A Conference on Communicating Science to Broader Audiences

内布拉斯加大学林肯分校的这一奖项将使预期的300名科学家和科学记者中的50人能够参加一个跨学科会议，该会议旨在解决改善科学界以外的科学，数学和工程问题的沟通机制。 在为期两天的密集会议/研讨会上，与会者将参加行之有效的沟通培训，旨在提高研究人员向非专家受众广泛传播科学的能力，并提高科学作家的技能，他们的信息主要针对公众。 全体会议、分组会议和小型研讨会旨在实现这些目标，并在科学家/作者界面上加深相互理解。 与会者还将研究如何将公共STEM通信整合到本科和研究生课程中，以更好地为未来的研究人员和作家做好准备。 会议结束后将开发一个基于网络的资源，该资源抓住了会议的精髓，可用作研究人员和记者提高科学传播技能的工具。

This award to the University of Nebraska - Lincoln will enable fifty of an anticipated 300 scientists and science journalists to participate in an interdisciplinary conference designed to address mechanisms for improving the communication of scientific, mathematical, and engineering issues outside the scientific community. In an intense two-day conference/workshop setting, participants will take part in proven practice communication training designed to improve the ability of researchers to communicate their science broadly to non-expert audiences, and to enhance the skills of science writers whose messages are directed largely to the public. Plenary, breakout and mini-workshop sessions are designed to achieve these goals and to enrich mutual understanding at the scientist/writer interface. Conference participants will also investigate ways in which public STEM communication can be integrated into the undergraduate and graduate curricula to better prepare future researchers and writers. A web-based resource that captures the essence of the conference and that can be used as a tool for researchers and journalists to improve their science communication skills will be developed following the conference.