Science Communication Lab Inc

THE SCIENCE COMMUNIATION LAB'S MISSION IS TO CONVEY, IN THE FORM OF OPEN- ACCESS FREE VIDEOS,THE EXCITEMENT OF MODERN BIOLOGY AND THE PROCESS BY WHICH SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES ARE MADE. THE ORGANIZATION'S AIM IS TO INTRODUCE THE LEADING SCIENTISTS IN BIOLOGY, HOW THEY THINK ABOUT SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS AND CONDUCT THEIR RESEARCH, AND MAKE KNOWN THEIR PERSONALITIES, OPINIONS, AND PERSPECTIVES. THE ORGANIZATION IS INNOVATING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCS THROUGH A SERIES OF COURSES THAT ADDRESS EXPERIMENTAL PLANNING, DESIGN, AND COMMUNICATION. THROUGH THEIR EXISTING VIDEO CONTENT AND A FAR-REACHING PROJECT SEEKING TO REIMAGINE AN INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY TEXTBOOK, THEY ALSO ENDEAVOR TO SUPPORT EDUCATORS WHO WANT TO INCORPORATE MATERIALS THAT ILLUSTRATE THE PROCESS AND PRACTICE OF SCIENCE INTO THEIR CURRICULUM. THE SCIENCE COMMUNIATION LAB IS INCREASINGLY PRODUCING CONTENT FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE SPIRIT OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY, EXPANDS THE NOTION OF

IBIOLOGY: SEMINARS AND COURSES FOR LIFE SCIENCES IBIOLOGY IS A SCIENCE COMMUNICATION INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE FLOW OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT NEW DISCOVERIES AND THE PROCESS OF RESEARCH. IT TRADITIONALLY CREATED CONTENT FOR THE PROFESSIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY, BUT NEW INITIATIVES INCLUDE SIGNIFICANT CONTENT FOR UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION. IBIOLOGY ALSO PROVIDES TRAINING RESOURCES FOR EARLY-CAREER SCIENTISTS. USING VIDEO AS ITS PRIMARY MEDIUM, IBIOLOGY EXPERIMENTS WITH CONTENT, PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION. IBIOLOGY WORKS WITH EDUCATORS TO DEVELOP VIDEOS WELL SUITED FOR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. AND IT WORKS WITH FILMMAKERS TO INNOVATE ON NEW STYLES OF SCIENCE VIDEOS. EVALUATING THE EFFICACY AND USEFULNESS OF THE VIDEOS IS CENTRAL TO IBIOLOGY'S MISSION. IBIOLOGY ALSO CREATES A SUITE OF INNOVATIVE ONLINE VIDEO COURSES ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH TECHNIQUES, SCIENCE COMMUNICATION, MENTORSHIP, AND OTHERS. THE VIDEOS INCLUDE A DIVERSITY OF VOICES AND PERSPECTIVES, SHOWING STUDENTS THAT SCIENTISTS APPROACH THEIR WORK FROM A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERIENCES.

THE WONDER COLLABORATIVE: FEATURE-LENGTH AND SHORT FILMS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC THE WONDER COLLABORATIVE IS A CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP THAT BRINGS INNOVATIVE STORYTELLERS AND THE GLOBAL SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY TOGETHER IN A SPIRIT OF EXPERIMENTATION AND COLLABORATION TO REVOLUTIONIZE SCIENCE FILMMAKING WITH THE WONDER, AWE, AND DIVERSITY OF DISCOVERY. WE COLLABORATE WITH A DIVERSE GROUP OF SCIENTISTS AT ALL STAGES OF THE STORYTELLING PROCESS, AND EXPERIMENT IN STYLE, STRUCTURE, AND CONTENT. OUR EFFORTS RANGE FROM SHORT DIGITAL VIDEOS TO FEATURE FILMS AND SERIES. THE STORIES ARE PRODUCED WITH A BROAD, GLOBAL, GENERAL (SCIENCE-CURIOUS) AUDIENCE IN MIND. WE ALSO AIM TO CREATE NOVEL PARTNERSHIPS AND DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS THROUGH COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL SCREENINGS AND ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC.

XBIO: EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS THE MISSION OF THE EXPLORER'S GUIDE TO BIOLOGY (XBIO) IS TO CREATE A FREE LEARNING RESOURCE THAT EMPHASIZES THE WONDERS OF LIFE AND THE PROBLEM- SOLVING NATURE OF SCIENCE. MANY STUDENTS APPROACH BIOLOGY WITH INITIAL EXCITEMENT BUT LEAVE THEIR COURSE DISCOURAGED AFTER MEMORIZING A SEA OF FACTS. THE WONDER OF SCIENCE AND THE THRILL OF DISCOVERY ARE NOT BEING COMMUNICATED. XBIO'S AUDACIOUS GOAL IS TO RETHINK BIOLOGY EDUCATION BY OFFERING STUDENTS A MORE EXCITING AND ACCURATE WINDOW INTO THE LIFE SCIENCES. IN ADDITION, WE WANT TO OFFER STUDENTS A GREAT LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR FREE, RECOGNIZING THE FINANCIAL BURDEN IMPOSED BY TEXTBOOK COSTS. OUR AMBITION IS TO HAVE STUDENTS LOVE LIFE, SCIENCE, AND LEARNING AS MUCH AS WE DO.

ENHANCING BIOMEDICAL TRAINING AND DIVERSITY THROUGH A HISPANIC SCIENCE NETWORK SPECIAL INITIATIVES IN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION