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When it comes to warning people about smoke hazards, offering too little or too much info are both risky, says Cathy Slavik, a postdoc fellow at the SOJC’s Center for Science Communication Research.

SOJC findings on protecting children from the risks of smoke is highlighted in a multimedia package focused on how UO scientists and researchers are working to understand and mitigate wildfires.  

Scientists may be overlooking an effective way to educate the public about climate change, according to a study led by Ellen Peters, director of the SOJC’s Center for Science Communication Research.

SOJC researchers from the Center for Science Communication Research talk to Jefferson Public Radio about their efforts to design new infographics that better communicate increased wildfire smoke risks to kids.

Revising air pollution infographics used by U.S. government agencies may better help protect children from health risks posed by wildfire smoke, according to a paper by SOJC researcher Catherine Slavik.

The “pleasure of choice” may be a simple, though partial, solution to increasing vaccine rates for diseases like COVID-19, said Ellen Peters, director of the SOJC's Center for Science Communication Research.

Public health agencies often don't warn people about smoky air until it has already swept in, according to a study by researchers from the SOJC published in the journal BMC Public Health.

Social media can improve people’s ability to identify early warning signs of melanoma, according to a new study by SOJC researchers and colleagues.