Webinar June 5th at 12 pm ET: Attitudes Toward Science During COVID-19 and What it Means for Engagem

When:  Jun 5, 2020 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM (ET)
Associated with  NSF INCLUDES National Network

You can register for the webinar here.

Has COVID-19 impacted who trusts science? Have peoples opinion on whether science should influence policy changed in response to COVID-19? The answers to these questions have direct ramifications for professionals who work at the interface of science and society.

During this web briefing and discussion, participants will:

  • Hear from Cary Funk, Director of Science and Society Research at the Pew Research Center on the latest data on attitudes toward science and the use of science to inform our response to the pandemic.
  •  Hear from experts in science engagement who will share their thoughts on how these data should inform engagement efforts moving forward. Discussants include:
    • Jamie Bell, Program Director and Principal Investigator, Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE)
    • Reyhaneh (Rey) Maktoufi, Civic Science Fellow in Science Misinformation, WGBH
    • Sam Dyson, Science and Society Funder Collaborative Civic Science Fellow, Rita Allen Foundation
  •  Join a Q&A to dig deeper into these data and their implications. 

This webinar is brought to you by the network for Leaders in Science and Technology Engagement Networks (LISTEN Network). Launched in January 2020, with support from the Kavli Foundation, the LISTEN Network connects and supports science engagement network leaders interested in nurturing relationships among all people and science. The conversation will be moderated by LISTEN Network manager, and Senior Advisor at the Association of Science and Technology Centers, Erica Palma Kimmerling.

If you have any comments or questions please contact ekimmerling@astc.org