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"Communicating Science in a Changing World"

How the Past, Present, and Future of Communication Influences Scientific Priorities and Support

A talk by Dr. Matthew Nisbet

The New York Academy of Sciences

7 World Trade Center

250 Greenwich St. at Barclay St., 40th fl.

December 4th, 7:00-8:00pm

Reception to follow

Join Dr. Matthew Nisbet, professor in the School of Communication at American University, as he discusses how science communication is inextricably linked to media and politics. Based on decades of research, Dr. Nisbet will detail effective strategies and potential pitfalls encountered when communicating science to various media and political outlets and how those outlets, in turn, can color the public's perception of the scientific message.

Event is free and open to the public.

Registration strongly recommended.