We’re back in Davis for the next CapSciComm happy hour meetup! Join us for the Sacramento region’s only monthly meetup for journalists, PR pros, creatives, educators, and policy crafters interested in the sciences. Capital Science Communicators Networking Social Wednesday, April 15, 2015 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. de Vere’s Irish Pub, Davis 217 E Street, Davis, CA 95616ContinueContinue reading “Professors for the Future: A @CapSciComm Networking Social on April 15th in Davis”
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April 8th Davis Science Café Ponders Pandemic Prevention
This April’s Davis Science Café will ponder the science behind Ebola, disease discoveries, and pandemic preparedness! “Preventing Pandemics: The One Health Approach” Davis Science Café Wednesday, April 8th, 2015 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. City Hall Tavern 226 F Street, Davis, CA Free to attend Complimentary soft drinks courtesy UCD Department of Math and Physical SciencesContinueContinue reading “April 8th Davis Science Café Ponders Pandemic Prevention”
Meet Our New Colleagues: A @CapSciComm Networking Social on February 25th in Davis
Thanks to everyone who came out to our January mixer in Sacramento! We had a rollicking time packing the house with friends from news media, UC Davis, Cal, the State Legislature, state and federal government, and local startups. So let’s keep the momentum moving with our February happy hour meetup! Capital Science Communicators Networking Social Wednesday, February 25,ContinueContinue reading “Meet Our New Colleagues: A @CapSciComm Networking Social on February 25th in Davis”
Davis Science Café on November 12th @CityHallTavern: Sea Otters and Ecosystem Health
The next Davis Science Café will feature U.S. Geological Survey geneticist Liz Bowen, who will explain what sea otters can tell us about marine ecosystem health. Sea otters may just seem like cute and fluffy animals, but their bodies offer clues to the condition of coastal waters—the same waters that humans use, play, and work in. Bowen,ContinueContinue reading “Davis Science Café on November 12th @CityHallTavern: Sea Otters and Ecosystem Health”
Recap of #ESA2014 SciComm Celebration in Sacramento
This month, Capital Science Communicators played host to scientists and science communicators from around the country attending the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, from August 10th through the 15th. The week of festivities opened and closed with science communications events, including workshops held as part of #ESA2014. The Society also contributed toContinueContinue reading “Recap of #ESA2014 SciComm Celebration in Sacramento”
August 10-15: @CapSciComm Welcomes #ESA2014 with Science Communications Events and Happy Hour
The Ecological Society of America — one of the most prominent scientific societies in the country — is coming to town this August, hosting its 2014 Annual Meeting at the Sacramento Convention Center from August 10th through the 15th. The #ESA2014 conference week will have many events that our local community can participate in — including our monthly Networking Social andContinueContinue reading “August 10-15: @CapSciComm Welcomes #ESA2014 with Science Communications Events and Happy Hour”
Davis Science Café, June 11th: “Lactation”
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 scienceContinueContinue 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,ContinueContinue reading “Meet Your New Colleagues: @CapSciComm networking social and science café, May 15th (Davis, CA)”
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 otherContinueContinue reading “Davis Science Café, April 9th: The Science Behind Oil Spill Response”
@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/handlesContinueContinue reading “@CapSciComm colleagues tweetup and meet expats from @SCONC”
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