Sentences with phrase «science policy and advocacy»

Since the election, we have significantly increased our Twitter activity to share science policy and advocacy news, events, and opportunities.

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In an increasingly competitive global marketplace, it is in our interest to farm responsibly with the best science available,» said John De Luca, president and CEO of the Wine Institute, a public policy advocacy group, representing more than 600 California wineries.

So yesterday the SNA went to Capitol Hill for a «national day of action» to protest the block grant proposal, and it was joined by a number of prominent congressional Democrats, the Food Research & Action Center, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and other advocacy groups.

Many within science, in an effort to counter the neglect of scientific argument within contemporary policy debates, have departed from previous commitments to scientific argument and have instead begun to engage in advocacy.

2016: Kurt Godfried — Dr. Gottfried, a recognized leader in the scientific community on missile defense and nuclear terrorism who was among the founders of the Union of Concerned Scientists, was honored for his long and distinguished career as a «civic scientist,» through his advocacy for arms control, human rights, and integrity in the use of science in public policy making.

Gottfried, currently a professor emeritus of physics at Cornell University, was honored by AAAS «for his long and distinguished career as a «civic scientist,» through his advocacy for arms control, human rights, and integrity in the use of science in public policy making.»

Early - career scientists can prepare themselves by engaging with groups such as AAAS, which offers science communication training, opportunities for scientists and engineers to engage in policy and tools for catalyzing advocacy, Holt noted.

Our students participate in the dynamic interplay between science, technology, and US public policy, though hands - on, research - oriented summer work at agencies, advocacy groups, corporations, and legislative and executive offices.

Provides an opportunity for early career astronomers to gain experience in the world of science policy and serves to augment the policy advocacy programs of the society.

2016 Kurt Gottfried is honored for his long and distinguished career as a «civic scientist,» through his advocacy for arms control, human rights, and integrity in the use of science in public policy making.»

Few other figures in modern science have straddled — and for that matter blurred — the boundaries between science, policy, and advocacy quite like the homespun but outspoken climatologist.

► In this week's Science editorial, Joanne Padrón Carney, the director of government relations at AAAS, wrote about the relationships among science, advocacy, and policy, and outlined the skills scientists need to become more effective advocates for science — namely, communication skills and knowledge about how science policy iScience editorial, Joanne Padrón Carney, the director of government relations at AAAS, wrote about the relationships among science, advocacy, and policy, and outlined the skills scientists need to become more effective advocates for science — namely, communication skills and knowledge about how science policy iscience, advocacy, and policy, and outlined the skills scientists need to become more effective advocates for science — namely, communication skills and knowledge about how science policy iscience — namely, communication skills and knowledge about how science policy iscience policy is made.

Once that is done and a «new nexus of research» begins to form around how climate science and the climate change movement can increase racial and ethnic diversity, those fact - based findings can be used to guide public climate advocacy and policy reform efforts.

Josh also joined with colleagues at the American Geophysical Union and the Aerospace Industries Association to spearhead the formation of a broad - based NASA advocacy coalition, now known as the Coalition for Aerospace and Science, and he was a community - wide leader in advocating for reforms to burdensome government travel and conference policies which have significantly impacted the AAS community's ability to collaborate effectively.

Lunch Table Discussions and Conversations with Experts is an open networking event that is focused on all aspects of stem cells and regenerative medicine, including science, business, policy, ethics, education, advocacy and commercialization strategies.

To this end, WIDECAST seeks to bring the best available science to legislation and policy; to education, training and outreach; to conservation and advocacy; and to in situ research and population monitoring.

I think an essential component of policy - related science advocacy is explaining science and the scientific process.

I'll address what science advocacy is by discussing various forms of it in a policy realm (understanding that the ASA and its members have been engaged in a broader range of science advocacy activities).

Instead, I think it is better to think about the policy - related science advocacy in the dimensions of science - for - policy / policy - for - science and policy - relevant / policy - prescriptive.

The 2018 COSSA Distinguished Service Award will presented at a reception on April 30, 2018 as part of the COSSA 2018 Science Policy Conference and Social Science Advocacy Day.

Given our rapid responses to administration policies that affected science and scientists, our vocal support for positive legislative initiatives, and our coordination and engagement with an excited and interested scientific community, we believe we'll look back at 2017 as a year of awakening for the science advocacy community.

Early - career scientists can prepare themselves by engaging with groups — including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the one that I run — which offer science communication training, opportunities for scientists and engineers to engage in policy, and tools for catalyzing adScience, the one that I run — which offer science communication training, opportunities for scientists and engineers to engage in policy, and tools for catalyzing adscience communication training, opportunities for scientists and engineers to engage in policy, and tools for catalyzing advocacy.

Two policy - related categories of science advocacy are policy for science and science for policy.

United States - HQ in NY About Blog The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) is a national advocacy leader of drug law reform that is grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights.

He attended Barrett College at ASU, and graduated summa cum laude with a BA in economics and a BS in political science with a concentration in public policy advocacy.

Katie works on state policy and advocacy issues for Code.org, including state implementation of computer science education initiatives.

PROVO, UT and AUSTIN, TX - September 12, 2017 - Imagine Learning, award - winning developer of supplemental digital curricula for K — 12 students, recently signed an agreement with The Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas at Austin, a widely respected content, research, policy, and advocacy institute for math and science education.

United States - HQ in NY About Blog The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) is a national advocacy leader of drug law reform that is grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights.

I do think that a certain level of advocacy is needed from the scientific community as it doesn't appear many people are willing to accept good science when it comes out of the mouth of policy makers and politicians.

Whatever one thinks of James E. Hansen's mix of climate science and policy advocacy (just explore comments here for a cross-section of views), it's hard not to take note when the country's largest organization of weather specialists, the American Meteorological Society, gives this veteran climatologist its top honor.

And if scientists are hoping that their advocacy will be effective, then they are advised to become educated about the policy process, politics, and the relevant science and technology studies researAnd if scientists are hoping that their advocacy will be effective, then they are advised to become educated about the policy process, politics, and the relevant science and technology studies researand the relevant science and technology studies researand technology studies research.

Judith, I find this whole affair to be fascinating inspite of some the ugliness and hope it will ultimately lead to a greater refinement of how science / policy / advocacy intersect and serve the public good.

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The trust in that case would be more along the lines of the less informed public, and that includes many of those persons responsible for policy, «trusting» the advocacy of climate scientists, in a general way, being backed, more or less, with hard science evidence.

2) As above, advocacy is inevitably to be found in some (most) scientists when it comes to defending their ideas and intellectual work (although in most areas of science, the knock - on of this advocacy [in terms of policy decisions] is much less than is the case presently in climate science).

The complex relationship between science, communication and policy (which is not as linear as some might think or wish it to be) and the complex relationship between science, advocacy and silence is however little understood (and quite easily misunderstood) and needs much more research.

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They are the largest global, non-profit ocean conservation organization and achieve their mission by leveraging advocacy, science, law, media and public pressures to create well - targeted policy campaigns.

Judith: Schneidner has provided the science community with a clear definition of the difference between ethic science (the whole truth, with all of the caveats) and policy advocacy (using scary stories to get lots of publicity, hiding doubts).

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The science has however been co-opted, corrupted into advocacy and used deceptively as a justification for the policy.

David Wilmot brings over thirty years of experience in ocean science, environmental policy, non-profit governance and fundraising, and political advocacy to Ocean Champions.

There are thousands of people in the world who are qualified to serve on this inquiry who have never met Jones, Briffa and / or Mitchell; who haven't worked for 18 years at the University of East Anglia and who aren't currently active in climate change policy advocacy — people who meet Muir Russell's criteria of having «no prejudicial interest in climate change and climate science».

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The report also says that most of the benefits of climate mitigation policies in the short term will come in the form of public health co-benefits from reduced air pollution, suggesting that climate advocacy will be well served to move away from debates over climate science and apocalyptic doomsaying, instead focusing on the multiple benefits in the near term of moving toward cleaner energy sources.

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