22 marzo 2021 News Releases

“图片科学家”面板解决了促进多样性和纳入STEM的需求

Students, faculty and librarians are invited to a live dialogue with four prominent scientists, hosted by ProQuest, Scientific American, ro*co films, and FILM PLATFORM

密歇根州安阿伯(Ann Arbor),2021年3月22日 - 当您想象一名科学家时,您看到了谁?3月24日,在包括诺贝尔奖奖的詹妮弗·杜德纳(Jennifer Doudna)博士在内的四名世界知名科学家将在有关该问题以及许多其他人的观点上分享他们的观点,并在有关推进科学,技术,工程和数学中的多样性和包容性的坦率对话中(干)。

这个免费的虚拟活动由Edtech领导者Proquest主持,科学美国人,电影平台和Ro*Co电影。讨论将由首席编辑Laura Helmuth主持科学美国人Participants will come away with a better sense of understanding of – and passion for – advancing diversity in STEM fields and beyond.

Along with Doudna, who is featured in the documentaryHuman Nature,面板将包括Dr. Raychelle Burks, a chemist at American University;Dr. Jane Willenbring,斯坦福大学的地质学家;和Dr. Eva Pietri, a research psychologist at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, who is studying the impact of film in effecting change within the scientific community. Inspired by the award-winning documentaryPicture a Scientist, which features Burks and Willenbring, the discussion will focus on the experience of each panelist as leaders in their field, the obstacles they overcame, and positive solutions for advancing equity.

“在Proquest,我们的目标是通过知识的力量影响变革,我们非常荣幸与合作伙伴一起举办这一重要活动。”Chris Burghardt, Senior Vice President, ProQuest Information Solutions.“In addition to diversity in STEM, this panel will also be discussing the valuable role that documentary films – likePicture a ScientistHuman Nature– can play in sparking important conversations in education.”

“在科学以迅速的速度传递挽救生命的疫苗的时候,这部电影问‘当我们劝阻一半最好的思想追求科学时,我们会失去什么?”Ro*Co电影的创始人兼首席执行官Annie Roney。“This event and this film could fuel future scientific discovery as registrants are stopping everything to ask how we can do better by fostering a more diverse and inclusive discipline.”

Register nowfor the Picture a Scientist event on March 24 at 3 p.m. ET.

About the Event Partners

电影平台is an exclusive collection of the most prestigious documentary films streaming for academic use, available through ProQuest.

ro*co films是专门从事影响和参与的纪录片的领先教育发行人。

科学美国人涵盖了正在改变我们对世界并塑造生活的研究和发现的进步。它成立于1845年,是美国最古老的连续出版杂志,现在每个月通过其网站,印刷和数字版,新闻通讯和应用程序在全球范围内超过1000万人。新闻工作者和专家作家(包括200多名诺贝尔奖获奖者)的权威,引人入胜的功能,新闻,观点和多媒体故事,提供了对科学与社会交集的最重要发展的必要知识,见解和照明。科学美国人施普林格。作为研究出版商,Springer Nature是Springer,Nature Research,BMC和Palgrave Macmillan等其他值得信赖的品牌的所在地。

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