The Davis Science Café series returns on June 11th at de Vere's Irish Pub, with guest Bruce German, Director of the Foods for Health Institute at UC Davis: As always, the events are free to the public. Science cafés and science pub nights are a growing movement in many cities, offering a more casual setting for scienceContinue reading "Davis Science Café, June 11th: “Lactation”"
Meet Your New Colleagues: @CapSciComm networking social and science café, May 15th (Davis, CA)
We're back with another Capital Science Communicators meetup -- this time joining up with new friends and colleagues! Capital Science Communicators Networking Social Thursday, May 15, 2014 Science Café 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Networking Social 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. de Vere’s Irish Pub 217 E Street, Davis,Continue reading "Meet Your New Colleagues: @CapSciComm networking social and science café, May 15th (Davis, CA)"
Workshop: “Using Social Media to Promote Your Research” on April 10th
Scientist Holly Bik will be running another social media workshop next Thursday, April 10th on the UC Davis campus, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 pm, Garrison Room, Memorial Union. This is a repeat offering of her February workshop. Please register here if you plan on attending: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1CN2_ed3AEdKtr8kTxWZSP5G5bnmMmtdABYWFrdXn8wk/viewform The workshop is aimed at getting researchers to adopt social media tools,Continue reading "Workshop: “Using Social Media to Promote Your Research” on April 10th"
Davis Science Café, April 9th: The Science Behind Oil Spill Response
The Davis Science Café series returns this month at de Vere's Irish Pub with Judd Muskat, senior environmental specialist at the Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). OSPR is the state office charged with protecting California's natural resources by preventing, preparing for, and responding to spills of oil and otherContinue reading "Davis Science Café, April 9th: The Science Behind Oil Spill Response"
Friday April 11th: Enviro Story Pitch-Slam Session and Social hosted by @CapRadioNews and @SEJ
A very exciting opportunity coming up for science writers in our region -- CapSciComm members are encouraged to attend! Thanks to colleague Chris Bowman for sharing. "A Freelance Pitch Slam & Meet-Up" Hosted by the Society of Environmental Journalists and Capital Public Radio Friday, April 11, 2014 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Capital Public Radio CommunityContinue reading "Friday April 11th: Enviro Story Pitch-Slam Session and Social hosted by @CapRadioNews and @SEJ"
Davis Science Café, March 12th: A Paleontological “Who Done It?”
The Davis Science Café series returns this week with Dr. Steve Wathen, postdoctoral scholar at the UC Davis John Muir Institute of the Environment: As always, the events are free to the public. Science cafés and science pub nights are a growing movement in many cities, offering a more casual setting for science outreach and allowingContinue reading "Davis Science Café, March 12th: A Paleontological “Who Done It?”"
March scicomm workshops with Ari Daniel a success for UC Davis students
UC Davis graduate students organized an energetic series of science communications events this past week, featuring freelance journalist Ari Daniel, who is based in the Boston area. The training and career workshops, together with the customary CapSciComm networking social, attracted strong attendance and gave further evidence to the growing interest in science communication careers inContinue reading "March scicomm workshops with Ari Daniel a success for UC Davis students"
EVENTS: public lecture and @CapSciComm meetup with science reporter Ari Daniel, Mar. 5-6
CapSciComm colleague Katharina Ullmann is hosting the next CapSciComm networking social on March 6th, as part of UC Davis-organized visit by independent science reporter Ari Daniel, known for his stories on WNYC's Radiolab, PRI's The World, and NPR. Science Communication Workshop Series University of California, Davis Guest: Ari Daniel March 5-7, 2014 www-sf.ucdavis.edu/Science_Communication_Tools Ari Daniel (previously writing asContinue reading "EVENTS: public lecture and @CapSciComm meetup with science reporter Ari Daniel, Mar. 5-6"
@CapSciComm colleagues tweetup and meet expats from @SCONC
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/handlesContinue reading "@CapSciComm colleagues tweetup and meet expats from @SCONC"
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. deContinue reading "A @CapSciComm tweetup Feb 13th: Using Social Media to Promote Your Research (#UCDSocMed)"
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