In Armamar, a village nestled among the hills of Portugal’s Douro Valley, science is becoming more than a theoretical image or a…
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Community Engagement Empowering through Science: How Armamar is Building Bridges to Science in Rural CommunitiesRead more
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Collaboration between scientists SoapBox Science Coimbra: Women researchers share science on the streetsRead more
By Ana Santos-Carvalho and Carolina Lebre, edited by Andrew S. Cale Excessive use of technical jargon can be a significant barrier to…
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Community Engagement A Call for Equity in Research and HealthcareRead more
In literature, Joseph Campbell pointed out in his book The Hero with A Thousand Faces that crossing the threshold is an essential step along the hero’s…
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Community Engagement Connection and Community: the Struggle to Prevent Medical Misinformation from the Ground UpRead more
The communication gap between the medical field and the general population can lead to devastating consequences. Pediatric emergency medicine in particular faces…
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Community Engagement Eliminate Jargon! But what about definition differences?Read more
To unthaw or to unthaw? That is the question. Introducing my favorite word in the English language, “unthaw” has two meanings; 1)…
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Collaboration between scientists Community is Medicine: Building Relationships as a means of HealthcareRead more
In this post, graduate student Makayla Anderson illustrates the work of Dr. Wanda Thruston and the importance of serving the community. This…
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Collaboration between scientists The Only Way ThroughRead more
Patient input is critical to the advancement of patient care. In this post graduate student Michael Liesen showcases Dr. Paul Musey’s research…
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Community Engagement Decreasing Pollution Distribution in the CommunityRead more
April is Citizen Science Month! In this post, graduate student Mandy Dees illustrates the work of Dr. Gabriel Filipelli and how research…
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Community Engagement COVID Communication to Keep Local Communities Up to DateRead more
In March of this year I started posting a daily COVID update for the state of Indiana on Facebook: Hoosier COVID-19 Update. It has…
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Community Engagement SciComm at School: Science Communication in Undergraduate EducationRead more
More and more, academic science programs at U.S. universities are training their undergraduates to communicate effectively about science to a variety of…
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Community Engagement Zombies! An Effective Way to Sink Your Teeth into Brain AnatomyRead more
Halloween is about a month away. How are you going to make science an integral part of Halloween? Our guest writer for…
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Community Engagement A nifty guide for academics on using TwitterRead more
Have you recently ventured into the murky world of Twitter but have no idea what to do next? Are you using…