Stephanie Nguyen, 2020 Consumer Reports Civic Science Fellow, shares insights from the research initiative she led to help the public understand—and avoid—deceptive design tactics. Dark patterns are design tactics used in websites and apps to persuade you to do things you probably would not do otherwise. Over the past several…
During Research!America’s 2021 National Health Research Forum, John Siniff, former USA Today opinion editor, led a workshop designed to help early career scientists write, sharpen, pitch, and have longevity publishing op-eds. Siniff discussed the pivotal role compelling opinion pieces has in amplifying science communication. The Forum also…
With 12 funding partners and 23 host partners, the second cohort of the Civic Science Fellows program will explore civic science opportunities that promote social progress. As society faces rapidly developing challenges, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, global climate change, and the impact of technology on democracy, the need for…
In a perspective piece in the Fall 2021 issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review, co-authors Elizabeth Good Christopherson, Emily L. Howell, Dietram A. Scheufele, Kasisomayajula Viswanath, and Norris P. West call for science philanthropy to collectively work toward equitable partnership with communities of color. The…
Aaron Gitler began his scientific career as an undergraduate at Pennsylvania State University, where he volunteered in a lab washing dishes. Despite the less-than-glamorous work, he loved being there. Eventually, he realized that if he finished his dishwashing early enough, he could observe students and postdocs doing their research…
Major grants will support five pioneering early-career biomedical scientists.
Alejandro Sweet-Cordero’s journey into research and medicine began during his high school years in Mexico City, where he volunteered as a paramedic, providing medical aid to people injured in car crashes and other emergencies. Sweet-Cordero’s volunteer work, combined with a scholarly interest in biology (and science in general), led…
The Aspen Institute’s Science and Society Program, in collaboration with GOOD Worldwide and LeapsMag recently released a digital magazine, The Future of Science in America: The Election Issue, which explores the intersections between science, politics, policy and the election through diverse perspectives, including articles and comments from members of the…
Rodney D. Priestley, Vice Dean for Innovation and Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Princeton University, has been elected to the Rita Allen Foundation Board of Directors. Rodney Priestley (Photo: David Kelly Crow) Priestley, whose term begins immediately, is a leading researcher in the field of complex…
Emmanuelle Passegué had a rather unglamorous introduction to research as a young college student in France. Initially attracted to the field by fascinating papers filled with beautiful images of clean, unambiguous molecular mechanisms, the realities of working with fruit flies for biological research turned out to be quite different.