WHAT: A year-long fellowship developed by University of Rhode Island’s Metcalf Institute, Michigan State University’s Knight Center for Environmental Journalism, and the URI Science & Story Lab to develop your voice and skills as a science communicator through a variety of media, including podcasting! SCIP is designed to test a novel science communication training curriculum based in intercultural communication and culturally responsive pedagogy. WHO: Pre-tenure faculty from underrepresented ethnic and racial backgrounds at U.S. academic institutions, who study issues related to climate change and agriculture, aquaculture, or food insecurity. We encourage applications from varied disciplines in social and natural sciences and engineering. WHERE: Fellows are required to participate in two in-person, weeklong workshops held in January and July, as well as five virtual trainings throughout the year. Lodging expenses for the in-person workshops are pre-paid. Travel and per diem will be reimbursed. WHEN: Apply by September 23, 2024. The 2025 Fellowship runs January-December, 2025. WHY: Access mentorship, peer community, resources, new networks, and the skills and confidence to communicate your work and its impact to the world. Level up in your storytelling – and your career – while learning how to craft a more compelling tenure narrative that communicates the value of science communication. Fellows receive a stipend of $5,000 for their commitment, split in two payments after the in-person workshops. The SciComm Identities Project is supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants DRL-2115971 and DRL-2115522. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. |
Category Archives: Researcher stories
The Fifth Modern Wonder of Peru
The Knight Center for Environmental Journalism recently taught an online environmental journalism to a group of university students in Peru. This is one of the stories produced during that effort. The program was funded by the U.S. Embassy in Lima.
By Alvaro Benavente
Six hours from Lima, three buses and four hours of walking — depending on your physical performance – is the fifth modern wonder of Peru, Marcahuasi.
Located near the town of San Pedro de Casta in the province of Huarochirí, Lima, it is one of the highest plateaus in the world (4,100 meters above sea level), with 4 square kilometers of rock formations, spectacular abysses, lagoons, flora, fauna and a sky in which you can see the Milky Way.
Without a doubt, it’s quite a visual show known among the hikers of Peru. Continue reading
The serious situation in the pharmacies of Minsa
The Knight Center for Environmental Journalism recently taught an online environmental journalism to a group of university students in Peru. This is one of the stories produced during that effort. The program was funded by the U.S. Embassy in Lima.
By Sebastián Ramírez
Alarming shortage of products revealed in public hospital
Is there anyone who has never been sick?
Some of us have had a fever at least once in our lives and we had to buy products to help us cope with our illness.
However, that is not the situation for all Peruvians who need to use products from public hospital pharmacies. Continue reading
Plastic bags: Ally or enemy?
The Knight Center for Environmental Journalism recently taught an online environmental journalism to a group of university students in Peru. This is one of the stories produced during that effort. The program was funded by the U.S. Embassy in Lima.
By Luz Cachay Torres
Brunswick is a city on the coastline of Georgia in the United States, and when I first arrived there, I couldn’t stop being shocked by the amount of plastic bags that they use.
At first, I took my own bag whenever I went shopping, but as the days went by, I started to forget it.
Seeing all the people grabbing them didn’t look so bad. I got to collect more bags in one week than I used to in an entire month back at home in Peru.
This situation kept me thinking: Are plastic bags really that bad? Continue reading