Dr Kirsten Ellenbogen, President and CEO of the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland has been appointed to a prestigious post.
Ellenbogen will serve on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine's new Standing Committee on Advancing Science Communication Research and Practice.
The 16-person committee was created to advance science communication nationally to build a more coherent knowledge base for the field and give science educators and communicators easier access to research.
Ellenbogen has served on Academies committees before, but this new initiative focusing on communication is especially important because STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) are a part of our every day lives.
The Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine was established by Congress and signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. The private, non-profit group provides independent, objective advice on research to key decision makers.
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