Engaged Curriculum Grants
Community Engagement by Cancer Scientists
Cancer research is often conducted in a lab, far away from patients and families affected by the disease. But these patients face myriad challenges including physical, emotional, financial and legal issues that can’t be understood by looking through a microscope. A new graduate certificate in public communication — comprised of three workshops and a seminar series — promotes interaction between students and local cancer patients, teaching trainees skills in science communication and exposing them to patients’ perspectives on issues in cancer biology. At the same time, community members learn how to partner with academic scientists, learn about the basic science of cancer and its treatment, and become better advocates for themselves and cancer research.
Grant type: Development
The Team
- Lauren Chambliss, Department of Communication
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences - Bruce Lewenstein, Department of Communication
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences - Kristy Richards, Department of Biomedical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine - Bob Riter
Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes - Bob Weiss, Department of Biomedical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine - Community partner: Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes
Engaged Curriculum Grants
Funding teams who are integrating community engagement into new and existing majors, minors and curricula.