Public Engagement in Science and Technology

*Note: The MBTP Faculty Mentors workshop series is restricted to NC State faculty involved in the NIH Molecular Biotechnology Training Program.

Why is there so much energy and attention to public engagement in science and technology? Why do some scientists make it a priority? What are the challenges, benefits, and strategies of public engagement. This workshop will explore the motivations and techniques of public engagement with a particular eye toward how we mentor our graduate students to begin to learn these skills early in their career.

Facilitators

	Dr. Katie Barnhill-Dilling is a Senior Research Scholar with the GES Center and the newest member of our Executive Committee. email | profile
	Dr. Steve Frank is a Professor, Ecology and IPM in urban landscapes, nurseries, and greenhouses and director of the Frank Lab in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology. email | profile

This monthly workshop series is designed to train MBTP faculty to better mentor students at the intersection of biotechnology and society, in cooperation with the Genetic Engineering and Society Center and the Genetics and Genomics Initiative. Learn more at https://research.ncsu.edu/ges/academics/mbtp-faculty-mentors/