Alda-Kavli Learning Center

Online Learning for Scientists and Researchers

Supported by The Kavli Foundation

logo for Kavli Foundation The Alda-Kavli Learning Center offers scientists and researchers a place to explore science communication through online learning experiences and webinars on a variety of topics.

Webinars

Webinars, offered live and through recordings of live sessions, give scientists a chance to explore different facets of effective communication. Topics include visual representations of science, avoiding burnout in health care fields, recent research about scientists' willingness to engage in public conversations about their work, and more.

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Upcoming Webinars

Willingness to Engage Series

Offered with additional support of the Rita Allen Foundation

More information coming soon.

Part One: Assessing Scientists' Willingness to Engage

Friday, February 19
Noon to 1 pm ET

Guests

Anthony Dudo, PhD, Associate Professor at University of Texas-Austin

Jacob Copple, PhD Candidate University of Texas-Austin

Nichole Bennett, Researcher at University of Texas-Austin

Part Two: Unpacking the Brand of Science

Friday, March 19
Noon to 1 pm ET

Guests

Chris Volpe, PhD, Executive Director of ScienceCounts

Todd Newman, PhD, assistant professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Part Three: Implications for Trainers and the SciComm Community

Monday, April 19 (subject to change)
Noon to 1 pm ET

Guests

Laura Lindenfeld, PhD, Executive Director of the Alda Center, Dean of the School of Journalism, Vice Provost of Academic Strategy and Planning

Nicole Leavey, PhD, Assistant Professor of Practice at Alda Center

Recent Webinars

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Session Description

Climate change has a disproportionate impact on women due to gender roles. It reduces women's ability to be financially independent and has an overall negative impact on the social and political rights of women, especially in the developing world.

Yet women play a crucial role in climate change adaptation and mitigation. Because women see and experience climate change differently, they have a valuable understanding of how societies can adapt to changing conditions and devise practical solutions. They remain, however, a largely untapped resource.

During this webinar, speakers will discuss the importance of understanding climate change as a product of social and economic inequities facing women and other marginalized populations.

Speakers

Susanne Moser, Director and Principal Researcher of Susanne Moser Research & Consulting

Amy Westervelt, founder of the Critical Frequency podcast network and award-winning print and audio journalist

Kiran Asher, Professor of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies, University of Massachusetts

Greta Gaard, Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls

Andrea Vega Troncoso, Project and Communications Associate at WEDO

This webinar will be moderated by Julia Hathaway, Alda Center member and climate-change communication expert

WEBINARS FOR SCIENTISTS

Webinars are produced with support from The Kavli Foundation and the American Chemical Society.

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