{"id":24635,"date":"2022-10-31T02:02:34","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T06:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metcalfinstitute.org\/?p=24635"},"modified":"2022-11-04T14:01:26","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T18:01:26","slug":"introducing-the-inaugural-scicomm-identities-project-fellowship-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/metcalf\/introducing-the-inaugural-scicomm-identities-project-fellowship-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the inaugural SciComm Identities Project Fellowship cohort!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The University of Rhode Island&#8217;s <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/metcalfinstitute.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Metcalf Institute<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Michigan State University&#8217;s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/knightcenter.jrn.msu.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Knight Center for Environmental Journalism<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and the URI Science and Story Lab<\/span> are excited to introduce the first cohort of <a href=\"http:\/\/scicommidentities.org\">SciComm Identities Project Fellows<\/a>. <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Out of a competitive applicant pool, thirteen Fellows were selected to participate in this innovative science communication fellowship for pre-tenure faculty of color. The 2023 Fellowship will focus on the intersections of climate change and energy, and Fellows study issues that range from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">data-driven sustainable transportation <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">institutional barriers of energy poverty<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Fellows come from diverse ethnic backgrounds ranging from Indigenous North African to Cuban, and show a strong history of personal commitment to science communication and inclusivity of underrepresented communities. Many are first-generation Americans and the first to attend college in their family. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All of the Fellows have shown a specific emphasis on improving engagement and science communication with either Black\/African American, Asian, or Latinx communities, with a common theme being education and outreach to K-12 students of color. \u201cI believe the SCIP fellowship will help me facilitate a more inclusive program of research,\u201d says Dr. Dominic Bednar, a new Fellow and Assistant Professor at Arizona State University. \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019m interested in being a part of the future of peer-reviewed science communication products beyond academic articles that may actually reach stakeholders in the community and policy makers.\u201d Check out the rest of the Fellows <a href=\"https:\/\/scicommidentities.org\/2022\/10\/27\/2023fellows\/\">here<\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Rhode Island&#8217;s Metcalf Institute, Michigan State University&#8217;s Knight Center for Environmental Journalism, and the URI Science and Story Lab are excited to introduce the first cohort of SciComm Identities Project Fellows. 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