Event

Communicating Scientific Facts in an Age of Uncertainty

Feb 20, 2017 |
Chicago, IL
Location

William Eckhardt Research Center

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

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As the Academy continues to look at issues related to public perceptions of risk, uncertainty, and scientific research through its Public Face of Science initiative, it partnered with the University of Chicago to organize a public symposium on “Communicating Scientific Facts in an Age of Uncertainty.”

The public symposium, held in Chicago on February 20, 2017, featured presentations by Olufunmilayo I. Olopade and Arthur Lupia and a discussion moderated by Robert Rosner.

The event, which included remarks by Robert J. Zimmer (President of the University of Chicago), Eric D. Isaacs (Robert A. Millikan Distinguished Service Professor and Executive Vice President for Research, Innovation and National Laboratories at the University of Chicago), and Jonathan F. Fanton (President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences), served as the Academy’s 2051st Stated Meeting. 

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Featuring

Olufunmilayo I. Olopade

Walter L. Palmer Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine and Human Genetics
University of Chicago
Academy Member

Arthur Lupia

Hal R. Varian Collegiate Professor of Political Science
University of Michigan
Academy Member
Moderator

Robert Rosner

William E. Wrather Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics and Physics
University of Chicago
Academy Member

Related

Project

The Public Face of Science

The Public Face of Science project was dedicated to exploring the complex and evolving relationship between scientists and the public. This multi-year project engaged the expertise of a broad range of leaders in communication, law, humanities, the arts, journalism, public affairs, and the physical, social, and life sciences.

Chair
Richard Andrew Meserve
Energy & Environment
Science & Technology
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