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Why Scientists & Scholars Should Communicate Through the Media Despite the Risks

Tuesday, March 24th, 2026
Laura Helmuth
5:30 PM

Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum
600 S Gregory, Urbana

Event Description

New restrictions on funding, collaborations, and inclusion are disrupting crucial research and limiting who is allowed to pursue it. Experts who share their knowledge with journalists or communicate directly through mass media face risks but can make a difference. We'll cover best practices, practical advice, and possible outcomes of doing so, and how people in different fields of expertise can support one another's overlapping missions.

For more information please contact sawyerseminar@illinois.edu


Mellon Sawyer Seminar Series | At Risk U: The Past, Present, and Future of Academic Freedom
An event series examining risk management as an organizing priority & feature of universities

Laura Helmuth

Science writer (Slate, Scientific American, Washington Post and others)