by Teresa L. Curto, ASLO Executive Director; Mike Pace, ASLO President; Adrienne Sponberg, ASLO Director of Communications and Science This week, ASLO joined over 125 scientific societies and journal publishers to respond to a rumored forthcoming Trump Administration executive order that would make all papers produced by federally funded research freely …
ASLO Signs Letter Opposing Potential Trump Executive Order Read More »
by Adrienne Sponberg One of my favorite things about ASLO is the way the society values participation by early career researchers and students (watch for an upcoming post on this!). This month, two of our programs for early career students collaborated on a recent webinar. The webinar was sponsored …
Writing Effective Abstracts and Summaries Webinar Read More »
In my role at ASLO, I’ve coordinated or facilitated dozens of workshops and panel discussions geared to encourage and to train scientists to communicate their science to policymakers, the public and the media. What I’ve heard over and over again from participants is: “This is important. This takes time. This …
Redefining recognition: the role for professional societies Read More »
By Adrienne Sponberg This morning Facebook reminded me that “on this day” three years ago, I published the first-ever call for the ASLO Science Communication Internship. The program was new and I didn’t know what to expect in terms of applications. But I knew ASLO was well-positioned to expand our …
Three years of the ASLO Science Communication Internship Read More »
Still haven’t published that first chapter of your dissertation that you worked so hard on? Eager to let your peers in those “other” sub disciplines of aquatic science know why what you study is so important, novel, and cutting-edge? Well here’s your chance! The editors of the L&O Bulletin invite you to …
L&O Bulletin Chapter One Challenge: Call for Papers Read More »
Join ASLO at OSM18 as we explore Hollywood narrative elements in science communications through a series of workshops led by Brian Palermo; professional actor (The Social Network, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno), and improv instructor at the Groundlings Theatre, Los Angeles. The Hollywood entertainment industry has traditionally been the …
