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Getting to the Heart of Science Communication Faith Kearns, PhD, Science Communication Practitioner, California Institute for Water Resources

Next Colloquium: Tuesday, 4/5, 12 PM ET via Zoom

 

Getting to the Heart of Science Communication

Faith Kearns, PhD, Science Communication Practitioner, California Institute for Water Resources

Website | @frkearns

Abstract

From droughts to fires to climate change, many issues that scientists and science communicators work on are highly emotional, often contentious, and sometimes traumatizing, with high stakes for practitioners — who are often in precarious positions — and communities alike. Relating, listening, working with conflict, and understanding trauma, all with an eye toward justice, are key tools in the 21st century science communication toolkit. Using examples from her own and other’s work, Dr. Kearns will also share tips on navigating sometimes difficult discussions.

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Dr. Florence Wambugu
Looking ahead: Dr. Florence Wambugu, Founder and CEO of Africa Harvest (Kenya) will be visiting NC State and speaking in-person at colloquium the week of April 11th. If you are able to, please plan to join us in Poe 202 for her talk on Pioneering GE Crops in Africa.

Folks interested in meeting with Dr. Wambugu are encouraged to contact Sharon Stauffer at sastauff@ncsu.edu.
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We asked for your support on NC State Day of Giving, and like always, you answered the call. 21 gifts totaling $1,375 + almost $3,000 earned in Leaderboard and Challenge bonuses will go to work for the GES Center. Thank you for #GivingPack!

Events
Ancient DNA book cover
Book Launch and Interview – Elizabeth Jones, Ancient DNA
Tuesday, April 5 at 4:30 PM | Fishbowl Forum, D. H. Hill Jr. Library

Go behind the scenes of science and celebrity with Dr. Elizabeth Jones, NC State History alumna and author of Ancient DNA: The Making of a Celebrity Science. Dr. Jones will talk about the book, which tells the untold story of the rise of a new scientific field and how Jurassic Park and popular media influenced its development. She will also talk with Dr. Martha Burford Reiskind about her path from undergraduate history major to science historian and author. 

This event is co-sponsored by the GES Center; the Genetics and Genomics Academy; the Science, Technology, and Society program, the Department of History, and the Libraries.
Public Workshop on Use of Population Descriptors in Genomics Research
Monday, April 4 at 11 AM to 5 PM | Presented by NASEM - REGISTER
  • Second meeting of the Committee on Use of Race, Ethnicity, and Ancestry as Population Descriptors in Genomics Research.
Chemical Bouquet, hand-cut collage, gilded frame, 56" x 45", 2016
Fault Lines: Art and the Environment
NCMA, 2110 Blue Ridge Rd., Raleigh, NC
Show Dates: April 2 - July 17, 2022
Artist Panel: May 22, 2-3:30 PM
  • Kirsten Stolle, an artist from the GES Center's Art's Work/Genetic Futures exhibition (2019-20), will have her Chemical Bouquet & Speculative Animals series featured at the North Carolina Museum of Art. 
Chemical Bouquet, hand-cut collage, gilded frame, 56"x45", 2016

New Publications

Environmental Risk Assessment of Emerging Contaminants—The Case of Nanomaterials

Baun A., Grieger K. (2022) In: Guo LH., Mortimer M. (eds) Advances in Toxicology and Risk Assessment of Nanomaterials and Emerging Contaminants. Springer, Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-9116-4_15. PDF
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Narrative policy framework at the macro level—cultural theory-based beliefs, science-based narrative strategies, and their uptake in the Canadian policy process for genetically modified salmon

Williams TT, Kuzma J. Public Policy and Administration. February 2022. doi:10.1177/09520767211065609
Narrative policy framework at the macro level—cultural theory-based beliefs, science-based narrative strategies, and their uptake in the Canadian policy process for genetically modified salmon

Art’s Work in the Age of Biotechnology: Shaping Our Genetic Futures

Hannah Star Rogers et al. Leonardo 2022; 55 (1): 5–17. doi: 10.1162/leon_a_01966. PDF
 

Should Gene Editing Be Used to Develop Crops for Continuous-Living-Cover Agriculture? A Multi-Sector Stakeholder Assessment Using a Cooperative Governance Approach

Jordan, N.R., Kuzma, J., Ray, D.K., Foot, K., Snider, M., Miller, K., et al. (2022) Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 10. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.843093 PDF
 

Biofuels policy and innovation impacts: Evidence from biofuels and agricultural patent indicators

Nelson, K.P., Parton, L.C., Brown, Z.S.  Energy Policy 162 (2022) 112767. doi: 10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112767. 
 

Fostering Responsible Innovation through Stakeholder Engagement: Case Study of North Carolina Sweetpotato Stakeholders

Grieger, K., Zarate, S., Barnhill-Dilling, S.K., Hunt, S., Jones, D., Kuzma, J. 2022.  Sustainability, 14, 2274. doi: 10.3390/su14042274 PDF

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