Thank you to everyone who came out for the first session of Broad Impacts last Thursday! It was wonderful to see so many people there eager to discuss science policy. We had some very interesting conversations that will be continued and expanded upon in future sessions. Our brief discussion addressing the basic versus translational research question really got attendees excited, so the August 18th session on that topic should be particularly fun!
For those of you who wanted to be there but couldn't, or for anyone who wants to check out the powerpoint in more detail, here is the presentation I gave.
Broad Impacts is off to a fantastic start! Our next scheduled events are:
>Thursday, August 4th, 3:30-5pm, MCB 2-120. Topic: Communication of science to the public and lawmakers
>Thursday, August 18th, 3:30-5pm, MCB 2-122. Topic: Basic versus translational research
>Wednesday, September 21st, 12pm, location TBA. Colloquium by Kathie Olsen, former deputy director of the NSF
Finally, thank you to everyone who offered feedback and suggestions for future discussion topics. We will definitely try to take those suggestions as we plan the Broad Impacts meetings for the Fall semester. See you at the next session for another great conversation!
