Symposium on Science Communication Ethics

The Ethical Challenges of Communicating Science within Political Controversies

The Science Communication @ISU research group is sponsoring a two-day symposium to exploring the ethical and practical challenges of communicating scientific results to the general public, especially on controversial topics.

Register for these events at http://scicomisu.wordpress.com/sci-comm-ethics-symposium/

Keynote: Matt C. Nisbett, Climate Shift: Clear Vision for the Next Decade of Public Debate

Friday, May 13, 2011- 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Cardinal Room Memorial Union – Dessert reception to follow

Research Roundtable:  Matt Nisbet, Paul Thompson, Dane Scott, Michael Dahlstrom

Saturday, May 14, 2011 - 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Room 172 Hamilton – Lunch provided

Support for these events has been provided by ISU's Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities and the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication.