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The monthly CapSciComm meetups continue, this time in Davis! We will be hanging out at Three Mile Brewing Co. in Davis on Tuesday, March 8 from 6-8pm! Come grab a beer and chat with fellow students, journalists, scientists, and scicomm enthusiasts! This is a great opportunity to network other folks in the local scicomm community.Continue reading “March Meetup in Davis!”

Hello! After a brief hiatus, CapSciComm is back! We’ll be having monthly socials throughout 2022 on the second Tuesday of each month, starting with this Tuesday, Feb 8 at Golden Road Brewing in Sacramento from 6:30-8pm! We are so excited to kick this off for the year, see familiar faces, and new ones. Come meetContinue reading “February Meetup!”

Come meet up with CapSciComm friends at Golden Road Brewing in Sacramento on Tuesday, November 16 from 7-9pm! We will be catching up on the past couple months and revisiting board elections. Food and drinks will be available at the venue, and we will be meeting at tables outside. Anyone is welcome, and we hopeContinue reading “Fall Meetup at Golden Road in Midtown”

We are so excited to host an in-person outdoors meetup on Wednesday, August 18th from 5-7pm PDT at Central Park in Davis! This is during the Davis Farmer’s Market (3-6pm), so there will be food trucks and beverages for purchase. Elections for the CapSciComm executive board will be taking place soon, and we would loveContinue reading “Meetup at the Park with CapSciComm”

The field of science communication is constantly changing. In her new book “Getting to the Heart of Science Communication: A Guide to Effective Engagement,” author and science communicator Faith Kearns addresses issues that science communicators have faced or may, and what the future of the field should look like. CapSciComm will be hosting a guidedContinue reading “CapSciComm presents “Getting to the Heart of Science Communication: in conversation with Faith Kearns””

You’re invited! Capscicomm turns 8 years old on April 12, 2021, and we want to celebrate with our community. Please join us for a virtual birthday party on Thursday, April 22 at 7-9pm PST via Zoom! We will be hosting “8”-themed trivia, featuring questions about arachnids, cephalopods, lunar phases, and more. There will also beContinue reading “CapSciComm’s 8th Birthday Party!”

We had a lot of fun watching My Octopus Teacher with you all, so we’re keeping the movie night train going! On Thursday, February 4 at 7pm, we will host a viewing of Behind the Curve, a film that documents the flat-Earth movement and those who believe in this fallacious theory. We hope you canContinue reading “Movie Night! Come watch Behind the Curve with CapSciComm!”