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New Project: Where do decision-makers get their information?

Submitted by Katie Gibbs on Tue, 10/02/2018 - 11:36

When decision-makers need to make a call about policy, where do they get their information from? Who helps to inform their decisions? How do they weigh information coming from different sources such as their party, local constituents, and external players like lobbyists, and think tanks? What kind of data are they able to take into account, and how?

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Registration for Science Communication 102 is now open!

Submitted by Emma Bugg on Tue, 09/18/2018 - 13:42

Join us on October 23rd at 2pm ET to learn how to effectively tell your science story as a narrative.

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How one tweet (and millions of fungal cells) led to a productive and fun meeting with my Member of Provincial Parliament.

Submitted by Kathleen Walsh on Wed, 09/12/2018 - 10:55

This is a guest blog post from Amanda Veri, a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto. After some training and a few conversations with E4D staff, Amanda had a sucessful meeting with Stephen Lecce (King-Vaughan). Read on to find out why she chose to meet with him and what she thinks you can do as a researcher.

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The next step forward in government science integrity

Submitted by Kathleen Walsh on Thu, 08/09/2018 - 16:15

Objective, sound, and robust science, evidence, and data are needed to inform policy. When government decisions are made on the best available evidence, our health, environment, economy, and communities benefit

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