UConn Scientists Recognized as National Leaders in Communicating Science

Recently, young scientists Caroline Jakuba and Ian Yue represented the University of Connecticut at the Communicating Science (ComSciCon) workshop in Cambridge, MA.

They were chosen to participate in the conference from a nationwide pool of Ph.D. and Masters students across all fields of science and engineering. With over 700 applicants and 50 spots, the conference was more selective than admission to Princeton.

Jakuba and Yue were invited to the workshop in recognition of their devotion to making scientific research more accessible to the general public. Jakuba has produced programs on DNA and stem cells for the Connecticut Museum of Natural History. Yue has a background in radio, having covered environmental and general science stories for a public radio station in Minneapolis.

As participants in the conference, Jakuba and Yue interacted with 50 other young science communicators from across the country, as well as 21 professional leaders in the field.

Each workshop participant also wrote an original news piece during the event, and a number of popular science-focused outlets will be publishing their work this summer.

To read more, check out the full post on Mansfield-Storrs Patch.