We are very pleased to share the inaugural edition of our new Science, Technology & Engineering in Policy (STEP) newsletter! This edition highlights our upcoming STEP keynote; the Spring ’23 seminar series; our sibling student club – Virginia Tech’s Science Policy Education and Advocacy Club (SPEAC); and an upcoming half-day Virtual Symposium on the Governance […]
Dr. Linsey Marr, Charles P. Lunsford Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech Science, Technology & Engineering in Policy (STEP) Program ’23 Keynote Introduction by Dr. Michael Friedlander, Executive Director of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and Virginia Tech Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology Monday, April 3rd at 1pm (Steger Hall […]
The Spring 2023 offering of the Science, Technology & Engineering in Policy (STEP) seminar has been extremely interesting and highly engaging thus far. As we approach the mid-semester point, we are taking the opportunity to remind the community that all Virginia Tech affiliates are welcome to join in-person or online. We meet every Friday from […]
Tuesday Nov 8th 🍁 4-6 pm 🍁 Institute for Society, Culture and Environment porch Students, staff & faculty associated with and interested in the STEP program and our Convergence at the Interfaces of Policy, Data Science, Environmental Science and Engineering for Combating Antimicrobial Resistance National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (CIP-CAR NRT) sister program gathered for this wonderful opportunity to […]
STEP SPRING ’23 COURSES/SEMINAR Two STEP courses will be offered this Spring, with parallel in-person (Blacksburg) and online sections: Decision Making, Reflective Practice, and Engagement in STEM-H DomainsSPIA 5124 (PSCI 5124) (STS 5124) – Wednesdays 4-6:45 pm (Todd Schenk – tschenk@vt.edu)In-depth, case-based exploration of roles of science, engineering and technology in policy-making. Application of theories, concepts […]
Within the STEP program itself, we are offering two courses this Fall: 1) The Policy Gateway class (PSCI/SPIA/STS 5104) – Taught this semester by Dr. Anne-Lise Velez, both in-person in Blacksburg and online. Unfortunately, this is over-enrolled. If you really need to take it now to fulfill requirements, please ping us, but otherwise the plan is that […]
Dr. Claire Kremen, Professor and President’s Excellence Chair in Biodiversity at the University of British Columbia, joined us on Tuesday, April 12th for the STEP program’s ’22 Keynote Seminar. A recording of the talk and discussion are available here:
PLEASE REGISTER AT: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kcd7xEKJQ221FLAkV5vgBw We are pleased to announce that Dr. Claire Kremen, Professor and President’s Excellence Chair in Biodiversity at University of British Columbia will be delivering this year’s STEP keynote. Dr Kremen will speak on Managing Landscapes to Reduce the Triple Anthropocene Threat. More information and a registration link will follow but please […]
A huge congratulations and thank you to our dear friends and collaborators at Virginia Tech’s Center for Communicating Science as they celebrate their 5th anniversary! The Center has become a powerhouse in advancing more effective communications and engagement at the science-policy interface. The Center’s anniversary was celebrated throughout their successful Communicating Science Week (March 16-23), […]
We are pleased to announce that we will be offering two STEP courses in the Spring ’22 semester: Decision Making, Reflective Practice, and Engagement in STEM-H Domains 3 credits; in-person (Blacksburg) and online Wednesdays 4 – 6:45 pm Instructor: Todd Schenk SPIA 5124 – CRNs: 19562 (in-person) & 19563 (online) PSCI 5124 – CRNs: 19154 […]
We are extremely proud to share the news that the National Science Foundation recently awarded a Research Traineeship grant focused on Convergence at the Interfaces of Policy, Data Science, Environmental Science and Engineering for Combating Antimicrobial Resistance (CIP-CAR NRT), within which the STEP program is a core curricular component. This $3 million grant “brings together […]
We were extremely honored to have Lynn Scarlett, Chief External Affairs Officer at The Nature Conservancy join us for our inaugural keynote seminar on Tuesday, April 27th. Her talk was titled Climate change, conservation, and communities: Taking Science to Action. The event was extremely well received by the 90+ students, faculty, staff, and other stakeholders […]
We are pleased to announce that the STEP program will be offering two courses in the Fall 2021 semester: Policy Gateway: Policy and Decision Making in STEM-H DomainsPSCI 5104 (SPIA 5104, STS 5104)Drs. Karen Hult & Todd Schenk Available in-person to Blacksburg-based students through the following CRNs: 92410 (PSCI-5104) 92411 (SPIA-5104) 92412 (STS-5104) And online […]
We are pleased to announce our Inaugural STEP Keynote Seminar: Climate change, conservation, and communities: Taking Science to Action Featuring: Lynn Scarlett Chief External Affairs Officer at The Nature Conservancy and former Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. Department of the Interior Tuesday, April 27, 2021 – 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. (via […]
Very big news: We received the letter today from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) officially approving our graduate certificate. After many months of program development and governance processes this is a huge STEP. The certificate will officially start this summer, but students can already take program courses. We will be holding […]
Our second course designed under the STEP banner is now underway! It is called Decision Making, Reflective Practice, and Engagement in STEM-H Domains SPIA 5124 (PSCI 5124) (STS 5124) This course will be a part of the STEP graduate certificate but is open to any and all graduate students. Those interested in registering can do […]
With the STEP graduate certificate on the verge of launching (final approval anticipated in early Fall), we are very pleased to announce that we will be offering the Policy Gateway: Policy and Decision Making in STEM-H Domains course THIS semester. While delivered as a ‘special topics’ pilot course in 2019, this is the first time […]
Visit https://speacvt.wixsite.com/sciencepolicyvt VT’s Science Policy, Education, and Advocacy Club (SPEAC) was founded by a group of graduate students in the Fall of 2019 and is already making its mark with a vibrant membership and series of regular events. SPEAC is a “group of scientists, engineers, and members of other disciplines who believe that science has […]
