Science Communication

America’s 250th birthday is a big deal. The 249th not so much. That’s because round numbers are easier to process, said Ellen Peters, director of the SOJC’s Center for Science Communication Research.

The immersive media project Otter Rock: Beneath the Surface received a Webby honorable mention in the Apps, Software, and Immersive category. The project was created by the SOJC’s Snap AR Scholars.

Ellen Peters, director of the Center for Science Communication Research, outlined practical strategies to improve how clinicians communicate numbers in routine care. Her findings were published in JAMA.

Ellen Peters, the SOJC’s director of the Center for Science Communication Research, was quoted in Medscape about how physicians can avoid miscommunication when interacting with patients.

Risk maps for radon can prompt people to test their homes for the deadly gas, but only if they live in higher-risk areas, according to research by the SOJC’s Center for Science Communication Research.

SOJC students taking the environmental journalism class Living in Our Valley with Assistant Professor of Environmental Media John D. Sutter publish their articles on Substack.

From deciding to buy a house to choosing a health plan, many life decisions hinge on understanding numbers, said Ellen Peters, director of the SOJC’s Center for Science Communication Research.

The SOJC’s Snap AR Scholars and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife partner to create an augmented reality experience that helps people “see” the submerged Otter Rock Marine Reserve.