AAAS offers $5000 for public engagement

Maybe you’ve seen this in action at a recent science festival. With their flexible programming formats and emphasis on face-to-face interactions between science professionals and the public, science festivals are an ideal setting for public engagement. Nominations for early career scientists and engineers that exemplify public engagement with secience are due October 15. Hon

oring public engagement. Recognizing the increasing importance of the relationship between science and society, Bob Hazen (left) and his wife, Margee (not pictured), were inspired to establish the new AAAS Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science. Learn the story behind this new prize: http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2010/0727pub_engage_award.shtml Find out how to submit a nomination: http://www.aaas.org/aboutaaas/awards/public_engagement/ Learn more about Public Engagement in the CAISE Inquiry Group Report: Many Experts, Many Audiences, Public Engagement with Science.