Student Pugwash USA (SPUSA)

**In case you missed it:

Download Richard O'Grady's powerpoint presentation**

Policy Portal:

A Science & Tech Policy Series for Interns

Join other Washington interns and leading experts to discuss today’s top science and technology topics!

***************************

From Ivory Tower

To TV

AN EXPLORATION OF THE

IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC

UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE

Friday, June 8, 2007

12 noon- 1:00 p.m.

Free pizza lunch will be served

Why is public understanding of science essential to the research enterprise as well as the greater good? How can scientists communicate more effectively with the public? How does this communication affect public opinion on issues such as climate change?

Speakers:

Dr. Richard O'Grady

Executive Director,
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Steering Committee,
Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science

Dr. Erika Shugart

Deputy Director

Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences

Meeting hosted at:
Center for Nonprofit Advancement
1666 K Street NW, Suite 440

(Nearest Metro stations: Farragut North or Farragut West)

Seating is limited. RSVP online or to contact@spusa.org!

Want more information about our upcoming Policy Portal events? Email contact@spusa.org or sign up for SPUSA's listserv.

Attend all our Policy Portal Programs!

Stem Cells and the Elections (June 15)
Pinched at the Pump: Can Biofuels Save us from Rising Gas Prices? (June 29)
Civil Liberties in Wartime (July 13)
An Interactive Experience in Biosecurity (July 27)