Check out what we’ve been up to lately!
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!
Adriana Bankston: Crafting Your Science Policy Career
Dr. Bankston, Principal Legislative Analyst at the UC Office of Federal Government Relations, shared tangible insights into her career path and what she’s learned along the way. Watch the whole video on our YouTube channel!
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.
UCS Advocacy Symposium
In collaboration with the Union of Concerned Scientists and graduate students at UC Irvine, San Diego, and Riverside, we helped put on a one-day Early Career Scientists Symposium.
From the Lab to the Ballot: Bringing STEM to Politics
We had a panel discussion and Q&A session focused on mobilizing STEM trained individuals to participate in politics and government.
Science Censorship with Dr. Tepring Picado
We were thrilled to be joined by Dr. Tepring Piquado, who discussed her career path in science policy and science censorship from the perspective of her career at RAND.