During this pandemic, we constantly hear people talk about how happy they will be when everything ‘goes back to normal.’ Normal was a death sentence for Black people. We do not want to go back to that. Read more >
US Air Force
We Need a New Normal Post-COVID-19 That’s Not a Death Sentence to Black People
Adrienne Hollis, Senior Climate Justice and Health Scientist
May 8, 2020 12:10 PM EDT
Women Scientists Form a Policy Advocacy Network in the Mid-Atlantic
JoEllen McBride, PhD; Kristen Gulino, Ph.D. candidate; Jewel Tomasula, PhD candidate, UCS Science Network, UCS
August 29, 2019 9:54 AM EDT
Many societal challenges are rooted in structural inefficiencies and inequities that require government solutions informed by science. Women experience burden and harm from inaction in distinct ways, but our voices are underrepresented in both the advocacy and policy processes. We believe women scientists have untapped potential to leverage their expertise and perspective and to connect with their elected officials to lead discussions about policies that impact their communities. Read more >
Pictured: The interior least tern (Sterna antillarum), a federally protected endangered species. USFWS
Between Two Terns: A Conversation on Endangered Species and Social Justice
Charise Johnson, researcher, Center for Science & Democracy
May 24, 2018 10:04 AM EDT
Endangered Species Day was introduced as a resolution by Congress in 2006 to encourage “the people of the United States to become educated about, and aware of, threats to species, success stories in species recovery, and the opportunity to promote species conservation worldwide.” This year, Endangered Species Day (May 18) began with a devastating school shooting. It really had me questioning how appropriate it would be to emphasize the importance of wildlife conservation while so many in the world and our nation seem to place little value on human lives. Read more >
Building Community Power: Science and Storytelling
Miranda Chien-Hale
, UCS Science Network, UCS
, UCS Science Network, UCS
April 7, 2015 5:36 PM EDT
My class on California’s water crisis finished a few minutes early last week. I immediately rushed over to Duke University’s Bryan Center, hoping to still grab a bit of food before Paul Greenberg, author of Four Fish, began his talk. I managed to scoop up two appetizers before I headed into the theatre. Read more >
