Check out what we’ve been up to lately!
Schedule: science policy & diplomacy book club
Join us as we read through 10 Lessons For a Post-Pandemic World by Fareed Zakaria. Our last meeting (11/10) will also host guest speaker, Jonathan Esty, Dr. Zakaria’s rersearch assistant!
Q&A WITH Former NSF Director DR. FRANCE CÓRDOVA
We were so lucky to host a Q&A with former Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Dr. France Cordova! This was a rare and special opportunity to get to ask questions directly to a leader in the science policy world.
CA State Senator Holly Mitchell: evidence-based policy & local elections
Senator Mitchell answered questions about her extensive record of evidence-based and data-backed legislation, her process of involving scientists in her decision-making, and measures affecting LA County right now, like Measure J and the allocation of resources to alternatives to incarceration. She also gave us tangible steps for how scientists can involve themselves in policymaking!
L.A. County District Attorney Candidates Q&A!
And finally, our evening with D.A. candidates George Gascon and Rachel Rossi! It was an inspiring and uplifting evening, filled with nuanced and thoughtful answers by both candidates about how science can inform their decision-making.
Dr. Elizabeth Barnert: Translating Science on Juvenile Justice to Policy Change
We were so lucky to have Dr. Elizabeth Barnert, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine, tell us about her remarkable work in successfully translating her research into policy.