Howard University Graduate School Hosts Nov. 14 Town Hall on Engaging Scientists in the Science and Religion Dialogue
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Howard University Graduate School will host a Town Hall Meeting titled, "Engaging Scientists in the Science and Religion Dialogue" on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at 7 p.m. in the Dunbarton Chapel on the Howard University Van Ness Campus, 2900 Van Ness Street NW, Washington, D.C. This event is open to the public a reception immediately following.
The event is made possible through Howard's selection to participate in the Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (DoSER) program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Howard University is one of six U.S. research institutions chosen through a competitive application process.
During the event, Graduate School Dean Gary L. Harris, AAAS DoSER staff and guest speakers will lead a community science-faith dialogue. Speakers will include:
Bernard Richardson, Ph.D., co-moderator and dean of the Howard University Andrew Rankin Chapel
Se Kim, Ph.D., co-moderator and AAAS/DoSER Program representative
Melissa Clarke, MD, Medical Home Development Group
Carla L. Easter, Ph.D., branch chief, National Human Genome Research Institute
Latifa Jackson, Ph.D., research assistant, Howard University Department of Pediatrics and Child Health
Phillip Kurian, Ph.D., research professor, Howard University Graduate School
Bahiyyah M. Muhammad, Ph.D., professor, Howard University Sociology and Criminology Department
Thomas Searles, Ph.D., assistant professor, Howard University Physics and Astronomy Department
The Graduate School will also host an awards competition to recognize public science engagement activities by early career and established scientists involved with science-faith dialogue. The AAAS DoSER project will sponsor awards for Howard University graduate students, staff and faculty to develop public science engagement projects and activities with religious communities and institutions.
Additionally, as part of the AAAS DoSER project, there will be a Communications Workshop scheduled for February 27, 2019 in the Interdisciplinary Research Building from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. AAAS staff will provide Howard University scientists and researchers with effective, dialogue-driven engagement strategies for communicating about science in the classroom, in research settings, and with the greater community.
According to a statement issued by AAAS, "the project supports scientists in becoming more effective ambassadors for their interests, their disciplines, and for science as a whole with a broad and diverse spectrum of publics, and particularly with religious individuals and communities."
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