About the Science Communication Series
The Meyer Cancer Center (MCC) and the Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC), have partnered to bring you a series of monthly skills acquisition workshops to develop and hone your communication skills across a broad range of formats, topics, and media. From PowerPoint presentations, to social media, to manuscripts, this series will cover the basics for many of the different ways in which you may have to communicate your science. See below for the monthly schedule as well as more information about each individual session.
Participants will gain communication skills to craft compelling narratives for presentations, tailor scientific content to connect to a range of audiences, write effective manuscripts, and enhance the impact of their research.
These workshops are typically held on the second Wednesday of each month from 3:00 - 4:15 pm ET. Most sessions will be either hybrid or fully virtual. For specifics, please refer to the individual workshop announcement. You are welcome to attend as many workshops as you would like. Feel free to share this with your colleagues.
Contact information:
- Stephanie Rogers, PhD, Education Program Manager, MCC: str4017@med.cornell.edu
- My Linh Nguyen-Novotny, Director of Clinical Research Education, CTSC: myn2001@med.cornell.edu
- Muquadas Ilyas, Education Program Coordinator, CTSC: mui4002@med.cornell.edu
Next Seminar
Engaging with Local, State, and Federal Government
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 - 3:00 - 4:15 pm ET
Come learn how to translate science into meaningful policy change with Victoria Foster, MPH, who leads the New York State Regional Cancer Collaborative's Policy Workgroup. This event is virtual only. Register HERE.
Monthly Schedule
January 28, 2026 (Hybrid) : Understanding the Gap between Scientists and the Public: The Importance of Nurturing Trust in Scientific Institutions
This session explored why the views of the public sometimes fail to align with scientific consensus and what scientific institutions can do to promote warranted trust. Attendees will learn how scientific institutions can earn and keep a publics trust.
February 25, 2026 (Virtual): Engaging with Local, State, and Federal Government
In this presentation, attendees will learn how to translate science into meaningful policy change, engage with the different levels of government as scientists, and strategies to communicate and connect with representatives.
March 25, 2026 (Hybrid): Scientific Storytelling: Using Narrative Principles to Enhance Presentations.
In this presentation, attendees will learn how to utilize knowledge about storytelling and narrative structure to enhance their scientific presentations. Audience members will be taken step by step through narrative design, discussing how each story element can highlight and enhance scientific data in a compelling, cohesive manner that captures the attention of audience members. The method learned during this session can be applied to presentations across all audience types.
April 29, 2026: Communicating Science on Social Media
This course will cover advanced techniques for developing a thought leadership presence on social media to drive educational discourse and potentially counter misinformation. Attendees will learn about: content creation, editorial calendar management, community engagement
May 27, 2026 (Virtual): Communicating with Skeptics and Countering Misinformation
June 24, 2026 (Hybrid): A How-To Guide for Scientific Writing
Learn the foundational principles of clear and compelling science writing. We'll walk through a step-by-step guide that will allow you to hone your skills for grants, publications, job applications, websites and more!