Author: Amel Sassi

Originally Published May 8, 2015 By Sheena Faherty, Organizing Committee Member of ComSciCon-Triangle 2015 This year, the national ComSciCon workshop received about 1,000 applications from grad students around the country—and only 50 spots for lucky science communicators. Clearly, graduate students are voracious for training in science communication skills. This prompted the national ComSciCon organizers to put out a…

Originally Published March 2, 2015The application period for the ComSciCon 2015 national workshop has now ended, and nearly 1000 graduate students from universities across the United States have applied to attend. The applications are under review now by our graduate student Organizing Committee, with admissions announcements to be made on March 23rd.  With more than…

Originally Published January 1, 2015 Graduate students from all US institutions with an interest in science communication are encouraged to apply now to the ComSciCon-2015 national workshop, to be held June 18-20 in Cambridge, MA! The third in our annual series of workshops for graduate students nationwide, ComSciCon 2015 will be held June 18 – 20th in Cambridge, MA.…

Originally Published December 3, 2014 We are excited to announce the launch of three new ComSciCon-local workshops being organized throughout the country by ComSciCon graduate student alumni.   Like the ComSciCon-local event we ran in Cambridge, MA in January of 2014, these events will be specifically tailored for and exclusively targeted to students in a particular geographic…

Originally Published November 17, 2014 We are very pleased to formally announce the next three events in our ComSciCon national workshop series, to take place in the summers of 2015, 2016, and 2017!   These events are possible thanks to generous support from the Graduate School of Arts and Science, Faculty of Arts and Science, and Office of…

Originally Published October 20, 2014 We are excited to announce that ComSciCon organizer Dr. Susanna Kohler will be joining the American Astronomical Society (AAS) as their new Science Highlights Editor.   Susanna has been a key member of the ComSciCon Organizing Committee since we began our work in 2012.  Susanna recently graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder…

Originally Published September 7, 2014 As we did after last year’s ComSciCon workshop, we have now released a document that summarizes and reflects upon the activities and outcomes of the ComSciCon 2014 National Leadership Workshop. The event brought together 50 of the brightest graduate student science communicators from around the country to participate in panel discussions,…

Originally Published August 26, 2014 ComSciCon Organizer and MIT Physical Chemisty PhD student Kara Manke has returned to Cambridge after serving as a AAAS Mass Media Fellow this summer at National Public Radio headquarters in Washington DC. AAAS Mass Media Fellows spend 10 weeks at the front lines of science communication, working as journalists for news agencies…

Originally Published June 14, 2014 ComSciCon 2014 featured the first-ever American Scidol competition, which featured 10 brave ComSciCon attendees presenting short, digestible “pop talks” of their research for the public – and for the judges – at the MIT museum. Held on Saturday afternoon, after all the panels, meals, and main events, American Scidol gave…

Originally Published June 4, 2014 Join ComSciCon ’14 attendees as they present one-minute “pop talks” describing their research and compete to be the next American Sci-dol! This event will take place on Saturday afternoon, June 14 from 2:00-3:30 pm at the MIT Museum. Techniques and tips for science communication will also be discussed in a…