AAAS Fellows webinar

On Friday, July 29, 2016, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellows will present a webinar entitiled "Creating Space for University Students to Build Skills in Science Policy" hosted by the Engaging Scientists and Engineers in Policy (ESEP) Coalition, and to be aired at 11 am Pacific time.  ESEP is an ad-hoc coalition of organizations formed in 2013 aiming to empower scientists and engineers to effectively engage in the policy making process at all levels of government.
 
This webinar will feature Bill Bonvillian of MIT and Francis Slakey of Georgetown University, and will focus on engaging students: specifically, developing academic courses, programs, and other skills development opportunities related to science policy and policy engagement at universities. See what these experts have to say about challenges, opportunities, and culture change at universities that train science and engineering students.  Contact Sean Gallagher at sgallagh@aaas.org for additional details.  We thank former AirUCI graduate student Jennie Thomas, now of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in France, for providing this information!           Register for the webinar