Scientific Integrity Roundtable at the University of California-Santa
Barbara May 20
Dear T.K.,
We thought you, as a signer of the scientists' statement on restoring
scientific integrity in policy making, might be interested in attending a
special panel discussion on scientific integrity in environmental
policy-making. The panel will be held at the University of California at
Santa Barbara's Bren Hall, room 1414, located on Lagoon Road. For a campus
map visit: http://www.ucsaction.org/ctt.asp?u=455233&l=91375. The panel
discussion will take place Friday, May 20 at 10:00 a.m. For scientific
integrity discussion materials for your classes or organization meetings
visit: http://www.ucsaction.org/ctt.asp?u=455233&l=91376.
Speaking at the panel discussion will be: Dr. John P. McTague, former deputy
director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and science advisor
to President Reagan; Pedro Nava, CA State Assemblymember with the highest
coastal resource protection voting record; Dr. Eric Smith, professor of
political science at UCSB whose research focuses on public opinion,
elections, and environmental politics; and Andrew Eller, 17-year U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service biologist who has worked for the past 10 years on the
Florida Panther Recovery Program. The panel will be moderated Dr. Jeff
Dozier, founding Dean and current professor at the Bren School of
Environmental Science and Management.
At California institutions and across the country, professors from many
disciplines are integrating scientific integrity issues into their classes.
Students will interact with high-profile scientists, and all participants
will be able to take concrete actions to ask decision makers for specific
reforms. The campus roundtables are a vital part of our mission to create
meaningful change in the way science informs government decision making. For
information about how you can integrate scientific integrity materials into
your organization meetings or classroom discussions visit: http://www.ucsaction.org/ctt.asp?u=455233&l=91376.
If you have any questions about the roundtable series in general, or how you
can become more actively involved, please email rsi@ucsusa.org or call UCS
Campus Roundtable Organizer Meghan Shaw at (202) 331-5427.