Patricia Bolan, Ph.D. It is with profound sadness that we remember our friend and colleague Patricia Bolan, Ph.D., who perished earlier this month doing the very things that she loved — scaling tall peaks and reaching for the stars. We remember Patty as the generous, energetic spirit who left her mark in our Sacramento-Davis scientificContinueContinue reading “Capital Science Communicators remembers Patty Bolan, astrophysicist and scicomm champion”
Category Archives: Announcements
Election Results: Announcing the 2020-21 CapSciComm Executive Board!
Announcing our election results and the next leadership group of Capital Science Communicators!
Statement from the CapSciComm Board, May 31, 2020
A statement from the Board of Capital Science Communicators, May 31, 2020. #BlackLivesMatter
A Message from the CapSciComm Board: Virtual Events and COVID-19 SciComm Resources
A message from the CapSciComm Board on virtual events and resources during the #coronavirus #COVID19 pandemic.
CapSciComm, Relaunched: Become a Professional or Student Member Today!
The need to nurture great scicomm and science literacy in the Sacramento region remains — and you can play your part! Join CapSciComm as a member today, and together, let’s #KeepScienceSpicy for our greater Sacramento region.
#KeepScienceSpicy: Capital Science Communicators Celebrates Five Years in Sacramento
In 2018, Capital Science Communicators (CapSciComm) celebrated five years of community building and career encouragement in California’s Capital Region — Sacramento, Davis, and beyond. When we launched in April 2013, we set out to connect local science communicators with resources and networks for professional advancement, whether you were a professional or a student, working inContinueContinue reading “#KeepScienceSpicy: Capital Science Communicators Celebrates Five Years in Sacramento”
CapSciComm + Sac Science Distilled Announce March 21st Benefit for Puerto Rico Science Education
This month, scientists are getting together in coffee shops, bars, and living rooms around the world to support Puerto Rico’s long-term recovery. The grassroots organization 500 Women Scientists and the nonprofit Ciencia Puerto Rico (CienciaPR) are partnering through the “Science Salons for Puerto Rico” Campaign to raise funds to transform science education in the archipelago.ContinueContinue reading “CapSciComm + Sac Science Distilled Announce March 21st Benefit for Puerto Rico Science Education”
CapSciComm Ticket Exchange: Offer Your Spare Seat to the Alan Alda UC Davis Colloquium
The UC Davis Chancellor’s Colloquium Distinguished Speaker Series with Alan Alda was a hot (and free) ticket, selling out in about two days! We want to help match those still seeking tickets with those who have extra tickets to give up, since many people ordered the maximum of two as precaution. If you need ticketsContinueContinue reading “CapSciComm Ticket Exchange: Offer Your Spare Seat to the Alan Alda UC Davis Colloquium”
Sustaining Science and Communication: A Statement from the CapSciComm Board
The benefits of science to our society are difficult to deny.
Capital Science Communicators Welcomes the Society of Environmental Journalists
To our environmental writer friends from around the country — welcome to Sacramento! We are excited to have you in our fair city this week for the Society of Environmental Journalists 26th Annual Conference. Sacramento is the capital city of the great State of California — the sixth largest economy in the world. Much of ourContinueContinue reading “Capital Science Communicators Welcomes the Society of Environmental Journalists”
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