We are a new UGA student organization SPEAR: Science Policy Education, Advocacy, and Research at the University of Georgia. Turn your science into ACTION! š¬ā
Last Monday, we hosted Katrina Cochrane and Gabi Vesey from @SenatorWarnock's office. Thanks so much for coming by and learning about all the work our graduate students are engaged in. Special shout out to @AIBSbiology for setting this up and @ugagr for logistical support!
ALT Three graduate students are standing with one congressional staffer. They are surrounded by shelves that hold plants that used for research
ALT Two congressional staffers are posed next to a professor and two graduate students. Behind them is a sign advertising the Center for Tropical Emerging Global Diseases, located at the University of Georgia
ALT A group of seven researchers and a congressional staffer are posed facing the camera in front of two research posters.
ALT A congressional staffer and a graduate student are posed facing the camera. They are outside. There is a netted box between them containing monarch butterflies used for research
Giovanna Guerrero-Medina ('05 #MirzayanFellow): "The Mirzayan Fellowship gave me my start in science policy & a better vision for how scientists could contribute in different ways to the improvement of the scientific enterprise."
Apply Now: ow.ly/kBXS50Pvior
ALT Graphic for event, "Understanding and Addressing Evictions: A Case Study on Leveraging Data for Social Impact". The event is on 9/14/2023 from 11:30-1:00 ET. The speakers are Peter Hepburn, Alan Mallach and Tara Raghuveer.
ALT Photo of STPF Live Chat webinar series for 2023. Promoting the webinar on August 22 at 1pm Eastern, "Career Exploration & Professional Opportunities.ā A recording will be available to those who register.
In this piece, @evo_inam and I urge the National Science and Technology Council to address major issues experienced by grad students.
They have an excellent opportunity to push for change in their upcoming 2023ā2028 Federal STEM Strategic Plan.
link.medium.com/faUdvT6ddCb#phdlife
Last but certainly not least on our scheduled stops: the @OkeSwampPark is hosting a virtual presentation about the Okefenokee Swamp! Register here to learn about the importance of this natural resource in the environmentš bit.ly/3q54bRg?
#GAWaterHunt2023
What an unforgettable send-off to the Atlanta Science Festival 2023! We now have dozens & dozens of postcards to hand-deliver to our community's legislators. Thank you to our volunteers, staff, and @ScienceATL for making it all possible! Now, we rest up for April!
Big thanks to @aaas CEO @sudipsparikh for starting off Day 2 of #MakingOurCASE with a great conversation about trust in science, science diplomacy, state science policy, & how to describe a hamster (ask him to tell you that story - believe us).
ALT Sudip Parikh stands and speaks at a podium.
ALT A conference room full of people seated at round tables watch a speaker at the front of the room.
So excited to meet everyone attending the @AAAS_GR#MakingOurCASE workshop! Stop by the S&T Policy Fellowships table during breaks and lunch to chat #scipol fellowships. @AAAS_STPF
ALT Sign promoting the AAAS CASE Workshop and it's social media handles, with decorative plants in the background.
ALT Table of materials promoting the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships at the CASE workshop .
Please join us next week for a panel discussion on careers in science communication and science policy! And a huge thank you to our phenomenal guests, Dr. Mallory Smith, Gwendolyn Bogard, and Dr. Andrea Stathopoulos!
ALT Title: "Panel: Careers in Science Communication & Policy" hosted by Science Policy Education Advocacy and Research (SPEAR) at University of Georgia. The SPEAR logo at the top, and below photos of Dr. Mallory Smith, Gwendolyn Bogard, and Dr. Andrea Stathopoulous. The meeting is over zoom on Friday, March 31st at 12pm
NSPN's @SPEAR_UGA builds a space for students to discuss science policy issues and advocate in their community and beyond. NSPN member Inam Jameel shares some of the group's current challenges and future plans on our blog: ow.ly/Q4PO50LQrRp
ALT NSPN has a treasure trove of information and opportunities. Science Policy, Education, Advocacy, and Research.
šØ: APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
From PhD to policy, kickstart your science policy career with a year of direct experience in the California State Senate, Assembly, State Agencies, & Offices of the Governor.
Learn More:
ccst.us/applications-now-opeā¦#SciPolJobs#SciComm#SciPol#CAleg
ALT A poster style graphic with a photo of the 2022 Fellows with a blue banner below highlighting that applications are now open for the CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellowship with CCST's logo, the California State Capitol, and a listed timeline and top highlights of the fellowship in white letters on a blue background.
Looking for funding to support your chapter's #SciPol, #SciComm, #SciDip, or #advocacy goals? Apply for our Chapter Development Fund! The fund provides up to $1000 per year to support the growth and development of NSPN chapters.
Learn more and apply: ow.ly/9Jxv50LRWMh
ALT Chapter Development Fund. National Science Policy Network. Staircase formed from stacks of blue squares.
"It pains me to think how many people are kept out of science not for a lack of talent, but because they didnāt excel at a standardized test."
How effective are standardized tests? Not that effective, this piece argues. #ScienceMagArchivesfal.cn/3u1D6
šScientists in State Politicsš
Joins us for a conversation with four scientists-policymakers about their careers, challenges & opportunities in entry to politics, and how they use their backgrounds in evidence-based policymaking
Dec 6th, 1pm ET on Zoom
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Join @AAAS_GRĀ for a Post-Election #MakingOurCASE Workshop on Monday, Nov. 14 at 1-3:30pm ET. The workshop will be virtual & free for all undergrads, grad students, & postdocs to attend. Register here: engage.aaas.org/3UedgR3
REMINDER: on Tuesday, Nov. 8, CSD will host a webinar to celebrate #SciDipTurns10. Don't miss this opportunity to hear from esteemed speakers Cathy Campbell, Robert Hormats, Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith, and Larry Susskind. Register here: aaas.org/events/decade-scienā¦