CITRIS Policy Lab/TecHype Special Series: Science Communication & Policy Impact (Workshop 1)

Workshop 1: Communicating Scientific Research to the Public

Tiffany Lohwater, Asst. Dean, Communications, CDSS, shares techniques on how to make research accessible and engaging to a general audience. This includes mastering storytelling, using visual aids, and leveraging social media to broaden their reach. Lohwater founded the Communicating Science program at AAAS, which provided communication and media training for more than 18,000 scientists and engineers and reached thousands more scientists via online resources.

TecHype is more than a show; it's a movement towards understanding and responsibly harnessing technology for a better future. Stay tuned and keep thriving in our digital world.

Brandie Nonnecke, PhD is the founding director of the CITRIS Policy Lab, headquartered at UC Berkeley. She is an associate research professor at the Goldman School of Public Policy (GSPP) where she directs the Tech Policy Initiative. Nonnecke is the director of Our Better Web, a program that supports empirical research, policy analysis, training, and engagement to address the rise of online harms. She serves as co-director at the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology at Berkeley Law and the UC Berkeley AI Policy Hub. Brandie is the host of TecHype, a groundbreaking video and audio series that debunks misunderstandings, evaluates the real benefits and risks, and explores effective technical and policy strategies to harness emerging technologies for good.

TecHype is co-produced by the CITRIS Policy Lab and the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley.

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