Alumni from STPF and the Mass Media Fellowship Team Win $5 Million Global Rainforest Competition
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[Posted by STPF Director Rashada Alexander:] AAAS recently concluded its 191st annual meeting in Boston, Massachusetts where recent shifts and disruptions in the federal government frequently dominated sessions, informal chats, and all our minds....These changes are affecting our current fellows, incoming cohort, and alumni and will alter the longer-term future of how and where scientific and technical expertise inform policy. With all of this in mind, I want to share how STPF is rapidly responding and adapting.
What does sci-fi have to do with scicomm? For Carlo Quintanilla (2021-23 NIH fellow), sci-fi helped him become better at communicating - check out his article in Science! “[STPF] helped to reinvigorate my love and appreciation for science by serving as a stepping stone to a career in science policy analysis and science communications,” he said. At the NIH, Carlo continuously learns about newest developments in his field, applying them to the real world and “generating and communicating analyses to support evidence-based decision-making” at the institute.
At OSU, Kyle (2022-24 DOE fellow) helped launch one of the country's first eCampus programs for students to complete degrees fully online. His main goals: increase retention/graduation rates, optimize enrollment, enhance the undergrad experience and improve career outcomes. "My STPF experience at [DOE]...helped solidify my interests to make an impact through higher education administration." Kyle also shared a fun fact: "I met my now-fiancée, Julia Diaz, through [STPF]! She is finishing up her second year...at DOE, before returning to her faculty position at UC San Diego."