An editor from The Conversation will be on campus Feb. 11 and 12 to meet with faculty members, postdocs and graduate students who are eager to get their research to a broader audience.
鈥淔ocus鈥� areas indicated below reference the sponsor and location of the session; the content discussed at sessions will be relevant to attendees from any area and all sessions are free and open to any 彩民宝典 affiliated faculty and graduate students, with the exception of the communicators鈥� session. 听Please note that several of the sessions request registration.听
Tuesday, Feb. 11
- 9-10 a.m. Communicator focus, CASE E351 (campus communicators only)
- Noon-1 p.m. CIRES fellows, scientists and other interested parties, Ekeley S274 听
- 1:30-2:30 p.m. Arts and humanities focus, CASE E422 听
- 2:45-3:45 p.m. CMCI focus, CASE E422 Registration Requested
- 4-5 p.m. Engineering focus, ECAD 109 听
Wednesday, Feb. 12
- 9-10 a.m. Business focus, KOBL 303
- 12:30-1:30 p.m. Physical, life, social science focus, CASE E422听
- 2:25-3 p.m. Education focus, EDUC 231
During two days of roughly one hour-long sessions, the editor will share tips and tricks for generating compelling pitches and other insights into what makes pieces in The Conversation get picked up and shared by the media. There will be plenty of time for Q&A.
鈥淚 encourage faculty to attend these sessions to learn more about what it takes to translate often complex research into digestible content the public can absorb and benefit from,鈥� Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation Terri Fiez said. 鈥淭hese professional development sessions are among the perks provided to our campus as a member of The Conversation.鈥�
Strategic Relations and Communications and the Research & Innovation Office, with generous support from the Provost鈥檚 Office and a number of colleges, schools and institutes, became paying members of The Conversation in the fall.
鈥淐ontinuing to leverage the scholarship of our world-class faculty into global media spaces through platforms like The Conversation extends and amplifies the impact of our research,鈥� said Moore. 鈥淚 encourage our faculty to attend and learn how to add their voices to 彩民宝典鈥檚 diverse and powerful mix of voices in this vital space.鈥�
听is an independent, nonprofit publisher of commentary and analysis, authored by academics and edited by journalists for the general public. Faculty members who write for听the outlet听report that they learn of new research collaborations or funding opportunities and get on the radar of media outlets looking for experts to interview.
Its听articles are free to read and republish on a Creative Commons license. Pieces in听The Conversation听are republished in听The Washington Post, TIME, Newsweek, CNN, Scientific American,听and many more. Through its partnerships with the Associated Press and Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc., articles are picked up in local newspapers 鈥� providing analysis in communities that would not otherwise have been able to hear from these academics.
Since mid-September, The Conversation has published more than 17 pieces by 彩民宝典 experts, garnering more than 350,000 reads.
For information, please contact Chris Yankee or Julie Poppen.
