Creating a Centralized Science Communication and Engagement Network on Campus

This multi-purpose project has two aims: 1) to write a proposal directed to the Board of Regents for developing a Science Communication and Engagement Center at the University of Iowa, and 2) to develop a suite of services, implemented through workflow, that can be used to collect and coordinate the creation of scientific writings in a language salient for a general audience and ideas for broader impact STEM projects

Science Outreach Collaboration with Upward Bound

As part of a science outreach collaboration with Upward Bound, a federal TRIO program that helps first-generation and low-income high school students prepare for postsecondary education, a Saturday symposium event was hosted where Upward Bound students were provided with hands-on, interactive science activities, in fields such as a biology, in order to encourage them to pursue careers in science

Latham Website Services

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Participating in Classroom Project

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Teaching the Class

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Conversations about research at the University of Iowa

Communication in the sciences is becoming increasingly important. The public needs honest brokers of accurate scientific information to disseminate technical knowledge and evidence-based solutions for complex problems. This project, a collection of science stories for a broad audience, began with the goal to infuse society with accurate scientific information in a language salient for a general audience. These stories are a collection of conversations about scientific research and translations of peer-reviewed, technical publications to reach non-scientist audiences. The collection, Conversations about Research at the University of Iowa, gives much-needed recognition of the research done in a range of departments at the University of Iowa, including Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Medicine, Mathematics, Computer Science, and Management Sciences. The research represented in these stories covers a plethora of topics, including stem cells and stroke, an algorithm to predict box office movie success, online advertisement blockers, Parkinson’s disease and deep brain stimulation, mathematical modeling of myeloma and osteoarthritis, the physics behind improved light-emitting diodes, freshwater mussels as a defense against nitrogen pollution, and numerous other captivating research projects conducted at the University of Iowa.Audio essa

Broader Impact Project Proposal Service

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Translated Abstract

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Latham Evaluation Workflow Form

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