Science Communication Workshop “Why Do We Care?” Panel

Science Communication Workshop “Why Do We Care?” Panel

Press officers shared their experiences and challenges publishing press releases about Japanese science in English during a presentation titled “Why Do We Care?” at the International Science Communication Workshop. From left: Norifumi Miyokawa, senior research administrator from Hiroshima University, Tomoko Kurata, specially appointed assistant professor at the National Institute for Basic Biology, Saeko Okada, senior press officer at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Euan McKay, project researcher in the University of Tokyo Public Relations Office, and Amane Koizumi, project professor at the National Institutes of Natural Sciences.

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24 March 2015

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