panel of experts on May 29, 2019 in this live, online educational seminar. For more information and complimentary registration visit: webinar.sciencemag.org

• Wednesday, May 29, 2019

• 12:00 - 1:00 pm (EST)

• Register Now!

About the Webinar:

Science is relevant to every person—it is just that many people don’t realize it. The volume and complexity of modern science, and the speed at which nonsense (nonscience) is transmitted, make the dissemination of accurate scientific concepts a challenge. Add fake science to the mix and one can understand why the public is confused. This confusion can have dire consequences—mistrust of vaccinations resulting from discredited and retracted scientific publications has caused unnecessary suffering and thousands of deaths, while misrepresentation of climate science has devalued the impact of global warming and its perilous implications. The most attention-grabbing headlines in the media are often about scientists who have dubious motives or have committed ethical atrocities—whether it’s DNA editing of humans, a wholly unscientific chocolate diet, or debunked cold nuclear fusion. To counter such misinformation, scientists need to take the initiative and proactively communicate their science in an accurate and understandable manner. This webinar provides guidance on how to best communicate science to your peers and the public. Stand up and tell the world about what you do. Help everyone understand how science makes society better.

Participants:

Laura Lindenfeld, Ph.D.

Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science

Stony Brook, NY

Alexia Youknovsky

Agent Majeur

Paris, France

Laura Helmuth, Ph.D.

The Washington Post

Washington, DC

Matthew S. Savoca, Ph.D.

Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University

Pacific Grove, CA

Register at:

webinar.sciencemag.org

Questions? Email: webinar@aaas.org.

Produced by the Science/AAAS Custom Publishing Office and sponsored by Fondation IPSEN.

Congratulations to ACRC partner, Laura Ngwenya, MD, PhD, and the UC Neurosurgery Department for the success of the first UC Neurotrauma Symposium! The symposium was held on May 11 at the new UCGNI building. Speakers and attendees noted that the quality/importance of the talks and the overall impact of the syposium was great. Presentations will be posted soon.

The ACRC ‘Challenges & Risks in Acute Care Research’ seminar on April 1, 2019 was well-received, with over 45 researchers across the AHC and evaluations in the ‘very good’ to ‘excellent’ range. Thank you to our speakers and participants for the success of this learning and networking experience focused improving outcomes in the acute care setting.

The Acute Care Research (ACR) Series kicked off with UC’s Heart, Lung, Vascular Institute (HLVI) Lunch & Learn. The Lunch & Learn presentation, The Immortal Cells of Henrietta Lacks (HeLa), was given by ACR Clinical Research Professional (CRP) Advisory Committee member, Becky Ingledue, CCRC.

“Becky is our first volunteer to present in this series. Her passion and enthusiasm for research is contagious!” says Stephanie Schuckman, host of the series and Senior Training Specialist for the Acute Care Research Council (ACRC). Becky chose Henrietta Lacks because ethics and empathy are hallmarks for participants and healthcare professionals to better understand each other’s view about human research. Empathy is the #1 competency for CRPs in the ACR environment, as identified by the ACRC.

Positive evaluations concur: “For a first go around, I think the presentation was great! We discussed as a group the main components in research that are imperative to continuously re-educate those conducting informed consent. Ethics and empathy.”