{"id":4309,"date":"2020-05-04T23:25:56","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T23:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/prometheus\/?p=4309"},"modified":"2020-05-19T17:17:41","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T17:17:41","slug":"makingourcase-science-has-a-place-in-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/prometheus\/2020\/05\/04\/makingourcase-science-has-a-place-in-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"#MakingOurCASE: Science Has a Place in Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/prometheus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2020\/05\/case2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4310\" width=\"680\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/prometheus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2020\/05\/case2019.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/prometheus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2020\/05\/case2019-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sciencepolicy.colorado.edu\/about_us\/meet_us\/spencer_zeigler\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Spencer Zeigler<\/a>, CSTPR Science Writer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each year, the CIRES Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, with support from the CU Graduate School and the Center for STEM Learning, hosts a competition to send a small group of CU Boulder upper-class undergraduate or graduate students to the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MakingOurCASE?src=hashtag_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"AAAS \u201cCatalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering\u201d workshop (opens in a new tab)\">AAAS \u201cCatalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering\u201d workshop<\/a>, which is hosted in Washington, DC each Spring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aligning with the mission of CSTPR, the competition encourages CU Boulder students in STEM fields who have a strong interest in the role of science in policymaking to participate. This passion can take many forms\u2014involvement on the federal policy-making processes or as researchers who have a strong voice for making their science the basis of effective policy. This year, Shirley Huang (Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Speech Language, and Hearing Science), Marielle Pellegrino (fourth year Ph.D. student in Aerospace Engineering), and Tasha Snow (fifth year Ph.D. candidate in the Geography Department) were selected from a strong pool of candidates to represent CU Boulder at the March 2020 workshop. Their passion for communicating science through podcasts focused on science-policy (<a href=\"https:\/\/sciencingwithpurpose.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Sciencing with a Purpose (opens in a new tab)\">Sciencing with a Purpose<\/a>), writing blogs about astronomy and engineering (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.missaerospace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"missareospace.com (opens in a new tab)\">missareospace.com<\/a>), and as a healthcare provider makes them exactly who the CASE workshop targets to become the next leaders in science policy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CASE workshop is a three-and-a-half-day program where participants get the unique opportunity to learn about the structure and organization of Congress, the federal budget and appropriations processes, and tools for effective science communication and civic engagement. The participants also experience the policy creation process during interactive seminars and, on the last day, get to conduct a meeting with their elected Members of Congress and their staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter alignleft wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Different communication styles to keep in mind when you&#39;re communicating your science to the public. <br>Remember your audience&#39;s value and interest! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MakingOurCASE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MakingOurCASE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/scicomm?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#scicomm<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/px8yLgulWA\">pic.twitter.com\/px8yLgulWA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Aiko Turmo (@turmo_aiko) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/turmo_aiko\/status\/1110598238267232256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But this is not your high school\u2019s civics class all over again\u2014the AAAS CASE workshop has a strong focus on effective science communication which is desperately needed from researchers so that the reality of scientific principles creates policy which affects those who need it the most (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@turmo_aiko, (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/turmo_aiko\/status\/1110598238267232256\" target=\"_blank\">@turmo_aiko,<\/a> Twitter, 3\/26\/19). In addition to science communication, the 2019 attendees were spoken to by Dr. Shirley Malcolm on equity in STEM, where she said, \u201conly institutional transformation will get us where we need to be\u201d (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"@holberman (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/holberman\/status\/1110532797943463943\" target=\"_blank\">@holberman<\/a>, Twitter, 3\/29\/19). These special opportunities have woven together some of the important aspects of CSTPR\u2019s mission: federal policy making, governmental structure and funding, science communication, and the inclusivity and equity necessary for strong research and policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AAAS CASE workshop has been going on since 2013, and although this year\u2019s meeting was cancelled due to COVID-19, we congratulate our 2020 winners and know their passion for the intersection of science and policy will lead to a brilliant future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sciencepolicy.colorado.edu\/about_us\/meet_us\/spencer_zeigler\/photo_sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This is Spencer Zeigler\u2019s final Prometheus blog post&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sciencepolicy.colorado.edu\/news\/cstpr_closure.html\" target=\"_blank\">due to the closure of CSTPR<\/a>&nbsp;on May 31, 2020. We at CSTPR would like to give Spencer our heartfelt thanks for her thoughtful work she has provided for the Center.&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/prometheus\/category\/commentaries\/science-writer-spencer-zeigler\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spencer\u2019s commentaries for CSTPR are available to read through here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Spencer Zeigler, CSTPR Science Writer Each year, the CIRES Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, with support from the CU Graduate School and the Center for STEM Learning, hosts a competition to send a small group of CU &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/prometheus\/2020\/05\/04\/makingourcase-science-has-a-place-in-policy\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentaries","category-science-writer-spencer-zeigler"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-24 20:20:56","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category"},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/prometheus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/prometheus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/prometheus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/prometheus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/prometheus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4309"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/prometheus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4356,"href":"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/prometheus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4309\/revisions\/4356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/prometheus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/prometheus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ciresblogs.colorado.edu\/prometheus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}