Mikhaila Calice

US universities’ faculty unite to defend academic freedom after Trump’s attacks Indiana University leads the push for a pact among 18 institutions as Donald Trump targets diversity

“If a pact is formed, the universities shall “commit meaningful funding to a shared or distributed defense fund”. The fund will be in turn used to provide “immediate and strategic support to any member institution under direct political or legal infringement.”

#defendhighered

Happening now: UW-Madison alumna and #nuclear engineer and advocate, @gracestanke.bsky.social, speaking at #NARUC about the role of young leaders in the energy transition.

Love to see some #Wisconsin representation!

Proud of you, Grace!

#GoBadgers #OnWisconsin

More Wisconsin communities rejecting fluoride in water. Health groups say fears unfounded. One concern is that people are too young to remember how bad dental health was before fluoride was added to public water supplies.

Communities across Wisconsin are continuing to debate removing fluoride from local water supplies. LSC's @brossard.bsky.social comments on this evolving situation in recent reporting from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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We present: A new instrument to measure people’s science literacy. #OpenAccess in #ScienceCommunication: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... 📢
It’s a 14-item #survey scale in English, German, French and Italian covering three key dimensions of science literacy: civic, media and cognitive literacy 💡

Postdoctoral researcher and recent Ph.D. graduate @mikhailacalice.bsky.social presents recent work on #AI during a provost visit to the UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. #scicomm

Join next week’s Nelson Institute CPEP Seminar featuring LSC Postdoctoral Researcher @mikhailacalice.bsky.social!

Mikhaila will discuss how community-engaged science communication research informs local decisions about wicked science issues.
 
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Transition to clean energy requires changes on systemic, individual levels Community-led initiatives play crucial role in transition to cleaner, sustainable energy

"Systematic and individual-level changes are required for clean energy transition." - Kaiping Chen.

You can read more about LSC's Kaiping Chen and Mikhaila Calice's insights at the Wisconsin Energy Institute forum on empowering WI's community-led energy transition. badgerherald.com/news/2023/10...

Important new piece in Political Communication’s Forum about threats as political communication. Vital work from @nathankalmoe.bsky.social and @lilymasonphd.bsky.social as evidenced by the threats House member received this week about the Speaker vote. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Event Calendar As the department of social education at UW-Madison, the Wisconsin Union offers leadership, learning and entertainment programs for students, campus and the Madison community.

Excited to be on a panel discussing "Nuclear Now," a documentary by Oliver Stone tonight! Sharing the stage with Miss America (UW-Madison BS in Nuclear Engineering) and Paul Wilson, Chair of Nuclear Engineering. #riskcomm union.wisc.edu/events-and-a...

I got news today from my bestie @prjohnson.bsky.social that his dissertation is officially DONE!

One of my favorite parts of this work is celebrating the creative successes of my friends and colleagues. So proud 🥹

Interested in #preparedness? The Societal Experts Action Network (SEAN) will host a symposium on Oct 20 to bring together researchers and federal, state, and local decision makers. Please join us! #riskcomm #RiskManagement
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