What if Science Could Protect a Community’s Memories? In Armamar, a small rural village in northern Portugal, that question found its answer…
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Community Engagement Science, Memory and Belonging: Lessons from a Rural European Researchers’ NightRead more
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Community Engagement Researchers Meet Citizens in the Heart of CoimbraRead more
By: Inês Caramelo, Rita Martins Santos, and Ana Santos-Carvalho Science Communication at European Researchers Night As our planet Earth spins, the world…
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Community Engagement Empowering through Science: How Armamar is Building Bridges to Science in Rural CommunitiesRead more
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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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…