BRIDGING SCIENCE & SOCIETIES
OCTOBER 26-30, 2017Featured Session
Science Journalism in Latin America: Past, Present and Future
27 October 2017
1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Latin America is a region rich in science. Although science research there lacks the financial support found in other regions, scientist engage in rigorous and important research throughout the continent. The same goes for science journalism—some countries have a long history of covering science while others are new to it. Through the experience of science... Read More
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Meet Our Speakers
Sebastián Apesteguía
Paleontologist, Fundación AzaraThomas Hayden
Founding director, Master of Arts in Earth Systems, Environmental Communication Program, Stanford UniversityAdam Abate
Associate professor of bioengineering and therapeutic sciences, UC San FranciscoJames Fahn
Executive director, Internews' Earth Journalism NetworkLisa Harvey-Smith
Group leader, Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRODiego Pol
Paleontologist, Museum of Paleontology Egidio FeruglioRamu Sapkota
Correspondent, Himal KhabarpatrikaDyna Rochmyaningsih
Freelance science journalistHelen Briggs
Journalist, BBC NewsRandy Schekman
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; professor of cell and developmental biology, UC BerkeleySam Hawgood
Chancellor, University of California, San FranciscoDalia Abdel Salam
Editor in chief, For Science magazine
