Closing the Science Gap » close the science gap http://closingthesciencegap.com An Outside-the-Box Attempt to Close the Gap Between Science and Society Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:21:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Make Your Data Talk http://closingthesciencegap.com/close-the-gap/make-your-data-talk/ http://closingthesciencegap.com/close-the-gap/make-your-data-talk/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:39:48 +0000 admin http://closingthesciencegap.com/?p=250 Making Data Talk
Communicating Public Health Data to the Public, Policy Makers, and the Press

A cyber-seminar today (January 26th, 2010) from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Eastern.

This cyber seminar is part of and kicks off a series of monthly events by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The goal of these events is to “engage researchers, cancer control, and public health practitioners in a discussion around the successes and challenges of translating research into practice.”

Obviously, we are very excited about the NCI’s efforts, because one of our goals here at Closing the Science Gap is to engage the academic research community in communicating effectively with the public and shaping science policy.

Read more information about this event.

More details about the event from the NCI:

Event presenters will provide practical suggestions on how scientists and other public health practitioners can better communicate data to the public, policy makers, and the press in typical real-world situations. Following the presentation, you will be invited to share your experiences during an interactive question and answer session.

Featured Presenters:

David Nelson, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, National Cancer Institute

Brad Hesse, Ph.D.
Chief, Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch, National Cancer Institute

To register, please follow this link: Register Now!

After you register, you will receive a confirmation email with the toll free number, passcode, and your unique PIN. For more information, please contact Margaret Farrell at margaret-farrell@nih.gov or Alissa Gallagher at alissa.gallagher@nih.gov.

]]> http://closingthesciencegap.com/close-the-gap/make-your-data-talk/feed/ 0 Using Art to Close the Science Gap http://closingthesciencegap.com/close-the-gap/using-art-to-close-the-science-gap/ http://closingthesciencegap.com/close-the-gap/using-art-to-close-the-science-gap/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:11:02 +0000 admin http://closingthesciencegap.com/?p=246 When we started this website, we sought to identify approaches that would help us in closing the widening gap between science and society.

We decided our first approach will be ART. We are pleased to announce the launch of Science Art Gallery .com.

The goals of Science Art Gallery is to blur the lines between art and science, such that our visitors (especially our non-scientist audience) would appreciate the visual as well as the conceptual beauty that science exhibits.

In addition, Science Art Gallery will feature science-inspired art for sale. A portion of every sale will be donated to fund research.

Taken together, Science Art Gallery is a self-sustaining mechanism to simultaneously close the science gap while raising funds to support cancer research.

]]> http://closingthesciencegap.com/close-the-gap/using-art-to-close-the-science-gap/feed/ 0 What is “Closing the Science Gap”? http://closingthesciencegap.com/close-the-gap/close-the-gap/ http://closingthesciencegap.com/close-the-gap/close-the-gap/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:16:31 +0000 admin http://closingthesciencegap.com/?p=12 Since this is the first post in the category “Close The Gap”, I will describe what we mean by “close the gap”.  I am a young scientist, in fact, I am still in graduate school.  However, what I lack in experience, I make up for it with a unique point-of-view.

The way I see it, there are many gaps in the science field. There is a huge gap between the scientific research community and its intended “customer”, i.e. the general public.  I feel that, if we, as scientists, continue on the path we are currently on, these gaps will continue to grow deeper and wider.

My goal from this category (this whole website, actually) is to provide a place online for those who share my point of view to help them develop a bridge between the labs and the community.  This bridge serves two purposes:

1. To find ways for scientists to share their knowledge and experiences to educate the community.

2. The community would have a deeper understanding and appreciation for the value of scientific research.

Of course, this will not happen overnight… in fact, it will be a very long term process.  But as with any long journey, it starts with the first step.  As I embark on my journey as a young scientist, this website is my first step to identify my niche in science where I can create the most impact.

Will you join me and become a part of this journey?

Read out blog posts in the Closing the Science Gap category…

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