Related Programs and Resources

PCR draws on a strong tradition of people and programs dedicated to science communication. Below is a list of some of the resources we have found useful and interesting in designing our programming.

CMU Resources

• Graduate Student Workshop
• CMU Media Relations
• Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence
• Leonard Gelfand Center for Service Learning & Outreach
• Global Communication Center
• International Communications Center

Science Communication Training Programs

Grassroots programs

• RELATE at the University of Michigan
• The University of Washington's student-run Engage program
• ComSciCon, the Communicating Science workshop for graduate students
• MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute's Broader Impacts Group

Programs by universities and scientific societies

• Stony Brook University's Alda/Kavli Center for Communicating Science
• Stanford University's Leopold Leadership program, which trains fellows to translate sustainability research into action
• The Science and Engineering Ambassadors, a National Academies program that trains scientific experts in Pittsburgh to engage with their community, and runs community engagement events
• George Mason University's Science Communication Graduate Certificate (from its Department of Communication)
• The AAAS Mass Media Fellowship program

Resources for Improving Science Communication

• The Science of Scientific Writing, by Gopen and Swan, is one of our favorite articles of all time. Not only does it discuss how to make complex ideas readable, but it also formulates a theory of why some sentences are harder or easier to understand.
• The National Academy of Science's series of Sackler Colloquia on The Science of Communicating Science

Science Journalism Resources

• National Association of Science Writers
• Council for the Advancement of Science Writing, especially its guide to careers in science writing
• Science magazine's feature on starting a career in science writing