Selected talks, panels and workshops presented on the academic research environment, STEM workforce and diversity in science. Audiences include researchers from University of California (UC) campuses, and spoke to organization with several UC campuses as members.
RESEARCH POLICY & ADVOCACY TALKS
Sigma Xi iFoRE Keynote Speaker
With remarks from Jamie Vernon, Sigma Xi CEO
AAAS STPF Sci on the Fly Podcast & Summary Post
CHIPS and Science Act: Landmark Legislation Unleashing American Innovation and Competitiveness
Featuring Dahlia Sokolov, Policy Director, House SST Committee – Democrats
AAAS Sections Event
With intro from Mike Holland, Vice Chancellor for Science Policy and Research Strategies, U Pitt & AAAS Section X Chair
Biotech Networks Event
With Colette Delawalla, Stand Up for Science Exec Dir, event on science funding and job cuts
Inaugural AAAS S-STEM Scholars Meeting Plenary
Moderated by GMU president Gregory Washington
Frontiers Event
Covered policy changes for systemic change in biomedical sciences
UC Irvine GPS-STEM
With Tobin Smith, AAU Vice President for Policy
AAAS Section X and K Event & Event Summary
Big Issues for Science Policy in a Challenging World: A Conversation with Dr. Alondra Nelson
Featuring former OSTP acting director Alondra Nelson
NASEM Neuroscience & Nervous System Disorders Forum & Series Summary
Institutional Perspectives on Changes Needed in Postdoctoral Neuroscience Training, Re-envisioning Postdoctoral Training in Neuroscience
Moderated by former SfN president Carol Mason
NSPN Webinar
Taking Action: Reforming Graduate Education
With Maria Dahlberg, NASEM Higher Ed & Workforce Board Director
STEMPeers Global Conference Keynote Speaker
Building the Future STEM Workforce at the Intersection of Science and Society
NPA Webinar
NPA Annual Meeting
Catalyzing Change in Biomedical Research Training
With Alison Gammie, Director, NIGMS Division of Training, Workforce Development, and Diversity
NASEM Strategic Council
The Strategic Council for Research Excellence, Integrity, and Trust: Meeting 2
Moderated by current NAS president Marcia McNutt
AAAS Annual Meeting
Resources for Early Career Scientists Catalyzing Policy Change
RESEARCH POLICY EVENTS
AAAS & NSF ERN Conference
AAAS Annual Meeting & Section X Highlight
Safeguarding the Entire Community in the U.S. Research Enterprise: A Dialogue with the SECURE Center
With NSF SECURE National Center Senior Advisor & Value Areas Team Lead Lisa Nichols & Co-Director, Northeast Regional Center Amanda Humphrey
Sigma Xi iFoRE Conference
Equitable Federal Investments to Support Science, Technology and National Security
With former WH OSTP Policy Director Kei Koizumi & NSF TIP Innovation Section Head JD Swanson
AAMC GREAT Conference
With Rebekah Layton, Director, Professional Development Programs, UNC Chapel Hill
APS Annual Covention
Led by Juliane Baron, Executive Director, Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences
CASC Member Mtg, Federal Policy Day
How the Research Community Can Support Science in Congress
Moderated by Kathryn Kelley, CASC Executive Director
CASC members are 100+ forward-thinking universities and computing centers, accelerating scientific discovery and developing a diverse workforce, including UCB, UCD, UCLA, UCM, UCSD
GSA Webinar
From the Lab to the Legislature: How Researchers Can Impact Science in Congress
Webinar discussed how researchers can engage with Congress to support the future of science
GSA supports professional development, science advocacy, and cultivates an inclusive, diverse research community
JSPG, AAAS & Kavli Foundation
Science the Endless Frontier: Shaping the Future of Science Policy
With Tobin Smith (AAU) & Deborah Stine (S&T Policy Academy)
BMTS Summit
Policy Engagement and Impact for Scientists and Engineers
With speaker Robert Marek, GAO Assistant Director
AIMBE Public Policy Institute
Pursuing a Career in Science Policy
Moderated by Dawn Beraud, AIMBE Executive Director, audience from 35 universities including UCSD and UCSB
Society for Neuroscience
With Government and Public Affairs Committee Member Marsha Pierce
ASBMB Career Symposium
Science Policy Careers panelist
Moderated by former ASBMB Director of Public Affairs Benjamin Corb
RESEARCH POLICY & STEM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TALKS
A selection of additional research policy and STEM workforce talks.
- Organizations: S|GNS Summit: Questioning the Status Quo: Re-imagining Pathways, Structures, and Incentives in Scientific Careers | ACS Annual Meeting: Training the Biomedical Workforce for Long-term Career Success | AAAS CASE: Opportunities for Advocacy through Nonprofit Work.
- Universities: UCSD: Empowering Early Career Researchers to Advocate for Change | UC Irvine: Navigating a Changing Research Enterprise | UC Riverside: Advocating for Science Through Non-profits | Scripps Institute of Oceanography: Studying Policy for Science: Finding Ways to Improve the Scientific Enterprise | University of Southern California: Making Postdocs ‘Less Invisible’ in Academia.