A scientist in New York is conducting experiments designed to modify DNA in human embryos as a step toward someday preventing inherited diseases, and N&PP faculty Alta Charo supports his research. “It has value not …
N&PP faculty member Alta Charo weighs in on a genome editing summit which will address topics such as the use of CRISPR with human embryos. The summit will also address whether this kind of research …
UW to Fund Science Journalism Fellowship for Graduate Student
For the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellow program’s 45th year in the summer of 2019, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will support a graduate student from the …
Panelists look to Twitter, social media to combat fake news in science
A panel including N&PP faculty member Alta Charo was held Wednesday to address science journalism in the age of fake news. Charo stated that fake news can shift public focus away from issues that actually …
Neuroscience & Public Policy Program Welcomes Dr. Elizabeth Phelps!
Title: “Mechanisms of Threat Control” Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Phelps Date: Thursday, April 26th at 3:00 p.m. Location: Biotechnology Auditorium 1111 in Genetics & Biotechnology Center (425 Henry Mall)
Alta Charo will be speaking at TedMed this November 3rd! UW Law School will be screening the talk on November 16th.
N&PP Faculty affiliate R. Alta Charo says “the new discovery could also yield more information about causes of infertility and miscarriages.”
Congratulations to N&PP faculty David Weimer on honored for his Alzheimer’s research with Dr. Mark Sager by the Pioneer Institute in the 2017 Better Government Competition by being named being runner-up!
N&PP Fall 2016 Speaker, Matthew Wolf-Meyer is now live!
From public outreach to peer review, UW–Madison scientists find value in social media
Social media has erased many of the boundaries between leaders and the people they represent, between experts and the lay public, between scientists and nonscientists. It has enabled people to communicate directly and interact in …