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SUMMARY: Science in the Age of Misinformation\, with Katie Gibbs\, Evidence
for Democracy
DESCRIPTION: Join us for this Policy in Practice event with Katie Gibbs\, E
D of Evidence for Democracy\, to discuss the role that researchers play in
a political environment that is increasingly polarized and influenced by mi
sinformation.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: In the lead up to the federal election\, i
t is more important than ever to understand the role that researchers play
in shaping policy. Join us for this special Policy in Practice eve
nt with Dr. Katie Gibbs\, Executive Director of Evidence for Democracy\, Ca
nada's leading\, national\, non-partisan\, and not-for-profit organization
promoting science and the transparent use of evidence in government decisio
n making. A Musqueam land acknowledgement\, welcome remarks and moderation
of this event will be provided by MPPGA students Joshua Tafel\, and Chengkun Lv.
Pizza will be pro
vided starting at noon on first come\, first serve basis. Please RSVP.
What role do researchers play in a political environment that is
increasingly polarized and influenced by misinformation? Dr. Katie Gibbs\,
Executive Director of Evidence for Democracy\, will give an overview of th
e current state of science integrity and science policy in Canada highlight
ing progress made over the past four years and what this means in a context
of growing anti-expert movements in Canada and around the world. Dr. Gibbs
will share concrete ways for researchers to engage heading into a critical
federal election\, and how they can have lasting policy impact.
Bio: Katie Gibbs is a scientist\, organizer and advocate for s
cience and evidence-based policies. While completing her Ph.D. at the Unive
rsity of Ottawa in Biology\, she was one of the lead organizers of the ‘Dea
th of Evidence’—one of the largest science rallies in Canadian history. Kat
ie co-founded Evidence for Democracy\, Canada's leading\, national\, non-pa
rtisan\, and not-for-profit organization promoting science and the transpar
ent use of evidence in government decision making. Her ongoing success in a
dvocating for the restoration of public science in Canada has made Katie a
go-to resource for national and international media outlets including S
cience\, The Guardian and the Globe and Mail.
Katie has
also been involved in international efforts to increase evidence-based dec
ision-making and advises science integrity movements in other countries and
is a member of the Open Government Partnership Multi-stakeholder Forum.
Disclaimer: Please
note that by registering via Eventbrite\, your information will be stored
on the Eventbrite server\, which is located outside Canada. If you do not w
ish to use this service\, please email Joelle.Lee@ubc.ca directly to register. Thank yo
u.
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