Kelsey Biscocho, Amanda Maher, and Lauren Gil give a presentation about Alma’s Talking Dogs during the Society of Women Engineer's Engineering Exploration outreach for 40 or so mostly middle school girls on February 22, 2020. Full article
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Students Experience Interdisciplinary Animal Research Via Alma’s Talking Dogs RSO
Lauren Gil and Suva Narayan pet Penny as she waits for EEG testing. (Image courtesy of Joseph Sim.)October 27, 2020
No, Alma’s Talking Dogs is not a circus act. It's actually an EOH exhibit, turned animal research project, turned RSO—probably the most uniquely named RSO on campus. But for Illinois students who are passionate about interdisciplinary research, it fills the bill, not only providing an opportunity to conduct research, but to collaborate with like-minded students across a variety of disciplines, as well as do public engagement. Plus, it enables members to get their periodic doggie fix.
I-MRSEC Workshop Seeks to Help Researchers Improve Their Public Engagement
Jemima Philippe, an AAAS Public Engagement Communication Associate from the Center for Public Engagement with Science and Technology, presenting the workshop via ZoomOctober 22, 2020
The program addresses the needs of scientists who are motivated to engage but lack the resources to develop their skills and create plans for action.” – Gemima Philippe
Intent on improving their scientific communication, particularly public engagement, 22 folks, mostly researchers from I-MRSEC (the Illinois Materials Research Science and Engineering Center) participated in the Center’s Science Communication and Public Engagement Fundamentals workshop on October 16, 2020. Presented by Gemima Philippe, a Public Engagement Communication Associate from the Center for Public Engagement with Science and Technology at the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science), the online workshop addressed the importance of Science Communication, then tackled key areas participants should focus on in order to improve their own.
