Events

Lay Summaries: Writing Workshop

This workshop helps researchers understand how lay summaries differ from abstracts, the multiple purposes of lay summaries, and how lay summaries enhance science communication and increase research visibility. Participants will write or revise a lay summary (thesis, dissertation, research article), and receive feedback from the workshop facilitators and other participants. Registration required.

Honey Bees as a Gateway Bug

Dr. Jeffery Pettis, a retired entomologist from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will enlighten us with his story of courage in presenting evidence-based scientific findings, and how the outcomes of his studies of the effects of neonicotinoid pesticides on bees have inspired him to continue working with scientists abroad and in UBC’s BeeHIVE research excellence cluster for pollinator and bee health.