Keynote: Symposium on the Ethical Challenges of Communicating Science
Date/Time: | Friday, 13 May 2011 at 7:30 pm |
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Location: | Cardinal Room, Memorial Union |
Cost: | Free |
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Phone: | 515-294-9934 |
Channel: | Lecture Series |
Categories: | Lectures |
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Matthew Nisbet will present the findings of a study of the financial resources, strategies, and communication activities of environmental groups and scientists working to mobilize societal action on climate change and compare them to a comparable study of conservative groups and industry associations that oppose action. A discussion of the implications for universities, as institutions engaged in research, education, and public engagement, will follow. Nisbet's research examining the debates over climate change and energy policy was funded by the Nathan Cummings Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Matthew Nisbet is an associate professor in the School of Communication at the American University in Washington, DC. He earned an AB in government from Dartmouth College and an MS and PhD in communications from Cornell University. In 2011 he was named a Google Science Communication Fellow in recognition of his work on climate change.
Symposium Schedule
Friday, May 13
Cardinal Room, Memorial Union
7:30 p.m.
Keynote - Climate Shift: Clear Vision for the Next Decade of Public Debate, Matthew Nisbet
Saturday, May 14
Cardinal Room, Memorial Union
9:30 a.m.
Session 1 - Debating Science: Ethics Education and Deliberation - Dane Scott, University of Montana
10:45 a.m.
Session 2 - Ethics and Risk Communication - Paul Thompson, Michigan State University
Noon - 1:00 p.m., Free Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Session 3 - Frames vs. Narratives: Ethical Considerations in Science Communication - Michael Dahlstrom, Iowa State University
2:15 p.m.
Session 4 - Climate Debate - Matthew Nisbet, American University
3:30 p.m.
Roundtable Discussion
The symposium is free and open to the public and includes lunch. Registration is required at http://scicomisu.wordpress.com/sci-comm-ethics-symposium/.