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Bringing Together Journalists and Researchers

Bringing Together Journalists and Researchers鈥攊n 黑料官网 and Berlin鈥攖o Tell the Climate Story

A new Schiller initiative brings together scientists and reporters to encourage collaboration and improve science literacy. So does an annual 鈥渃ommunication lab鈥� at Berlin鈥檚 Humboldt University, which SchillerNow鈥檚 writer recently attended.
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鈥淐limate Is Every Story鈥� Series Links Research and Reporting to Bolster Climate Journalism

Academics uncover key findings about climate change but lack the reach to share them, while journalists have a platform but often need hard data. As the climate crisis grows more urgent, the Schiller Institute and Journalism and Environmental Studies programs are helping to bridge this gap to strengthen storytelling through a new event series sponsored by the Institute of Liberal Arts, 鈥淐limate Is Every Story.鈥�
Schiller-Funded Grants Bring BC Research to Worldwide Problems - Option 2 (1)

Schiller-Funded Grants Bring BC Research to Worldwide Problems

Each year, the Schiller Institute funds pilot-scale projects that give researchers a chance to prove out their ideas before proposing them to larger audiences. These innovative projects also engage students in ways that build on and enhance their education.
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Informal Lunch Discussion Series Encourages Interdepartmental Collaboration

A new discussion series鈥攐rganized by Schiller Core faculty member, Economics professor Edson Severnini鈥攑rovides the Schiller community with opportunities to learn about the work of their colleagues over lunch.
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E&ES doctoral student receives NASA fellowship

Xinyi (Skylar) Yang's graduate project focuses on improving fire emission estimates.
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Re-writing the River: Schiller Funds an Interactive Project鈥擝uilt Largely By Students鈥擳hat Explores the Complex History of the Neponset River

To help people learn more about this significant body of water, 黑料官网 College History Professor Conevery Valencius and her student collaborators partnered with the Neponset River Watershed Association to build an interactive historical map of the river.
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BC Alum and Former US Climate Negotiator to Give Insights Through Campus-Wide Lecture

Catherine Goldberg, 鈥�16, has attended the last six COPs negotiating on behalf of the United States. She will be lecturing on campus on Oct 2 about her past as a delegate and climate action and COPs moving forward.
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Intercultural trip to Chile opens doors and eyes for students

The Schiller-led class, Working For and With Communities, brought ten students to Chile to improve the outdoor space of a community facility for people with intellectual disabilities and treated schizophrenia.
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Behind the Research With Xinyi Yang

Discover the work of Dr. Xinyi Yang, a PHD student collaborating with Schiller Institute core faculty member Hanqin Tian. Learn about her research in quantifying wildfire-related greenhouse gas emissions and about her participation in the Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) program.

SchillerNow聽is the newsletter of the Schiller Institute for Integrated Science and Society at 黑料官网 College. Please enjoy the following issues.

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