10th Annual Jeanne LaDuke Women in Mathematics, Science and Technology Lecture

Dear Friends:

Please join the 10th Annual Jeanne LaDuke Women in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Lecture.

"The Value of Communicating Scientific Research with the Public"

Presented by Emily Graslie
Chief Curiosity Correspondent, The Field Museum

The term "scientist" often inspires the stale image of lab goggles and a white coat, but who's responsible for transforming this stereotype - the media or the scientists themselves? Is a harmless stereotype all that bad? The public's interpretation of scientists and their work influences levels of personal investment and involvement when it comes to making decisions that are informed by scientific research. It's beneficial for researchers of all types to consider incorporating science communication as an integral part of their work in order to ensure our society may reach a higher degree of literacy in those fields, and inspire new generations of creative critical thinkers. Join Emily Graslie, the Chief Curiosity Correspondent of The Field Museum, as she discusses a variety of ways in which science communicators may work as liaisons between researchers and non-specialists in order to achieve these goals.

Monday, September 29, 6:00 p.m., McGowan South, room 108
Reception immediately following in the McGowan South Atrium

About Our Speaker:Emily Graslie graduated from The University of Montana with a BFA in painting in 2011. Her relationship with science began as an internship with The University of Montana Zoological Museum during her senior year. What started off as a means to practice scientific illustration gradually developed into a love of skeletal preparation and an interest in the inner workings of natural history museums. In January of 2013, with the help of YouTube educator Hank Green and producer Michael Aranda, Emily and co. launched a YouTube channel about science museums and research collections.  Brain Scoop' aims to share the wonderful inner and outer workings of natural history museums by discussing all aspects of science, biology, and the joys of discovery. In July of 2013 she moved to The Field Museum and became their first-ever Chief Curiosity Correspondent, where she uses a variety of new media to share the Field's stories with passionate learners from all over the world.

To RSVP, please contact Victoria Simek, 773-325-4790 or vsimek@depaul.edu
Thank you.

Source: Mission and Values email, September 9, 2014


(Note: To honor the contributions of Dr. Jeanne LaDuke (Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Mathematical Sciences) and to foster community and scholarship among faculty, staff and students at DePaul University, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences established the Jeanne LaDuke Women in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Annual Lecture Series in 2005.)