SciComm @ UCR | Communicating science

SciComm @ UCR group

We are UCR students and researchers excited about making science accessible

Setting up for a podcast recording

We communicate science through creative projects

Let's Talk Science

We provide Science Communication training for the UCR community

Welcome to SciComm @ UCR

We are a student organization working to communicate science in creative ways and bring science communication training to our University of California Riverside community. Our first year together was 2019, when we put on a science communication workshop called Let's Talk Science. We are currently producing the second season of our new podcast, Beyond the Bench, and organizing local science outreach events.

Are you interested in Science Communication?

Featured Blog Posts

February 15, 2023

Artistic Expression of Original Research Workshop

AEOR is a free workshop for graduate students in the sciences to learn how to express their original scientific findings artistically. This workshop will last 10 weeks with each week representing a different art form/medium from an expert artist.

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February 25, 2022

Put the Phone Down.

Would you be surprised if I told you that 15 to 30 million Americans suffer from social media addiction? The world has rapidly changed in the last decade and continues to do so at an extremely alarming rate. The introduction...

Conservation Mysteries: The Kermode Bear

Ursus americanus kermodei, notably referred to as a “Kermode” or “Spirit bear” is a rare subspecies of white-coated black bear primarily seen within the Great Bear Rainforest, located alongside British Columbia’s northern and central coast. The exact nature of the...

COVID-19 and Loss of Smell: Who Nose?

While COVID-19 is known for affecting the respiratory system, another more common symptom, anosmia, or the loss of smell, directs attention towards the brain.

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