Name: [VIRTUAL] Science storytelling for the SDGs with Springer Nature and the UN Sustainable Developments Solutions Networks (SDSN) (131701)
Start: 2023-09-13T17:00:00-0400
End: 2023-09-13T19:00:00-0400

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ISC and its partners will organise the 9th edition of the Science Summit around the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) on 12-29 September 2023.
The role and contribution of science to attaining the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be the central theme of the Summit. The objective is to develop and launch science collaborations to demonstrate global science mechanisms and activities to support the attainment of the UN SDGs, Agenda 2030 and Local2030. The meeting will also prepare input for the United Nations Summit of the Future, which will take place during UNGA79 beginning on 12 September 2024.

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[VIRTUAL] Science storytelling for the SDGs with Springer Nature and the UN Sustainable Developments Solutions Networks (SDSN) (131701) FULL

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An evening of storytelling from researchers working at the forefront of SDGs 5, 7 and 10, brought together by Springer Nature and the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).

This special Science Summit edition of Springer Nature Storytellers, in partnership with SDSN, highlights the personal stories of researchers and their work in areas relating to Affordable and Clean Energy (SDG 7), with added insights into Gender Equality (SDG 5) and Reduced Inequalities (SDG 10).

Inspirational, captivating, and definitely surprising, you will hear about the experiences of experts on the cutting edge of their respective fields, who have been specially trained for this event by The Story Collider.

Our speakers will explore topics related to social justice, the role of women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), and consider the post-SDG agenda.

The event will be hosted by Laura Helmuth, Editor-in-Chief of Scientific American, and there will be a chance for you to ask your questions during the Q&A panel.

Our Storytellers will be:

Dr. Naaborle Sackeyfio, Associate Professor Global and Intercultural Studies, Miami University.
Dr. Jennifer Russell, Assistant Professor in Sustainable Biomaterials, Virginia Tech.
Dr. Kathleen J. Hancock, Associate Professor of Political Science, Colorado School of Mines.
Alice Wu, Senior Associate, Science Policy, Federation of American Scientists.
Amy Myers Jaffe, Research Professor and Director of the Energy, Climate Justice and Sustainability Lab, Center on Global Affairs, New York University.

Speakers

Laura Helmuth

Editor in Chief of Scientific American

Laura Helmuth is editor in chief of Scientific American. She has previously been health and science editor at the Washington Post, digital news director at National Geographic, science and health editor at Slate, science editor at Smithsonian, and a news editor and reporter at Science... Read More →

Alice Wu

Senior Associate, Science Policy, Federation of American Scientists

Alice is a Senior Associate in Science Policy working on climate and metascience policy. She comes from an academic research background in solar cells and nanotechnology. She has also led and collaborated on design projects in Morocco, Colombia, Kenya, and India to tackle local challenges... Read More →

Amy Myers Jaffe

Research Professor and Director of the Energy, Climate Justice and Sustainability Lab, Center on Global Affairs, New York University

Amy Myers Jaffe serves as Director of the Energy, Climate Justice and Sustainability Lab at New York University's School of Professional Studies and is a research professor who teaches graduate level courses examining global climate finance, clean tech innovation, and energy and climate... Read More →

Jennifer Russell

Assistant Professor in Sustainable Biomaterials, Virginia Tech.

Dr. Russell works in the area of circular economy and sustainability, the flows of materials within economic consumption-production systems, and strategies for slowing and closing material loops. As co-author of the UNEP International Resource Panel publication “Re-defining Value... Read More →

Kathleen J. Hancock

Associate Professor of Political Science, Colorado School of Mines.

Dr. Kathleen Hancock is Associate Professor of Political Science at Colorado School of Mines, where she conducts research on the politics of renewable energy. She has published on energy regionalism, hydropower as a resource curse, African regional electricity markets, renewable energy... Read More →

Naaborle Sackeyfio

Associate Professor Global and Intercultural Studies, Miami University

Dr. Naaborle Sackeyfio is Associate Professor Global and Intercultural Studies at Miami University of Ohio. She is an expert on energy, political economy, gender and sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, she is a Science Communication Fellow at the University... Read More →