Panel Discussion: The Role of the University in an Era of Science Skepticism and "Fake News"*
Venue: Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
Date: Sunday, February 25, 2018
Time: 3:00 - 4:45 PM
Event Types: Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free
Description:
The Center for Communicating Science at Virginia Tech presents avPanel Discussion titled "The Role of the University in an Era of Science Skepticism and 'Fake News'" on Sunday, February 25, 2018 at the Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech.

Listen to a panel discussion featuring university and community thought leaders with an audience Q&A Session following the panel.

Featuring panelists Dr. Sally Morton, Dean of the College of Science, Dr. Audra Van Wart, Director of Education and Training at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, Dr. Sylvester Johnson, Director of The Center for Humanities and Robin Reed, anchor of the local CBS television affiliate WDBJ7. The panel will be moderated by Science Communicator Brian Malow.

Dealing with climate change and a host of other challenges: mass extinction, food insecurity, increasing inequality in income and wealth–will require researchers, policy makers, voters, educators, and people from all sectors of society to work together. But we live in an era in which we’re flooded with information–and with misinformation. Knowledge can convey power, and power can be used for good or for ill purposes.

What role does the university play in all this? What role does Virginia Tech play in the local, regional, and state communities–and beyond? Please join our panelists and moderator in a conversation about the roles and responsibilities of our institutions of higher education in helping all of us sort through the information overload and make sense of research findings so that we can move forward in solving our pressing problems.

Admission is free and open to the public.

For more information, visit: https://blogs.lt.vt.edu/praun/2018/01/20/panel-discussion-set-for-february-25-the-role-of-the-university-in-an-era-of-science-skepticism-and-fake-news/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/1813153202318136/.