The Pepper: Sacramento region #scicomm news for week of April 3, 2016

The Pepper
April 3, 2016

We’ve had some fantastic CapSciComm events to kick off 2016. Check out some photos from our Networking Social with CCST Science Fellows in January; our Professional Development Workshop on State Science Policy at UC Davis in February; and our CapSciComm Science Tour at the Sacramento Zoo in March!

The California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) co-sponsored our January 2016 CapSciComm Networking Social at 3 Fires Lounge in Sacramento.

CapSciComm Student Membership Chair Don Gibson gives the gift of gab.

Powerhouse Science Center CEO Harry Laswell meets local professionals in science.

Christine Casey PhD of the California Department of Finance networks with colleagues.

CapSciComm Public Science Chair Nick Gray, as seen on TV!

CapSciComm Capitol Chair Dharia McGrew PhD with invited panelists Paula Villescaz and An-Chi Tsou PhD at the February 2016 CapSciComm Workshop at UC Davis.

Full house at our CapSciComm Professional Development Workshop “Science and Scientists Informing Public Policy in California”.

CapSciComm Professional Development Chair Candace Spier Bever PhD introduces our panelists.

CapSciComm Workshop attendees gather for happy hour at de Vere’s Pub in Davis afterwards.

Packing the bar at de Vere’s after our February 2016 workshop.

Our CapSciComm Science Tour of the Sacramento Zoo in March 2016 had animal crackers, of course!

The March rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of our Science Tour participants, or these flamingos.

Sacramento Zoo Public Relations Coordinator Tonja Candelaria holds a very special rainbow boa, the first-known individual to bear parthenogenic offspring.

Sacramento Zoo Outreach Coordinator Lara Kirkendall holds Julie the thick-billed parrot.

Our behind-the-scenes tour of the Sacramento Zoo began with a Q&A with Tonja Candelaria on science communication and public relations.

News about News: The Nieman Lab writes about the Big Data effort that went into the Panama Papers coverage — as well as the minor role of U.S. media in this international effort…

The Davis Science Collective is hosting Native Bee Day, a public science experience, on April 23rd in Davis. Contact Shahla Farzan for details…

The annual UC Davis Picnic Day is on Saturday, April 16th! Doxie Derby, here we come…

Entries for the 2016 California State Fair Student Showcase — including categories in science, engineering, and design — are due April 27th online…

The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is seeking a college student intern in marketing and social media for their Santa Cruz office…

Sactown magazine is seeking editorial interns here in Sacramento…

The Sac News & Review asks: “Why are you a nerd?”

SACNAS — the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science — will have their 2016 national conference in Long Beach, October 13-15th. Deadline for presentation proposals are due April 29th!

Finally, mark your calendar for the April 6th edition of Science Night Live at the WOW Science Museum! This month’s guest is Susan Schneider, PhD, a biopsychologist and visiting scholar at University of the Pacific. Schneider is the author of The Science of Consequences, and she’ll help us explore our own everyday behavior when it comes to decisions and choice, and how it all ties together with our brain and our psychology!

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