Tue, Dec 13ZoomErin Hare, Ph.D., is a Vice President of Science Writing at the Manhattan-based boutique PR firm Chandler Chicco Agency. Formerly a neuroscience researcher, a freelance science journalist and a PIO, Erin will share how she found her way down a winding path from bench science to agency life.
Tue, Nov 15ZoomLori Kersey, city and county reporter at the Gazette-Mail in Charleston, W.Va., will discuss switching from journalist to public information officer and back – it is possible!
Tue, Oct 11ZoomAfter more than a decade of freelancing, Karen Weintraub joined the staff of USA Today. Hear her thoughts on how/why she made the leap.
Tue, Sep 13ZoomAna Gorelova, Ph.D., will discuss her journey from bench scientist to PIO
Sat, Aug 27Laurel CavernsDo you enjoy geology, adventure, or just plain getting dirty? This is the event for you! Come to Laurel Caverns for a special behind-the-scenes speleology experience, with the option to explore a "wild" cave.
Sun, Oct 17241 Orr Rd, Upper St Clair, PA 15241, USACatch and tag migratory birds with local conservation biologist, Nick Liadis
Tue, Jul 06ZoomA panel discussion with Astrobotic CEO John Thornton and Near Earth Autonomy CTO & Co-Founder Lyle Chamberlain
Tue, May 04ZoomIn this Q&A, Denise and Katie will share how they make complicated science topics easy to understand for a wide audience across the nation.
Tue, Apr 13Gather TownMeet colleagues who belong to the long-running DC Science Writers Association while sipping your beverage of choice from the comfort of your own home.
Wed, Apr 07ZoomPaleontologist Curtis Marean will discuss how a now-extinct ecosystem in South Africa contributed to the emergence of hyper-social homo sapiens
Tue, Feb 23ZoomIn this Q&A on all things audio, Kathleen will field questions about how she got her start in radio, what it's like working on a national show, and the wild west of podcasting.
Mon, Nov 23ZoomDr. Ruby Mendenhall will discuss efforts to create resiliency and well-being to counter oppression and inequality in U.S. society.
Fri, Sep 11ZoomAppSciComm talks to Science mag's Jon Cohen about the challenges of reporting on a global pandemic in an era of preprints and politicization of facts.
Wed, Jul 22ZoomWhy Black Americans are losing limbs at three times the rate of whites.
Sat, May 09Laurel CavernsA morning tour of a "developed cave" led by Dave Cale, owner of Laurel Caverns, followed by a lunch break/presentation by cave science experts, and then a "wild cave" tour at the back of the largest cave system (by volume, at least!) in Pennsylvania.
Wed, Jun 19White Whale BookstoreAuthor and Pitt Johnstown journalism faculty Marissa Landrigan will read from her most recent book, "The Vegetarian's Guide to Eating Meat" - part memoir, part investigational journalism. Free and open to the public.