ComSciCon

Thank you to Dr. Lauren Gonzalez for teaching us about Op-Ed writing to kick off Day 2 of #ComSciCon2025!! We loved getting to dive deeper and workshop our ideas about writing these opinion pieces 📰 💫

Meet our Keynote Speaker for Flagship 2025🙂🧠 Dr. @lauriesantos is a Yale psychology professor whose course on happiness is the most popular in Yale’s history. Her podcast The Happiness Lab shares science-backed insights on well-being with millions. Can’t wait to hear from her!

Day 2 programming continued with a talk and panel discussion about science diplomacy. Thank you to our speakers for your deep insight on involvement in science policy and advocacy and teaching us strategies to build bridges between local and international communities 🌎

Another major highlight of Day 1 was our afternoon session on Digital Media! Thank you to our amazing speakers for leading these sessions and teaching us new ways to "think outside of the box" and communicate our science in the digital age.

One of the highlight from Day 1 was our Creative Storytelling Session! Thank you to our wonderful speakers for leading such energizing and interactive workshops.

Starting off #ComSciCon25 on a high note with our keynote session, a fireside chat with Dr. @lauriesantos and Anna Rios! Thank you for sharing your insights on innovative and exciting ways to reach our audiences in the ever-changing environment of science communication.

Kicking off Day 1 of #ComSciCon25 with some introductions, new friends, pop talks, and of course....stickers! Welcome to all the attendees, we are so glad you're here!

🎉Only one more day until ComSciCon Flagship 2025🎉 Members of the organizing committee are already hard at work getting everything ready to kick off the workshop. We can't wait to meet all the attendees TOMORROW! #ComSciCon25

Meet ComSciCon Flagship speaker Dennis Overbye! 📰🔭 Award-winning NYT science writer, Pulitzer finalist, and author of Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos & Einstein in Love. 50 years in science journalism—still inspiring curiosity about the universe.

Meet ComSciCon Flagship speaker Rita Clare! 🦠🎨 She turned enzyme research + plastic-eating bacteria into a career in scientific illustration. Now she runs @scivetica, creating stunning visuals across life sciences & chemistry. 🔗 scivetica.com

🚨Good news!🚨 We’re giving you more time to polish those applications 📝✨The deadline to apply for #ComSciCon25 has been extended to May 2nd! Don't miss your chance to join other grad students and shape the future of #scicomm 🌎 Apply here: forms.gle/naxy8HxprYcepf…

We’ve started the countdown--only 4 days to go to submit your application to attend the #ComSciCon 2025 Flagship workshop! Applications due on April 18th at 11:59pm EST. Submit here: forms.gle/kfNTbai2HTPEhK… Don’t miss out!

The science comic I made for @ComSciCon 's Create-A-Thon is out in @ClubSciWri. Check it out!