Science Policy and Advocacy for STEM Scientists

Welcome to Science Policy & Advocacy Certificate Program for STEM Scientists! This certificate program is designed to teach STEM scientists (PhD students and postdocs) fundamentals of science policy and advocacy through web panels and workshops, and provide them with opportunities to engage in practical experiences in science policy.

The course ran from June to October 2020, with support from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. This channel contains limited course content for the general public.The 2020 course is a collaboration between the UC Irvine Public Policy Prep (P3) Program, Graduate Professional Success for PhD students and Postdocs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (GPS-STEM) at UC Irvine, The Journal of Science Policy and Governance (JSPG), Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), and Ridge2Reef.

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and STEMpeers sponsored the 2021 course.

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