π Huge shoutout to Nathan Sanders, @laurengh.bsky.social and @mackenziewhite.bsky.social from #ComSciCon!
Weβre so proud to see our community empowering researchers to share their voices! π¬
#SciComm #ScienceCommunication #PublicEngagement #OpEdWriting
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SciPol Writing β NSPN
for general science communication, @comscicon.bsky.social is great
for policy-specific writing, nspn could help: www.scipolnetwork.org/writingtrain...
02.08.2025 11:11 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
In addition to the ScienceWriters 2025 programming, participants will receive hands-on training and mentorship, publishing an original piece by the end of the workshop. Travel support is available for selected participants!
@sciencewriting.bsky.social @sciencewriters.org @comscicon.bsky.social
24.09.2025 13:59 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Portrait of Dr. AndrΓ© Isaacs.
Meet ComSciCon Flagship speaker AndrΓ© Isaacs (@drdre4000)! π€©βοΈ A chemist, educator & advocate, he uses his platform to uplift queer & BIPOC voices in STEM. Catch him on IG, TikTok, Threads, Bluesky & X. #ComSciCon #SciComm
10.07.2025 14:56 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1
Photo of science journalist Usha Lee McFarling.
Meet ComSciCon Flagship speaker Usha Lee McFarling! π°π
Pulitzer-winning science journalist for STAT, formerly with LA Times, Boston Globe & more. Her work spans oceans, medicine, and bioethics.
Follow her here: @ushamcfarling
#SciComm #ComSciCon #ScienceJournalism
07.07.2025 17:18 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
A portrait of journalist Dennis Overbye. He wears glasses, a blue dress shirt. and colorfully patterned blue tie.
π° Meet #ComSciCon Flagship speaker Dennis Overbye (he/him), longtime NYT science writer & author of "Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos". With 50 years in science journalism, he brings deep insight to the cosmos. Still writing, still wondering. Follow his work at www.nytimes.com/by/dennis-ov....
24.06.2025 18:04 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Portrait of scientific illustrator Rita Clare. She has medium length red hair and is smiling at the camera.
ποΈ Meet #ComSciCon Flagship speaker Rita Clare (she/her), a molecular biologist turned science illustrator! Founder of Scivetica, she brings biochem & polymer science to life through stunning visuals. Follow her: @scivetica.bsky.social
20.06.2025 14:22 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Portrait of Dr. Laurie Santos.
Excited to welcome Dr. Laurie Santos (she/her) as our ComSciCon Flagship 2025 Keynote! π€ A Yale prof & host of The Happiness Lab, her work on well-being has reached millions worldwide. Learn more: drlauriesantos.com
17.06.2025 12:57 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
A photograph from a mezzanine of a group of people in a conference room, making fun poses while wearing ComSciCon T-shirts. A slide of the ComSciCon 2023 Logo is projected on the large screen at the back with "Flagship 2023" followed by "Communicating Science Conference for graduate students" and then "Research in Motion" below with the ComSciCon logo in a gear to the left of "Research in Motion".
The wait is over β the extended #ComSciCon25 application deadline is tonight at 11:59 PM EST!
This is your opportunity to take part in a unique science communication experience this summer.
We look forward to reading your application!
Apply here: forms.gle/kfNTbai2HTPE...
02.05.2025 19:23 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Application for ComSciCon 2025
We invite you to apply for the Communicating Science Flagship Workshop of 2025!
ComSciCon 2025 will be held July 13-16, 2025 in Boston, MA.
Please visit these pages for more information about the p...
Weβre giving you a little more time to polish those applications πβ¨
The deadline to apply for ComSciCon 2025 has been extended to May 2nd!
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πApply now: forms.gle/kfNTbai2HTPE...
#ComSciCon2025 #SciComm #GradStudentLife #ScienceCommunication #DeadlineExtended #ApplyNow
24.04.2025 18:57 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
A photograph of a group of people, seated and taking up the right-hand side of the photo, listening attentively to the speaker. The speaker holds a microphone and stands on the left-hand side of the photo. Upcoming speakers are lined up against the far wall of the large conference room.
Only 3 days to go to submit your application to attend the #ComSciCon 2025 Flagship workshop! Applications due on April 18th at 11:59pm EST. Submit here: forms.gle/kfNTbai2HTPE...
In the meantime, we are pleased to announce our theme: Bridging Science and Society.
15.04.2025 15:52 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Weβve started the countdown--only 4 days to go to submit your application to attend the #ComSciCon 2025 Flagship workshop! Applications due on April 18th at 11:59pm EST. Submit here: forms.gle/kfNTbai2HTPE...
Donβt miss out!
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We encourage women, BIPOC, people with disabilities, members of the LGBTQIA+ communities, & all other people with any intersection of minoritized and/or marginalized identities to apply.
12.04.2025 14:49 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
What Happens to Your Application?
Our full process for reviewing applications to the ComSciCon Flagship Workshop and what weβre looking for in attendees.
Participation in #ComSciCon is competitive and open to STEM graduate students based out of universities in the U.S. or Canada. For more information on what the review process entails, please check out #ComSciConversation post: www.comscicon.org/news/what-ha...
10.04.2025 17:08 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
A photograph with a female speaker using a microphone standing in front of people sitting on chairs in a large room.
#ComSciCon provides graduate students in STEM fields with an opportunity to meet early career leaders in #SciComm, to learn from and interact with a group of invited experts, and to discuss how to communicate complex technical science and engineering concepts to a new audience.
07.04.2025 15:51 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Application for ComSciCon 2025
We invite you to apply for the Communicating Science Flagship Workshop of 2025!
ComSciCon 2025 will be held July 13-16, 2025 in Boston, MA.
Please visit these pages for more information about the p...
We are thrilled to announce that the ComSciCon 2025 Flagship Workshop will be held July 13-16th, 2025 at Emerson College in Boston, MA! Apply by April 18th @ 11:59 PM (ET) for an all expenses paid opportunity to meet experts and leaders in #SciComm and hone your skills: forms.gle/wvsUy7QxNFri...
02.04.2025 18:38 β π 11 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0
𧬠science communicator and cell biologist
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π§ Ph.D. @DukeBrain.bsky.social
𧬠B.S. x2 @CMU.edu
Freelance journalist covering physical/environmental/Earth sciences || Words in Science News, Eos, Live Science, SciShow and more || Chemistry PhD π§ͺ || www.skylerdware.com
NSF SBE Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard and UMich β’ Interdisciplinary researcher studying what kids think about AI β’ Science Communicator β’ R Stats nerd β’ Passionate about Pedagogy β’ FirstGen π³οΈβπ β’ On the academic job market!
Scientific illustrator β’ Sustainability β’ Nature β’ Dogs β’ β¨CREDIT HUMAN ARTISTSβ¨
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t cell immunology β’ scicomm β’ art
Annual #SciComm conference for Canadian STEM grad students. https://linktr.ee/comsciconCAN
We are a student run science policy network based out of the University of Ottawa π§¬π₯Ό
PhD student studying toxin-antitoxin systems in Salmonella. President of the Harvard Griffin GSAS Science Policy Group.
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Mobilizing the fight for science and democracy, because Science is for everyone π§ͺπ
The hub for science activism!
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http://linktr.ee/standupforscience
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Michigan's chapter for the premier science communication conference, ComSciCon! Applications are closed for the MI ComSciCon. See you in September!
ComSciCon France, le workshop de formation Γ la #scicomm pour les doctorantΒ·es de toutes disciplines !
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