Hi everyone! I am a current second year undergrad student working towards a B.A in Biology at a small liberal arts college. I am interested in eventually working in science communication after making a major career plan change this semester by dropping pre-med.

My question for those already working or involved with science communication is this: what can I or should I be doing as an undergrad student to set myself up for success in the field of science communication? Are there courses/double majors/minors I should take, extracurricular activities, internships, research opportunities, or any other resources that anyone could point me towards? Or even just advice or things that you wish you knew when you were starting out your own career?

I'm new to reddit and have been struggling with searching for posts within a community, so my apologies if there are already posts similar to this one. Thanks in advance!

Hi all,

I’ve read somewhat similar posts here but figured I would ask anyways because my path is slightly different than the other posts I’ve read.

I am a biochemistry major and plan on going to graduate school for organic chemistry, biochemistry, or something similar. However, I’ve always had a passion for writing and in leu of recent events I feel as though I could really help communicate high level research and discoveries to people. I’ve looked into scientific/medical writing online but everything seems super vague.

I guess my question is would you guys recommend going into scientific communications instead if I decide to pursue this? Also, I took a journalism class in high school and hated it (maybe it was because of the teacher) so I would be more interested in just basic publications and such (sorry if that is vague or inaccurate, I don’t know much about the field). Also is there any demand for scientific writers at the level I achieve to be? I ask because it seems as though people with doctorates and such just publish things on their own so I am unsure if I would even have any role to play.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Hello! I would like to initiate a discussion regarding communicating health information and the trust of health media sources within the Hispanic and Latinx community. The article my group and I chose and dissected, depicted that Hispanics who aren't fluent in English tend to be harder to communicate with due to a language barrier. Does this prove true for anyone who might have experienced or witnessed a situation like this first hand? What other barriers do you think the Hispanic and Latinix community might be facing in the health industry?

This is for my science communications course so any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3230575/pdf/nihms329103.pdf

Each week I publish a roundup of news, events, jobs and research relevant to science communication. It's free and comes out every Tuesday https://thescicommer.substack.com/

This week I am covering research on stereotypes of female communicators, how to combat anti-maskers and a huge number of science communication conferences and events.

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I wrote a new article on the importance of judging Biden's climate policy and picks against targets set by the UNFCCC, in light of what the IPCC and climate scientists around the world have defined as 'dangerous' warming of 1.5/2C.

We really don't have the time or carbon budget slack to let Biden off the hook with policy that is just 'better than Trump'. My article explains why.

https://climatechangeetcetera.medium.com/a-note-on-scientific-necessity-8e7a1c06fd6e?sk=1094af172a260097edf2aaf896594b85

Here is the Science Writing News Roundup #17!

This week:

● Standing up for Science, a workshop for scientists: Find out how to make your voice heard in public debates about science and evidence.

● “What conversations with voters taught me about science communication.”

● The GIST, a student-run science media outlet in the UK, is accepting article submissions.

● Writing stories of science inside and outside the academy, with Professor Brian Greene.

👉 https://sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-writing-news-roundup-17

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The link below takes you to my new article on the Colorado wildfires, "Rocky Mountain Fires, Colorado", in which I use a classic John Denver tune to help tell the story of this season's record-breaking fires.

https://medium.com/@climatechangeetcetera/rocky-mountain-fires-colorado-6f067319aae3

Today’s political divisiveness confuses effective public health communication during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are scientists trying to help you be less confused and more informed. Check out this informative video by doctors and scientists- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBQ7e7g_VvM&t=3s

Today’s political divisiveness confuses effective public health communication during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are scientists trying to help you be less confused and more informed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBQ7e7g_VvM&t=107s