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Session Proposal: We Need a Hero! We Need Effective Communication with the Public! (AGU25)

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We Need a Hero! We Need Effective Communication with the Public!

Session ID#: 252323

Session Description:
Earth science is facing a critical disconnect from the public, reflected in declining interest, college department closures, eroding trust in scientific knowledge, and a difficulty in linking earth science discoveries to everyday life. This session brings together researchers, educators, and communicators to share tested, actionable strategies that reconnect Earth and space science with students, communities, and broader audiences. Presentations will focus on innovative, interdisciplinary approaches spanning science communication, education, outreach, and media that demonstrably and will successfully build understanding, curiosity, and trust – presenters will highlight what works and why. As a united scientific community, we must all embrace the ability to communicate our science to folks that want to understand it but don’t know it at our level. Let us showcase how purposeful, creative connections between science and society can reverse disinterest and inaccessibility and inspire growth and understanding.
Index Terms:

0815 Informal education [EDUCATION]
0850 Geoscience education research [EDUCATION]
6309 Decision making under uncertainty [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
6630 Workforce [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
Primary Convener:  Adam Ianno, Pennsylvania Geological Survey, Middletown, United States
Convener:  Kyle Rybacki, Pennsylvania Geological Survey, Middletown, United States
 
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Connecting Geoscience with the Public for the International Geological Congress 2028 (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) (1882833)
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Sheldon Turner, Triton College, River Grove IL, United States
 
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Rachel Phillips, University of South Carolina Columbia, School of Earth, Ocean and Environment, Columbia, SC, United States, Katherine Ryker, University of South Carolina Columbia, School of Earth Ocean and Environment, Columbia, United States, Cate Larsen, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, United States and Cameron Fetter, National Park Service, Yellowstone National Park, United States
 
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