SCI COMM CAMP

Hey SciCommCamp alumni!

We're clearing out some old supplies and found several hundred SciCommCamp nametag lanyards. Does anybody want all of them? They're yours for just the cost of shipping - we'd love to see them go to a good home!

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One more day to save $50 on registration! Use code EARLYBIRD today! And remember, we have a limited number of scholarships available for members of underrepresented groups! Applications will be accepted through August 31st SciCommCamp.com

Registration is officially OPEN! 🙌🙌🙌

Join us in Los Angeles, California on November 8-10, 2019 for an intimate weekend of workshops, networking, and socializing - the fifth annual SciCommCamp.

For info on this year’s amazing speakers, and to sign up, visit SciCommCamp.com

Are you interested in learning more about science filmmaking? Super cool opportunity here! Application deadline May 6, 2019!

Media Lab The Jackson Wild Media Lab (JWML) is an immersive, cross-disciplinary science filmmaking workshop that brings scientists and media creators together to learn from leaders in the profession and work...

This is going to be good! Calling all SoCal friends! SATURDAY (March 16th), go behind-the-scenes at Aquarium of the Pacific & learn more about how climate change is affecting California's coastal communities 🌊 🦀🐙🐟

Climate Change on the California Coast at the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific Come enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour of the aquarium and a vibrant discussion of the effects of climate change on California's coastal communities and beyond--as well as networking and social time with fellow SoCal Science Writers! Featured speakers include President of LBAP Jerry Schubel and other ....

‘Teaching is not easy’: Schools, students face challenges, educators say As South Carolina’s lawmakers seek ways to improve education, they need to look at the challenges that are facing all American schools, Rep. Jerry Govan said Thursday.

Interview w/ SciCommCamp Co-Founder Cara Santa Maria on her role in National Geographic’s Visual Almanac 2019

New National Geographic almanac spans the world's wonders The visual almanac covers everything from fossils to first ladies to food. And yes, there will be a quiz.

How we use Instagram to communicate microbiology to the public Social media is a powerful tool for science communication. Instagram’s image-focused model is no exception.

SciCommCamp #5 coming your way! 👏👏👏

Save the Date for SciCommCamp 2019! SciCommCamp only succeeds because of your hard work and support. As we plan for 2019 and beyond, we're going to need your help.Here are three things you can do right now to help us make next year SciCommCamp's best year yet! 1. Save the date for SciCommCamp 2019: November 8-10, 2019 in Los Angeles.....

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This Hakai Magazine fellowship looks great!!

Magazine Journalism Fellowship Magazine Journalism Fellowship Help bring coastal stories to the world. Hakai Magazine (part of the Tula Foundation) is an online publication focused on science and society in coastal ecosystems. Our editorially independent, web-based publication examines the ties between the ocean, land, and human....

A Record Number of Americans Understand That Global Warming Is Happening The findings show that national comprehension of climate change as an urgent problem is very much on the rise.

A deep dive by SciCommCamp 2018 workshop leader Adam Becker https://undark.org/article/junk-science-or-real-thing-inference/

Junk Science or the Real Thing? 'Inference' Publishes Both. The newish 'quarterly review of science' sometimes muddies the waters between science and political ideology. It is funded by Peter Thiel.

Thank you to EVERYONE who helped make SciCommCamp 2018 a success. Camp was absolutely wonderful, and we CAN'T WAIT for next year!

Save the date: SciCommCamp 2019 will take place November 8-10! Get a reminder by signing up for the mailing list at scicommcamp.com!

A very special thank you to our sponsors. We couldn't have done it without you! History Museum of Los Angeles County, National Geographic, Quantum Frontiers, David A. Steen, PhD; Science, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Geeks Without Frontiers, Celestron, Greenbar Distillery, Diverse Scholar, Margaret & Will Hearst.

And to our incredible workshop leaders, speakers, and guests, we cannot thank you enough. Having you at camp was inspiring, and we feel incredibly lucky. Maryn McKenna, Jess Phoenix, Morra Aarons-Mele, Teagan Wall, Sanden Totten, Rachel Ignotofsky, Adam Becker, Siegfried Tieber

JOB OPPORTUNITIES with NASA Goddard! 🚨🚨🚨🙋‍♀️

Astrophysics Producer: http://bit.ly/2Eh4bVzAstro

Earth Science News Multimedia Fellowship: http://bit.ly/2QF2dzIEarthSciFel

Animation Fellowships: http://bit.ly/2ErhK55AnimationFellow

Multimedia Specialist, Producer (Astrophysics) - Greenbelt, Maryland, United States - Universities Space Research Association (USRA) The full-time multimedia producer will create and manage multimedia content for NASA space and astrophysics missions. The producer will work with a team of science writers, animators, data visualizers, and social media managers to create a wide ar...

We're SO excited to announce that Jess Phoenix is joining the SciCommCamp faculty!

Jess is a volcanologist and former candidate for United States Congress in California's 25th District. She has been chased by narco-traffickers in Mexico, dodged armed thieves in remote Peru, raced horses across Mongolia, worked on the world’s largest volcano in Hawaii, piloted the Jason2 submersible on an undersea volcano... need we say more?!

Executive Director and co-founder of environmental scientific research organization Blueprint Earth, Jess believes science should be accessible to everyone, and that creative possibility is limitless.

Don't miss your chance to learn from Jess and the rest of our amazing 2018 crew! There's still time to register, but rooms are filling up! www.scicommcamp.com

No, Science Communicators Are Not Undermining Public Trust Thinking outside the box is a requirement in this attention economy if we want science to reach mass audiences

Only 10 rooms left!! Don't miss your chance to join in on the SciCommCamp 2018 fun! Horses, telescopes, workshops - ooooweeeee! Schedule and registration:

Welcome - SciCommCamp Pack your bags for SciCommCamp 2018! science, s’mores, and stargazing Welcome to Camp Join us Nov 2-4! Want to sharpen your science communication skills and learn how to tell compelling stories in new ways? Come join us in Southern California for an intimate weekend of workshops, networking, and s...

Should be good!

Communicating science in a post-truth world | Penn State University To help researchers improve their science communications, the Institutes of Energy and the Environment and the Science Communication Program in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications will host "Communicating Science in a Post-Truth World," a plenary session featuring four national journa...

Science & Spirits is THS THURSDAY! Join us at Greenbar Distillery for an awesome evening of art and craft cocktails! Talk by the wonderful Rachel Ignotofsky, NYT bestselling author and illustrator!

TICKETS AND INFO: https://scicommcamp.com/scienceandspirits/

Bringing Communication Back Into Science: Incentivizing #scicomm Efforts for Early Career Scientists About 10% of STEM PhD students ultimately go on to secure a coveted tenured position at a university. That is a discouraging statistic for those keen on an academic career track, especially considering that the overall number of new PhDs per year far outpaces the number of new faculty jobs per year.

SciMoms works to get accurate (and accessible!) information to parents with medical/science questions.

IAmSciComm: Origin of SciMoms - Biology Fortified, Inc. SciMoms hosted a week of science communication discussions. They each had some amazing ideas to share.

Meet SciCommCamp workshop leader Morra Aarons-Mele! Founder of social impact agency Women Online and host of the podcast "Hiding in the Bathroom," Morra will be giving an in-depth workshop on personal branding. Figuring out your brand can daunting, but it's a skill you CAN learn – especially with a little help from a pro! Register today scicommcamp.com

Morra Aarons-Mele - SciCommCamp Morra Aarons-Mele Workshop Presenter Morra Aarons-Mele is the founder of award winning social impact agency Women Online and its database of women influencers, The Mission List. She is an Internet marketer who has been working with women online since 1999. She helped Hillary Clinton log on for her f...

"This paternalistic treatment of patients, especially adolescents, in the medical field has long been a barrier between physicians and the communities they serve, and has seeped into the research projects of physician-scientists as a distinct separation of patient versus doctor expertise."

Power to the Patients: Co-design of Community-based Research | PLOS SciComm According to a 2015 statistic, the leading causes of death among adolescents in the US are unintentional accidents, su***de, and homicide. However, many scientists struggle to engage adolescents in research programs to study the behaviors that lead to these devastating outcomes. In this piece, we sh...

How awesome are Rachel Ignotofsky's women in science prints?! We want them ALL.

Join us to celebrate Rachel's latest book at the next "Science & Spirits" event! Greenbar Distillery 9/20/2018. In her presentation, Rachel will explain how whimsical art, graphic design and imaginative storytelling are all important tools to teach STEM subjects. And (of course!) there will be amazing craft cocktails 🙌

TICKETS: scicommcamp.com/specialevents

women in science prints

How Sarcasm Can Improve Your Climate Change Conversations - Sightline Institute Scientists are turning to sarcasm and other "nontraditional forms of communication” to convince people of the veracity and urgency of climate change.

Exciting!!

Nieman Foundation announces the Harry M. Davis Nieman Fellowship in Science Journalism The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University is pleased to announce the creation of the Harry M. Davis Nieman Fellowship in Science Journalism. The …

Woo! Science & Spirits is back at Greenbar Distillery on sept 20th! Our speaker this month is NYT bestselling author and illustrator Rachel Ignotofsky!

Once an illustrator for Hallmark greeting cards, Rachel has now written and illustrated bestselling books like Women in Science and Women in Sports. She'll explain how whimsical art, graphic design and imaginative storytelling are important tools to teach STEM subjects.

Her latest book, The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth, will be published just a few days before Science & Spirits, so think of this as a book launch party… with craft cocktails!

TICKETS: https://scicommcamp.com/scienceandspirits/

Check out rachel's work: https://www.rachelignotofskydesign.com

Who made you an expert? Is America's distrust of 'elites' becoming more toxic? America’s willingness to overlook credentials – to think anyone can do anything – has been a unique element of its exceptional success. But political polarization is turning it into something toxic.

How the media falls short in reporting epidemics A study of recent epidemics like Zika and Ebola suggests that the media may fail to tell the public what to do during an outbreak.

Final call for SCHOLARSHIPS! We’re thrilled to offer a limited number of scholarships to members of underrepresented groups. And tomorrow is the last day to submit an application! SciCommCamp.com/scholarships

Scholarships - SciCommCamp SciCommCamp Scholarships We are pleased to offer a limited number of scholarships to offset the cost of attendance for members of underrepresented groups. Fill out the form below to apply. No other supporting documents are necessary. Candidates will be contacted individually with updates on the stat...