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EMORY GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR SCIENCE POLICY
Thank you for your interest in the Emory Science Advocacy Network! Please note that as of May 2023, we are no longer an active group on campus.
The Emory Science Advocacy Network (EScAN) is a nonpartisan graduate student-led advocacy group with interests in policies that bolster science research and/or are supported by scientific evidence. Learn more and meet our Executive Board.
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Transparency is the way forward to public understanding and acceptance of animal research
Photo credit: Understanding Animal Research, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license In the fall of 2021,...
Natalie Pilgeram
May 20, 20222 min read
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Gentrification and Displacement in Atlanta
Image: Only expensive single-family homes are now legal in most of Atlanta. Source: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e91c43ad299a4634...
Gavin Smith
Apr 18, 20222 min read
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In-person letter writing campaign recap
Earlier this month we had our first in-person letter writing campaign. We sent 65 letters to our state and U.S. members of congress on...
emoryscan
Apr 18, 20221 min read
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Johns Hopkins SciPol Group's fellowship list
The Johns Hopkins Science Policy Group has a fabulous list of fellowships on their website. Access it here. Happy applying!
emoryscan
Mar 31, 20221 min read
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Practice questions to ace your science policy job interview
General · Why the AAAS Fellowship? What do you have to offer? – got this and why now o Unique opportunity, with trainings,...
emoryscan
Mar 10, 20224 min read
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SciComm Bootcamp Day 1
March 1st, 2022
emoryscan
Mar 4, 20221 min read
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Busy roads are an unnecessary health hazard for Georgians
Imagine there was a proposal to put a widget factory in the center of your town. The factory pumps out smelly gasses, dangerous...
Jessalyn Rogers
Feb 27, 20222 min read
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Virtual Engineer and Scientist Career Panel with EPA
Are you interested in a career with EPA? This virtual event will introduce you to science and engineers careers at EPA. Register here....
emoryscan
Feb 8, 20221 min read
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A Brief History of the CDC
Julia de Amorim Twitter: @desert_Toucan The CDC has provided the United States and the world with top trained experts to combat endemics...
Julia de Amorim
Jan 31, 20222 min read
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Post your blog!
EScAN will post monthly blogs written by our members to our website. Requirements - Must be related to science policy and advocacy -...
emoryscan
Jan 31, 20221 min read
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Hazardous PFAS chemicals in Georgia’s drinking water
Published July 2019 in the JSPG Special Issue: Policy Memo Competition https://www.sciencepolicyjournal.org/2019nspnpolicymemocompetition...
emoryscan
Jan 13, 20229 min read
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Why and how to vote in your midterm elections
By Gabrielle Delima, Vice President, EScAN (@Gabs_InFLUence) The 2020 Presidential election had the highest voter turnout in U.S....
Gabrielle Delima
Sep 14, 20212 min read
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Seven Civic Science Fellows Positions
Announcement from the Rita Allen Foundation: Open for Applications The Science Philanthropy Alliance Civic Science Fellow will explore...
emoryscan
Aug 23, 20212 min read
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Announcing the 2021-2022 EScAN Board
Thanks to the brilliant scientists behind several vaccines, Georgia, and Emory, are emerging from isolation with much to look forward to....
emoryscan
Jul 5, 20211 min read
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Science & Tech Questions for Georgia's 2020 Candidates
All Georgia candidates recently received a list of ten nonpartisan questions from the nonprofit Science for Georgia, in partnership with...
emoryscan
Oct 9, 20202 min read
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emoryscan
Sep 18, 20200 min read
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Volunteer to register new voters!
Are you looking for a way to be involved safely in a COVID world? We're right around the corner from election day and voter registration...
emoryscan
Sep 18, 20201 min read
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Protesting During a Pandemic
Hundreds gather outside Lawrenceville City Hall to protest the death of George Floyd in Lawrenceville. Photo Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
emoryscan
Jul 29, 20202 min read
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Lowering Preventable Maternal Deaths in Rural Georgia
National Science Policy Network in collaboration with Journal of Science Policy and Governance announced the memo-writing competition in...
emoryscan
Jun 27, 20208 min read
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