Almost two-thirds of Granite State residents trust scientists as a source of information on environmental issues, but tea party Republicans are much less likely and New Hampshire Public Radio listeners much more likely to trust scientists, according to new survey research from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.

University scholars are largely resisting the use of social media to circulate their scientific findings and engage their tech-savvy students, a Michigan State University researcher argues in a new paper.

Thanks to a new house bill, records "created or collected in the course of academic research" or for related purposes, are now exempt from the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.

Stony Brook University challenges scientists to answer 11 year-olds’ next question; International contest seeks more effective ways to communicate science to the public.

McGill online game expands to connect global scientific community with citizen scientists.

Choosing and using the best communication channels for your team.

Aggressive Self Promotion Just Might Be the Scientific Community's Saving Grace

The scientific community has historically taken a dim view of communications with nonscientific publics. No thanks, said scientists. What an imposition! Why bother? What good could possibly come from interrupting research, sticking our necks out and dumbing it down for non-scientific dunderheads, only to see them mismanage our findings?

Well-organized laboratory visits can help your company expand sales, recruit new employees and persuade people that your laboratory is a community asset. So it’s worth spending time and effort to organize them.

Scientific communication researchers see a change in the prevailing mode of scientific communicationthe top-down deficit model to one in which being engaged with the public at some level is just part of what it means to be a scientist.