Last Thursday’s CapSciComm tweetup welcomed old members and new connections, thanks to the tie-in by Dr. Holly Bik (@hollybik) to her UC Davis social media workshop for researchers. Social media novices learned the meaning of “tweetups” — Twitter meetups, that is — and the fun of putting faces to Twitter handles behind the tweets. People/handlesContinueContinue reading “@CapSciComm colleagues tweetup and meet expats from @SCONC”
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A @CapSciComm tweetup Feb 13th: Using Social Media to Promote Your Research (#UCDSocMed)
CapSciComm colleague Dr. Holly Bik will be hosting the next Capital Science Communicators event! A postdoctoral associate with the UC Davis Center for Population Biology, Bik is the coauthor of the recent PLOS Biology article “An Introduction to Social Media for Scientists” (doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001535). Capital Science Communicators Networking Social Thursday, February 13, 2014 7 p.m. deContinueContinue reading “A @CapSciComm tweetup Feb 13th: Using Social Media to Promote Your Research (#UCDSocMed)”
Davis Science Café returns with “Balls and Springs and Quantum Things” on Jan. 15th
The Davis Science Café series returns this week with “Balls and Springs and Quantum Things” with guest Dean Tantillo, Professor of Chemistry at UC Davis: Science cafés and science pub nights are a growing movement in many cities, offering a more casual setting for science outreach and allowing interested public to directly converse with researchers. The DavisContinueContinue reading “Davis Science Café returns with “Balls and Springs and Quantum Things” on Jan. 15th”
Raptors in Vineyards: Capital Science Communicators networking social Dec. 18th (Sacramento, CA)
Apologies for the late notice, but to accommodate the AGU festivities this week, we postponed but will still host a CapSciComm happy hour this month: Capital Science Communicators Networking Social Wednesday, December 18, 2013 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Bistro Michel 1501 14th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814* We will be gathering in the bar sectionContinueContinue reading “Raptors in Vineyards: Capital Science Communicators networking social Dec. 18th (Sacramento, CA)”
CapSciComm Clippings 2013.11.27
Noteworthy bits from CapScicomm colleagues and recent CapSciComm tweets: Seattle-based science communicator and #scioLang organizer Ivan Fernando Gonzalez is in town on Friday, November 29. CapSciComm colleague Jose Gonzalez is hosting a mini-meetup at Temple Coffee (2829 S St, Sacramento, CA 95816) at 2 p.m. [@JoseBilingue] Our colleagues at the Northern California Science Writers Association will have their annual holidayContinueContinue reading “CapSciComm Clippings 2013.11.27”
JOBS: Senior Writer, UC Davis Transportation & Energy Research Programs (Davis, CA)
(via CapSciComm colleague Sylvia Wright) JOB SUMMARY: Reporting to the Senior Director of Communications, identify, produce and disseminate print and online summaries of UC Davis research findings for audiences in government, industry, NGO’s and the general public. Work closely with researchers to identify current research activities of compelling public interest and create timely, concise, clear, andContinueContinue reading “JOBS: Senior Writer, UC Davis Transportation & Energy Research Programs (Davis, CA)”
EVENTS: American Geophysical Union #AGU2013 conference and @NCSWA dinner in December (San Francisco, CA)
One of Northern California’s time-honored science traditions is the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meetings held annually in San Francisco. This year, the AGU Fall Meeting will be from December 9th through 13th. Not coincidentally, the annual conference is one of the biggest gatherings of science journalists from all over the world, and also hosts aContinueContinue reading “EVENTS: American Geophysical Union #AGU2013 conference and @NCSWA dinner in December (San Francisco, CA)”
CapSciComm colleagues gather in Davis for November happy hour, @JoePalca visit
Last Thursday, the Capital Science Communicators met up at the 3rd and U Cafe in Davis in a “pregame” social — catching up with one another before walking over to the UC Davis campus for a public lecture by National Public Radio science reporter Joe Palca. The November gathering saw CapSciComm colleagues from university, federal government,ContinueContinue reading “CapSciComm colleagues gather in Davis for November happy hour, @JoePalca visit”
JOBS: @D_Enterprise seeking enviro/ag/business reporter (Davis, CA)
(h/t CapSciComm colleagues Pam Kan-Rice, Brenda Dawson and Cory Golden) “The Davis Enterprise is hunting for two energetic, confident reporters ready to join an experienced, supportive staff on the best small community newspaper in California. We have full-time openings for both a city hall reporter and a reporter covering the environment, agriculture and business. Successful applicantsContinueContinue reading “JOBS: @D_Enterprise seeking enviro/ag/business reporter (Davis, CA)”
EVENTS: public registration for #scio14 conference opens Nov 14, Noon PST
Attention CapSciComm Colleagues — The ever-popular ScienceOnlineTogether conference opens its doors for public registration on Thursday, November 14, at 3 p.m. EST / noon PST. Registration Link: http://together.scienceonline.com/registration/ Conference Information: http://together.scienceonline.com/ The flagship conference of the Science Online brand will take place February 27 to March 1, 2014, in Raleigh, North Carolina. The annual event has emerged as aContinueContinue reading “EVENTS: public registration for #scio14 conference opens Nov 14, Noon PST”
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