August 10th, 2003 - July 31st, 2007 | PROJECT
This project will develop a "Research Ambassador" program whereby a small cadre of scientists will be trained to communicate rain forest canopy ecology to underserved public audiences in the northwest U. S. and elsewhere. A set of collaborating academic researchers and informal science educators will draw from successful dissemination experiences in the field of forest canopy studies. An interdisciplinary research/education team will recruit six "research ambassadors" and provide tools to help them effectively speak and write directly to the public. The team and the ambassadors will create dissemination materials for each ambassador, and contribute to a canopy research website for public audiences. In addition to communicating research to public audiences, this project will provide innovative connections between science and society that can present pragmatic solutions to problems of scientific communication to the public.
Project Website(s)
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Team Members
Nalini Nadkarni, Principal Investigator, Evergreen State CollegeFunders
Funding Source: NSF
Funding Program: ISE/AISL
Award Number: 0322214
Funding Amount: 74955
Tags
Audience: General Public | Museum | ISE Professionals | Scientists
Discipline: Ecology | forestry | agriculture | Nature of science
Resource Type: Project Descriptions
Environment Type: Community Outreach Programs | Public Programs