UNC ARC Information/Dissemination Core

项目摘要/摘要 北卡罗来纳大学NIAAA酒精研究中心(ARC)的信息传播核心有两个方面 目的：向公众传播酒精病理学的科学信息，并为我们的学员和 教师通过社区参与来交流他们的科学。这些目标与 鲍尔斯酒精研究中心(BCAS)作为北方大学一部分的教育使命 在教堂山的卡罗莱纳。为了实现我们的目标，我们与全州和非营利机构在三个方面建立了合作伙伴关系 综合但不同的目标。首先，我们将传播关于青少年酗酒风险的最新研究 导致神经生物学长期持久变化的饮酒。通过与北卡罗来纳州ABC合作 委员会，北卡罗来纳州州长关于未成年人饮酒的特别工作组，以及全州范围内的“说出来” 我们将通过多种方式通知家长和青少年。最新、最准确 科学资讯，透过“畅所欲言”的电视及电台宣传短片和网站，例如 以及BCAS网站。其次，我们将向大学提供酒精使用的神经生物学教育 学生有饮酒问题的风险。我们的两个目标群体是与酒精有关的初犯者 费用和北卡罗来纳大学联谊会/兄弟会成员。这一目标是通过与北卡罗来纳大学的Carpe Diem合作实现的- 附属酒精教育计划，以及北卡罗来纳大学兄弟会和联谊会生活和社区办公室 参与其中。第三，我们培训BCAS的科学家--特别关注研究生和博士后 研究员-有效地吸引广泛的受众参与神经科学的推广。每年我们都开发新的 以神经科学某一方面为中心的学习模块，然后提供培训和资源来使用它们。 例如，每年核心教员都会开发一个新的针对儿童和青少年的互动模块，即 在当地的北卡罗来纳州生命与科学博物馆和BCAS的大脑意识周上展出 科学家们被招募为这次活动的志愿者。针对成年人的额外节目侧重于酒精 神经生物学、中毒和神经病理学。生命与科学博物馆，以及北卡罗来纳大学 莫尔黑德天文馆和科学中心是这些努力的关键合作伙伴。总的来说，这些活动 最大限度地发挥ARC的影响，促进成瘾研究、健康行为和药物滥用 预防。合作伙伴关系，翻译和科学洞察世界各地的饮酒问题 寿命，包括青春期，将优化科学知识对健康的影响。

Project Summary/Abstract The Information Dissemination Core of the UNC NIAAA Alcohol Research Center (ARC) has a two-fold objective: to disseminate scientific information on alcohol pathology to the public and to equip our trainees and faculty to communicate their science through community engagement. These goals integrate with the educational mission of the Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies (BCAS) as a part of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. To accomplish our goals, we partner with state-wide and nonprofit agencies in three integrated but separate aims. First, we will disseminate current research on the risks of adolescent binge drinking that induce long lasting changes in neurobiology. By partnering with the North Carolina ABC Commission, the North Carolina Governor’s Task Force on Underage Drinking, and the state-wide “Talk It Out” campaign we will inform both parents and adolescents through multiple approaches. Current and accurate scientific information, is disseminated through the “Talk It Out” TV and radio announcements and website, as well as the BCAS website. Second, we will provide education on the neurobiology of alcohol use to college students at risk for alcohol use problems. Our two target groups are first-time offenders with alcohol-related charges and UNC sorority/fraternity members. This aim is facilitated by partnering with Carpe Diem, a UNC- affiliated alcohol education program, and the UNC Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life and Community Involvement. Third, we train BCAS scientists – with a particular focus on graduate students and postdoctoral fellows – to effectively engage a broad audience in neuroscience outreach. Each year we develop new learning modules that center on an aspect of neuroscience, then provide training and resources to use them. For example, each year Core faculty develop a new interactive module aimed toward children and youth that is showcased during Brain Awareness Week at the local North Carolina Museum of Life and Science, and BCAS scientists are recruited to volunteer at the event. Additional programming aimed at adults focuses on alcohol neurobiology, intoxication and neuropathology. The Museum of Life and Science, as well as the UNC Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, are key partners in these efforts. Overall, these activities maximize the impact of the ARC to promote addiction research, healthy behavior and substance abuse prevention. Collaborative partnerships for the translation and scientific insight on alcohol drinking across the lifespan, including adolescence, will optimize the impact of scientific knowledge on health.