BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b9eb5ec4-7228-4ecd-92c1-f9d7196c00cd.216969@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20210903T144647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210903T144647Z LOCATION: SUMMARY:Public Affairs Conference -- Science: Unite not alienate DESCRIPTION:Live Zoom webinar panel session (see conference website for Zo om link)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTrust and collaboration between the public and the scientific community are vital for reaping the benefits of modern science and technology\, and for maintaining America’s global leadership in thes e fields (Research America\, BIO International Convention). Yet\, a disco nnect is evident between some citizens and scientists regarding the inter pretation of scientific facts and research. This disconnect is evident du ring the COVID-19 era as a growing number of Americans choose to disregar d research-based recommendations from the medical community\, such as usi ng face masks and being vaccinated. What factors contribute to the growin g mistrust between the public and the scientific community? How does this affect the ability to lead during times of crisis? To what extent does t he lack of diversity within STEM fields factor into public distrust? What can scientists and the media do to address the divide? What role might h igher education play to bridge the gap?  X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><arti cle>\n<div>\n<p>Live Zoom webinar panel session (see conference website f or Zoom link)</p>\n</div>\n</article>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Trust and col laboration between the public and the scientific community are vital for reaping the benefits of modern science and technology\, and for maintaini ng America’s global leadership in these fields (Research America\, BIO In ternational Convention). Yet\, a disconnect is evident between some citiz ens and scientists regarding the interpretation of scientific facts and r esearch. This disconnect is evident during the COVID-19 era as a growing number of Americans choose to disregard research-based recommendations fr om the medical community\, such as using face masks and being vaccinated. What factors contribute to the growing mistrust between the public and t he scientific community? How does this affect the ability to lead during times of crisis? To what extent does the lack of diversity within STEM fi elds factor into public distrust? What can scientists and the media do to address the divide? What role might higher education play to bridge the gap?&nbsp\;</p>\n</div>\n</article></body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210929T153500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210929T162500 SEQUENCE:1 URL:https://publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/conference/schedule CATEGORIES:Public,Alumni,Current Students,Faculty,Future Students,Staff END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR