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Science Diplomacy

Science Communication – Changes in the Relationship between Science and Society

Open access, integrity in research, and best practices for communication were among the array of topics discussed at the Symposium on Science Communication, which took place on Friday, September 15th at the University of California, Berkeley. Moderated by Julia Schaletzky, Executive Director of the Harry Wheeler Center for Emerging & Neglected Diseases (CEND) at UC Berkeley, the symposium began with a keynote by Nobel laureate Randy Schekman (Medicine, 2013). Consul General Oliver Schramm also greeted attendees, highlighting the importance of science communication for the development of our society.

Transatlantic Cooperation

New Partnership Between DWIH San Francisco and BSI

The DWIH San Francisco is delighted to announce that the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), an agency of the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI), has joined our network of supporters. We held a ceremony on Friday, September 8th at the residence of the German Consul General Oliver Schramm to mark the start of many fruitful years of cooperation in the Bay Area.

Academic Conference

DWIH SF @ American Chemical Society

Last week, DWIH San Francisco had a shared stand with the German Research Foundation (DFG) and participated at the 2023 American Chemical Society Fall Meeting in San Francisco. Nearly 15,000 people from all over the world registered for the conference.

DWIH

Successful DWIH Network Day in Bavaria: International Cooperation in Focus

Munich, June 22, 2023 – The DWIH Network Day took place in Munich based on the joint initiative of the Bavarian University Center for Latin America (BAYLAT) and the central office of the German Science and Innovation Houses (DWIH) in the DAAD.

University Partnerships

DWIH San Francisco in University World News

We are delighted to see the partnership among Lehigh University, Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, and University Alliance Ruhr get off the ground! Earlier in the year, we held an event on promoting best practices for fostering entrepreneurship within the university ecosystem.

Transatlantic Cooperation

Roundtable on Deep Tech and Science-Based Startups

On Friday, July 21st, the German Center for Research and Innovation (DWIH) San Francisco held a private roundtable with Dr. Anna Christmann, Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy at the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK). The topic, Deep Tech and Science-based Startups, brought together experts in their field to discuss artificial intelligence and the range of new possibilities for AI-based start-ups.

Supporter News

DAAD RISE Worldwide 2024

RISE Worldwide starts its 15th year! In the past years more than 3,700 undergraduate students from German universities interned abroad as research assistants. And once more research groups from all over the world that are interested in hosting a research assistant from Germany in the summer of 2024 are invited to submit project offers to RISE Worldwide. Canadian professors already had to submit their offer through the Mitacs database as Mitacs handles the Canadian side of the program.

Supporter Event

6th German-American Mobility Dialogue

On July 10th, DWIH San Francisco supported the 6th German-American Future Mobility Dialogue, hosted by the German-American Chamber of Commerce (GACC) West in San Francisco. This event explored the opportunities of autonomous individual road transportation while also covering the technical, legal, social, economical and human-factors related hurdles relating to its introduction. Held as a precursor event of the Road Transportation Symposium (ARTS 2023), the forum fostered a transatlantic exchange of knowledge and network building between experts from industry, academia and policy-making.

Transatlantic Collaboration

The Future of Aging: Transatlantic Perspectives on Digital Health Tech

On May 31st, the German Center for Research and Innovation (DWIH) San Francisco, along with CITRIS and the Banatao Institute held a joint event, titled “The Future of Aging: Transatlantic Perspectives on Digital Health Tech,” which planted the seeds for a new collaboration between CITRIS Health and the Digital Urban Center for Aging and Health (DUCAH) in Germany. Please click here for a one-page summary of the event, for the presenters’ slides, and for the recording.

The Importance of Acceptance of Climate Research Findings for Political and Social Action

Trust in Science

On Tuesday, May 24th, we spent the day at the Thomas Mann House in Los Angeles for their event: “Trust in Science in the Context of Climate Change Action.” This event brought together Professors Rebeca Méndez, Jon Krosnick, Craig Callender, and Ursula Heise, who offered interdisciplinary perspectives on how we can increase awareness of the climate crisis and call to action through messaging and art, statistics on how Americans perceive climate change, as well as pitfalls that the scientific community has faced in fostering trust in its work.