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6 Communicating with Policy Makers
Pages 41-44

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... • Updated and expanded science policy training programs could help scientists communicate effectively and ethically with policy makers and lead to deeper discussions from both sides of how science policy and science-informed policy is made.
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... First, policy makers are more exposed than the average person to multiple channels of information, including actors with deep political motivations. Second, elected officials have greater access to sources of information from specialists, such as the testimony of experts and information analyses provided by the Congressional Research Service.
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... The AAAS will use the findings to update and expand its science policy training programs for scientists, engineers, and students; to expand the resources available in their fellowship programs, including the Leshner Leadership Institute for Public Engagement with Science and Technology; and to share materials with its 250-plus affiliate societies. In addition, the project has been designed to be mutually beneficial to policy makers and scientists, Nash said.
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... The study will also lay the groundwork for subsequent studies that could investigate more specific questions, such as how the scientific community and policy makers in specific districts or states interact. David Herring, program manager of the Communication, Education, and Engagement Division at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Program Office, observed that members of the U.S.
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