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Politics, Procedure, and Patience: Lessons from a Science Policy Colloquium

Three IGERT graduate students selected by NSF to attend a 10-day summer policy workshop in Washington, DC, to learn how federal policy gets made, talk about their experiences.

Wednesday, September 24, 2014
4:00pm – 5:30pm
Haldeman 41 (Kreindler Conference Hall)
Intended Audience(s): Public
Categories: Lectures & Seminars

The American Meteorological Society (AMS) colloquium targets graduate students, faculty, and professionals in the atmospheric sciences. Julia Bradley-Cook, Alexandra Giese, and Gifford Wong attended sessions designed to provide an overview of policy basics and how decisions are made that influence the course and future of atmospheric science. The colloquium also provided opportunities for participants to talk with the federal officials, Congressional staffers’ and others who make those decisions.

View the Powerpoint from the presentation.

Sponsored by the Dickey Center's Institute of Arctic Studies. Read a description of the colloquium on the IGERT blog.

For more information, contact:
Lee McDavid
603-646-1278

Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.