ComSciCon 2017 Now Underway!

Our 5th annual ComSciCon National is taking place June 8-10 in Cambridge, MA. Click for more details!
About ComSciCon

The Communicating Science Workshop series provides a unique professional development opportunity to graduate students
ComSciCon heads to the Northwest

ComSciCon's first event in the Pacific Northwest will take place this March
ComSciCon comes to San Diego!

Our first event in California, ComSciCon-San Diego, was held September 16-17 at UCSD
ComSciCon-Chicago completes 2016 event

The second annual ComSciCon Local in Chicago took place August 6-7th, 2016. Click hear to read more.
2nd Annual ComSciCon-Cornell

ComSciCon-Cornell had another great workshop this July. Learn more about the event in this recollection.

What is ComSciCon?

ComSciCon is a series of workshops focused on the communication of complex and technical concepts organized by graduate students, for graduate students. ComSciCon attendees meet and interact with professional communicators, build lasting networks with graduate students in all fields of science and engineering from around the country, and write and publish original works.

Recent Publications by ComSciCon Attendees

Brodbeck A. COMSCICON PNW. University of Washington School of Marine and Environmental Affairs News [Internet]. 2017. Publisher's Version Abstract

Awesome’…’Jargon’…’Awesome’!

A couple of weekends ago, I held signs with these words to provide feedback for my peers as they practiced their one-minute ‘elevator’ speeches about their research. As one of forty graduate students who participated in the two-day science communication conference called ComSciCon PNW, I left feeling truly empowered to increase the role of science in public discourse.

Serr M. Mice as Conservationists?. Scientific American Guest Blog [Internet]. 2017. Publisher's Version Abstract

A naturally occurring gene in house mice may help eliminate their invasive cousins that live on islands.

Jones M. Drawing on the Past: Ancient Cephalopods Produced Ink Similar to That of Their Modern Relatives. Natural History Magazine. 2016 :16.

Generous A. Mayo Researcher Contributes to Immune System Collaboration. Discovery's Edge (Mayo Clinic's Research Magazine) [Internet]. 2016. Publisher's Version Abstract

Mayo Clinic, along with researchers at Harvard University, Temple University, Tufts University, and Boston Children’s Hospital are collaborating on a project to discover new therapeutic responses to infection.

Satterthwaite E. The Motion of the Ocean: Sex in the Sea and the Fascinating Life of Ocean Babies. Hippo Reads [Internet]. 2016. Publisher's Version