An online course on the art of science communication


For many scientists, presenting and communicating is a job requirement. But training scientists to perform these tasks receives very little attention. To help make scientists more effective communicators, the members of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Public Outreach Committee, each of whom has extensive personal experience with communication and public engagement, have developed a course called “The Art of Science Communication.”

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Drawing added to Aspirnauts’ toolkits


This year’s summer Aspirnaut interns, who spent six weeks conducting research at Vanderbilt, were introduced to yet another new program component called Drawing in Science, which emphasizes the ways in which art can inspire scientific creativity and translate complex scientific ideas.

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