BMI 5/625, Spring 2025
May 5 /7 / Week 6
SciComm & Websites
Monday
- Principles of SciComm
- Presenting initial briefs
- How the web works
Reading
- Burns, T. W., O’Connor, D. J., & Stocklmayer, S. M. (2016). Science Communication: A Contemporary Definition. Public Understanding of Science, 12(2), 183–202. http://doi.org/10.1177/09636625030122004
- Shepherd, M. (2016, November 22). 9 Tips For Communicating Science To People Who Are Not Scientists. Forbes, pp. 1–4.
- Simis, M. J., Madden, H., Cacciatore, M. A., & Yeo, S. K. (2016). The lure of rationality: Why does the deficit model persist in science communication?:. Public Understanding of Science, 25(4), 400–414. http://doi.org/10.1177/0963662516629749
- Brown University Science Center’s Quick Guide to Scientific Communication is a great jumping-off point for further exploration.
Resources
Wednesday
Netlify & Blogdown lab
Resources
About RMarkdown, Blogdown & Hugo
- Xie, Thomas, & Hill. blogdown: Creating Websites with R Markdown
- See also the chapter on a simple RMarkdown site
- Hugo Theme Directory
About academic homepages
- OHSU Presentation on the subject
- Example “About Me” bios: