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AAAS/NSF Communicating Science Mar 14, 2008

National Science Foundation Day at SJSU Mar 13, 2008

NIH Transdisciplinary Research Strategies Mar 06, 2008

Communicating Science - March 14, 2008

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The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and San Jose State University Research Foundation, held a successful one-day workshop entitled "Communicating Science: Tools for Scientists and Engineers" on the SJSU campus. An agenda for the day's proceedings can be found here: PDF
 
NSF and other funding agencies are increasingly encouraging researchers to extend beyond peer-reviewed publishing and communicate their results directly to the greater public. Further, scientists and engineers who foster information-sharing and respect between science and the public are essential for the public communication of and engagement with science. This workshop was aimed at scientists, engineers, and students to help them learn more about communicating science to news media and the general public.
 
AAAS has created a website that provides many of the tools that were featured in our workshop. Please go to http://communicatingscience.aaas.org for more information.

National Science Foundation Day SJSU - March 13, 2008

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The SJSU Research Foundation was the proud host of "NSF Day at San Jose State University" held on March 13, 2008. With close to 200 people in attendance, the one-day workshop provided an excellent opportunity to learn more about the NSF and its programs.

For those who would like copies of the day's proceedings, we have provided links to the workshop agenda and materials. Should you have any questions about the information provided, please contact Jerri Carmo at the SJSU Research foundation (408-924-1429).

 
NSF Day at SJSU Agenda

Introduction to NSF - The Basics

NSF Proposal and Merit Review Process

Cross-Disciplinary and Special Interest Programs

International Programs

Biological Sciences

Computer & Information Science & Engineering

Education and Human Resources

Engineering

Geosciences

Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences

Transdisciplinary Research Strategies: The Wave of the Future - March 06, 2008

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On March 06, 2008, Dr. David Abrams, Director of the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research of the National Institutes of Health gave a presentation titled, "Transdisciplinary Research Strategies - the Wave of the Future." Dr. Abrams is part of the NIH vanguard leading the charge of merging disciplines of behavioral and social science with physical science to solve environment-mind-body research questions. To view the Powerpoint slides on his talk about specific transdiscriplinary findings related to NIH funding, please see below.
 
Transdiciplinary Research Strategies

 

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