CapSciComm Networking Social, November 24: Farewell to 2025!

Ahead of a holiday season hiatus in December, our monthly series of in-person meetups for science communication professionals and students in the Capital Region lands back in Davis for November to wrap up a year of reconnecting and reinvigorating our community. Drop by Woodstock’s to nosh and network as we say “well done” to anotherContinueContinue reading “CapSciComm Networking Social, November 24: Farewell to 2025!”

CapSciComm Networking Social, September 24: Back to School!

September’s Networking Social returns to Davis on the first day of fall quarter instruction at UCD. Gather with fellow science communication professionals and students on the patio and Super Owl Brewing in West Davis for some scicomm camaraderie, and keep an eye out for wandering bears! (IYKYK.) CapSciComm Networking Social: Back to School!Wednesday, September 24,ContinueContinue reading “CapSciComm Networking Social, September 24: Back to School!”

CapSciComm Networking Social, July 28: Dog Days in Davis

July’s Networking Social returns to Davis for a ‘Dog Days of Summer’ meetup! Gather with fellow science communication professionals and students on the patio and Tres Hermanas for some scicomm camaraderie, and bring your Science Pepper pups along to network as well. CapSciComm Networking Social: Dog Days of SummerMonday, July 28, 20255:30 p.m. – 7:00ContinueContinue reading “CapSciComm Networking Social, July 28: Dog Days in Davis”

CapSciComm Networking Social, May 28: Spring Mixer with Science Says

For May’s Networking Social, we’re teaming up with the Science Says campus scicomm group at UC Davis! CapSciComm Networking Social: Spring Mixer with Science SaysWednesday, May 28, 20255:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.Sudwerk Brewing Co.2001 2nd Street | Davis, CaliforniaRSVP Here Science Says is a graduate student-driven group uniting science communication enthusiasts on the UC DavisContinueContinue reading “CapSciComm Networking Social, May 28: Spring Mixer with Science Says”

CapSciComm Virtual Brown Bag Session, February 25: H5N1 Bird Flu

If the stretch of weeks between our February and March networking socials just feels too long to go without some quality time with your scicomm community, we’re excited to announce our first-ever CapSciComm Virtual Brown Bag Session to help bridge the gap! CapSciComm Virtual Brown Bag Session | H5N1 Bird FluTuesday, February 25, 202512:00 p.m.ContinueContinue reading “CapSciComm Virtual Brown Bag Session, February 25: H5N1 Bird Flu”

CapSciComm Networking Social, March 8: Picnic in the Park

Our series of monthly networking socials for science communication professionals and students in the Capital Region moves to Davis in March for a family-friendly picnic! Drop by Central Park, home to the famous Davis Farmers Market, to nosh and network as we reinvigorate and reconnect our community in 2025. CapSciComm Networking PicnicSaturday, March 8, 202511:00ContinueContinue reading “CapSciComm Networking Social, March 8: Picnic in the Park”

Capital Science Communicators remembers Patty Bolan, astrophysicist and scicomm champion

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”

Virtual Social on Tuesday October 20: Meet the new board and learn about CapSciComm committees!

Hello science communicators! We are pleased to present and facilitate an online social on Tuesday, October 20 from 7-9pm PDT. This will be an awesome opportunity to get to know the new Executive Board and network with fellow scientists, students, writers, policy makers, and journalists! Our theme during this social will be discussing the newContinueContinue reading “Virtual Social on Tuesday October 20: Meet the new board and learn about CapSciComm committees!”

Science Café Events in the Sacramento Region for May

“From Dead Heads to Depression Meds: How Psychedelics are Impacting Modern Medicine”Davis Science CaféWednesday, May 8th, 20195:30 – 7:00 p.m.G Street WunderBar228 G St, Davis, California 95616FREE TO ATTENDComplimentary soft drinks courtesy of the UCD College of Letters and Science Each month, Professor Jared Shaw with the UC Davis Department of Chemistry hosts the Davis Science Café, featuringContinueContinue reading “Science Café Events in the Sacramento Region for May”