| Description |
1 online resource (1 PDF file (xiv, 75 pages)) : color illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Title from PDF title page. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
Advances in the life sciences--from the human genome to biotechnology to personalized medicine and sustainable communities--have profound implications for the well-being of society and the natural world. Improved public understanding of such scientific advances has the potential to benefit both individuals and society through enhanced quality of life and environmental protection, improved K-12 and undergraduate science education, greater understanding of human connections to the natural world, and more sustainable policies and regulations. Yet few systems of support exist to help life scientist communicators share their research with a broad range of public audiences, or engage the public in discussions about their work. Sustainable Infrastructures for Life Science Communication is the summary of a two-part workshop convened in December 2013 and January 2014 by the National Research Council Roundtable on Public Interfaces of the Life Sciences to identify infrastructure-related barriers that inhibit or prohibit life scientists from communicating about their work and characteristics of infrastructure that facilitate or encourage scientists to engage with public audiences. The workshop featured both formal presentations and panel discussions among participants from academia, industry, journalism, the federal government, and nonprofit organizations. The presentations highlighted the motivations of and challenges to life scientist communicators, theoretical approaches to science communication, examples of different types of infrastructure to support science communication, and the need for building more sustainable science communication infrastructures. This report considers communication infrastructure across a range of life science institutions, including federal agencies, academia, industry, and nonprofit organizations and explores novel approaches to facilitate effective science communication. |
| Funding |
This workshop was supported by grants from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund (1012215), Dupont, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (54107660), Monsanto, and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation (2103-38471). |
| Contents |
Introduction and overview -- Life scientists engaged: personal experiences from the frontier -- Trends in public engagement mechanisms and attitudes -- Models for a sustainable infrastructure -- Toward a sustainable infrastructure: friction and momentum -- Pathways and destinations -- References -- Statement of task -- Workshop agenda -- Biographies of workshop speakers, panelists, moderators, and planning committee members -- Workshop attendees -- Ideas from the audience engagement exercise community ideas as building blocks -- Networks, hubs, and resources for science communication. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Communication in science -- Congresses.
|
|
Communication in science. |
|
Life sciences -- Congresses.
|
|
Life sciences. |
|
Communication in learning and scholarship -- Congresses.
|
|
Communication in learning and scholarship. |
|
Sustainability -- Congresses.
|
|
Sustainability. |
|
Science. |
|
Communication. |
|
Information Dissemination. |
|
Public Opinion. |
|
United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Congress.
|
|
Electronic books.
|
|
Conference papers and proceedings.
|
|
Technical reports.
|
|
Technical reports.
|
|
Conference papers and proceedings.
|
| Added Author |
Yeung, Laurence Yip-Lun, author.
|
|
Sawyer, Keegan, author.
|
|
National Research Council (U.S.). Roundtable on Public Interfaces of the Life Sciences, issuing body.
|
|
Sustainable Infrastructures for Life Science Communication (Workshop) (2013 : Washington, D.C.)
|
| Other Form: |
Print version: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2014 9780309301930 |
| ISBN |
9780309301930 |
|
0309301939 |
|
9780309301947 (e-book) |
|
0309301947 (e-book) |
|
