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SUMMARY:Charting a third path: Fair use\, open access\, an
 d university-built datasets for academic AI
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 ="container">\n <div class="row" style="width:100%
 \;">\n <div class="col" style="width:33%\;float:le
 ft\;">\n <p><img alt="Orange text reads “open OCTO
 BER” with an open padlock symbol forming the “o.” 
 “2026” appears in black text to the left beneath t
 he padlock." src="https://becker.wustl.edu/wp-cont
 ent/uploads/2026-open-october-feature.png" style="
 width:300px\;" /></p>\n </div>\n \n <div class="co
 l" style="width:66%\;padding:30px 0 0 30px\;">\n <
 p style="color:#f37d21\;font-size:22px\;"><strong>
 Charting a third path: Fair use\, open access\, an
 d university-built datasets for academic AI</stron
 g></p>\n </div>\n </div>\n </div>\n \n <div style=
 "clear:both\;"> </div>\n \n <p>Presented by Bernar
 d Becker Medical Library\, Center for Health & Sci
 ence Communication at Becker Library and WashU Lib
 raries\, in recognition of International Open Acce
 ss Week.</p>\n \n <p>Researchers who want to apply
  AI and text-data-mining methods to large collecti
 ons face a familiar bind: the materials they need 
 are hard to reach\, and the two paths on offer bot
 h carry costs. Commercial AI developers gather tex
 t at scale with little transparency\, while publis
 hers increasingly ask universities to license ever
 y computational use. This talk makes the case for 
 a third path. It revisits why fair use is a built-
 in safeguard for research rather than a loophole\,
  drawing on the mass-digitization decisions that s
 ettled the point\, and situates that doctrine with
 in the federal open-access and information policy 
 now facing legal challenge. It then turns to Trans
 parent Books\, a Mellon-funded partnership among H
 athiTrust\, Northeastern\, and Authors Alliance th
 at gives academic researchers a community-governed
 \, noncommercial way to build their own datasets f
 or AI work grounded in scholarly values.</p>\n \n 
 <p style="margin-bottom:11px\;"><img alt="Open pad
 lock symbol filled with colorful computer code on 
 a light background\, representing open access or u
 nlocked digital content." src="https://becker.wust
 l.edu/wp-content/uploads/dave-hansen.png" style="m
 argin:0 15px 0 0\;float:left\;width:100px\;" /><st
 rong>Dave Hansen</strong><br />\n Executive Direct
 or<br />\n Authors Alliance</p>\n \n <div style="c
 lear:both\;"> </div>\n \n <p>Dave Hansen is the Ex
 ecutive Director of Authors Alliance. Prior to joi
 ning the Authors Alliance\, Dave was an Associate 
 University Librarian and Lead for Copyright & Info
 rmation Policy at Duke University Libraries\, wher
 e he was responsible for core research and collect
 ions support for faculty and students. Dave has te
 stified before Congress\, the U.S. Copyright Offic
 e\, and the USPTO on copyright\, AI\, open access\
 , and fair use issues affecting academic authors a
 nd universities\, and has experience teaching and 
 advising researchers\, publishers\, and librarians
  on copyright\, fair use\, and authors rights. He 
 received his JD and MSLS from UNC Chapel Hill.</p>
 </body></html>
DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Charting a third pat
 h: Fair use\, open access\, and university-built d
 atasets for academic AI\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 
 \n  \n \n \n Presented by Bernard Becker Medical L
 ibrary\, Center for Health & Science Communication
  at Becker Library and WashU Libraries\, in recogn
 ition of International Open Access Week.\n \n \n \
 n Researchers who want to apply AI and text-data-m
 ining methods to large collections face a familiar
  bind: the materials they need are hard to reach\,
  and the two paths on offer both carry costs. Comm
 ercial AI developers gather text at scale with lit
 tle transparency\, while publishers increasingly a
 sk universities to license every computational use
 . This talk makes the case for a third path. It re
 visits why fair use is a built-in safeguard for re
 search rather than a loophole\, drawing on the mas
 s-digitization decisions that settled the point\, 
 and situates that doctrine within the federal open
 -access and information policy now facing legal ch
 allenge. It then turns to Transparent Books\, a Me
 llon-funded partnership among HathiTrust\, Northea
 stern\, and Authors Alliance that gives academic r
 esearchers a community-governed\, noncommercial wa
 y to build their own datasets for AI work grounded
  in scholarly values.\n \n \n \n Dave Hansen\n \n 
 Executive Director\n \n Authors Alliance\n \n \n \
 n  \n \n \n Dave Hansen is the Executive Director 
 of Authors Alliance. Prior to joining the Authors 
 Alliance\, Dave was an Associate University Librar
 ian and Lead for Copyright & Information Policy at
  Duke University Libraries\, where he was responsi
 ble for core research and collections support for 
 faculty and students. Dave has testified before Co
 ngress\, the U.S. Copyright Office\, and the USPTO
  on copyright\, AI\, open access\, and fair use is
 sues affecting academic authors and universities\,
  and has experience teaching and advising research
 ers\, publishers\, and librarians on copyright\, f
 air use\, and authors rights. He received his JD a
 nd MSLS from UNC Chapel Hill.\n \n 
CATEGORIES:Presentation/Lecture
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261020T120000
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261020T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261020T130000
LOCATION:Zoom link will be provided before the session\n 
URL:https://becker.wustl.edu/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=960
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:CiviCRM_EventID_956_4648ad046ce9282d92c6599c5429c299@becker.wustl.edu
SUMMARY:Introduction to Python - Data Visualization
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC
  "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"><html><body><p>This ha
 nds-on workshop introduces Python libraries common
 ly used for plotting and demonstrates the creation
  of data visualizations using Python.</p></body></
 html>
DESCRIPTION:This hands-on workshop introduces Python libraries
  commonly used for plotting and demonstrates the c
 reation of data visualizations using Python.\n \n 
CATEGORIES:Workshop
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T100000
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261022T113000
LOCATION:Erlanger Interactive Classroom and Virtually on Zo
 om\n McDonnell Medical Sciences Building\, Floor 1
  (near the Shell café)\n 660 S. Euclid Ave.\n St. 
 Louis\, MO 63110\n United States\n 
URL:https://becker.wustl.edu/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=956
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:CiviCRM_EventID_962_4648ad046ce9282d92c6599c5429c299@becker.wustl.edu
SUMMARY:Find evidence of research impact in policy using O
 verton (and more!)
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  "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"><html><body><div class
 ="container">\n <div class="row" style="width:100%
 \;">\n <div class="col" style="width:33%\;float:le
 ft\;">\n <p><img alt="Orange text reads “open OCTO
 BER” with an open padlock symbol forming the “o.” 
 “2026” appears in black text to the left beneath t
 he padlock." src="https://becker.wustl.edu/wp-cont
 ent/uploads/2026-open-october-feature.png" style="
 width:300px\;" /></p>\n </div>\n \n <div class="co
 l" style="width:66%\;padding:30px 0 0 30px\;">\n <
 p style="color:#f37d21\;font-size:22px\;"><strong>
 Find evidence of research impact in policy using O
 verton (and more!)</strong></p>\n </div>\n </div>\
 n </div>\n \n <div style="clear:both\;">&nbsp\;</d
 iv>\n \n <p>Presented by Bernard Becker Medical Li
 brary\, Center for Health &amp\; Science Communica
 tion at Becker Library and WashU Libraries\, in re
 cognition of International Open Access Week.</p>\n
  \n <p>In this session\, attendees will:</p>\n \n 
 <ul>\n 	<li>Receive an introduction to Overton and
  its main use cases for researchers</li>\n 	<li>Ga
 in foundational knowledge about Overton&rsquo\;s d
 ata</li>\n 	<li>Become familiar with key search fu
 nctionalities\, features\, Overton&rsquo\;s export
 s</li>\n 	<li>Learn about Overton&#39\;s impact da
 shboards and how to set one up</li>\n </ul>\n \n <
 p style="margin-bottom:11px\;"><img alt="Open padl
 ock symbol filled with colorful computer code on a
  light background\, representing open access or un
 locked digital content." src="https://becker.wustl
 .edu/wp-content/uploads/2026-lock-image.png" style
 ="margin:0 15px 0 0\;float:left\;width:100px\;" />
 <strong>Inesia Adolph</strong><br />\n Head of Eng
 agement and Customer Education<br />\n Overton</p>
 \n \n <div style="clear:both\;">&nbsp\;</div></bod
 y></html>
DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Find evidence of res
 earch impact in policy using Overton (and more!)\n
  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n Presented by
  Bernard Becker Medical Library\, Center for Healt
 h & Science Communication at Becker Library and Wa
 shU Libraries\, in recognition of International Op
 en Access Week.\n \n \n \n In this session\, atten
 dees will:\n \n \n \n \n 	Receive an introduction 
 to Overton and its main use cases for researchers\
 n 	Gain foundational knowledge about Overton’s dat
 a\n 	Become familiar with key search functionaliti
 es\, features\, Overton’s exports\n 	Learn about O
 verton's impact dashboards and how to set one up\n
  \n \n Inesia Adolph\n \n Head of Engagement and C
 ustomer Education\n \n Overton\n \n \n \n  \n 
CATEGORIES:Presentation/Lecture
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261028T100000
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261028T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261028T110000
LOCATION:Zoom link will be provided before the session\n 
URL:https://becker.wustl.edu/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=962
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:CiviCRM_EventID_966_4648ad046ce9282d92c6599c5429c299@becker.wustl.edu
SUMMARY:MATLAB MathWorks Webinar: Agentic AI workflows wit
 h MATLAB and Simulink
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC
  "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"><html><body><p>Discove
 r how agentic AI is transforming engineering workf
 lows with MATLAB and Simulink. In this session\, w
 e will explore how AI agents can assist with writi
 ng MATLAB code\, running simulations\, analyzing r
 esults\, debugging models and iterating on designs
  while engineers remain in control of the process.
  Participants will learn how MATLAB and Simulink p
 rovide engineering-specific capabilities through t
 rusted computational tools\, simulation-driven val
 idation and curated agent skills that accelerate d
 evelopment and decision-making. The session will a
 lso showcase practical examples of agentic AI appl
 ied to Model-Based Design\, control systems and en
 gineering analysis workflows.</p>\n \n <p><img alt
 ="jon-loftin.png" src="https://becker.wustl.edu/wp
 -content/uploads/jon-loftin.png" style="float:left
 \;width:150px\;padding:10px 20px 20px 0\;" /></p>\
 n \n <p>Jon Loftin is a Senior Customer Success En
 gineer at MathWorks. Jon&rsquo\;s background is in
  mathematics. More specifically\, implementing mat
 hematics in a computer. He holds degrees in mathem
 atics: a BS from Southern Arkansas University\, a 
 MS from the University of Arkansas\, and a Ph.D. f
 rom Texas Tech University. He has had years of tea
 ching experience\, from teaching at the Naval Nucl
 ear Power School to teaching as an Assistant Profe
 ssor. Jon&rsquo\;s research focus is building effi
 cient integration techniques in finite element met
 hods.</p>\n \n <p>Questions? Contact Maze Ndukum a
 t <a href="mailto:ndukummaze@wustl.edu" rel="noref
 errer noopener" target="_blank">ndukummaze@wustl.e
 du</a>.</p></body></html>
DESCRIPTION:Discover how agentic AI is transforming engineerin
 g workflows with MATLAB and Simulink. In this sess
 ion\, we will explore how AI agents can assist wit
 h writing MATLAB code\, running simulations\, anal
 yzing results\, debugging models and iterating on 
 designs while engineers remain in control of the p
 rocess. Participants will learn how MATLAB and Sim
 ulink provide engineering-specific capabilities th
 rough trusted computational tools\, simulation-dri
 ven validation and curated agent skills that accel
 erate development and decision-making. The session
  will also showcase practical examples of agentic 
 AI applied to Model-Based Design\, control systems
  and engineering analysis workflows.\n \n \n \n \n
  \n \n \n Jon Loftin is a Senior Customer Success 
 Engineer at MathWorks. Jon’s background is in math
 ematics. More specifically\, implementing mathemat
 ics in a computer. He holds degrees in mathematics
 : a BS from Southern Arkansas University\, a MS fr
 om the University of Arkansas\, and a Ph.D. from T
 exas Tech University. He has had years of teaching
  experience\, from teaching at the Naval Nuclear P
 ower School to teaching as an Assistant Professor.
  Jon’s research focus is building efficient integr
 ation techniques in finite element methods.\n \n \
 n \n Questions? Contact Maze Ndukum at ndukummaze@
 wustl.edu (mailto:ndukummaze@wustl.edu).\n \n 
CATEGORIES:Workshop
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261029T140000
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261029T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261029T150000
LOCATION:Zoom link will be provided before the workshop\n 
URL:https://becker.wustl.edu/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=966
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:CiviCRM_EventID_958_4648ad046ce9282d92c6599c5429c299@becker.wustl.edu
SUMMARY:Introduction to R - Data Analysis using Base R
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC
  "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"><html><body><p>Join us
  to learn about the R programming language\, R dat
 a objects and basic R code for some common data an
 alysis tasks. A small example dataset will be used
  to demonstrate data exploration\, manipulation\, 
 and visualization using built-in functions in base
  R.</p></body></html>
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn about the R programming language\
 , R data objects and basic R code for some common 
 data analysis tasks. A small example dataset will 
 be used to demonstrate data exploration\, manipula
 tion\, and visualization using built-in functions 
 in base R.\n \n 
CATEGORIES:Workshop
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261104T100000
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261104T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261104T113000
LOCATION:Erlanger Interactive Classroom and Virtually on Zo
 om\n McDonnell Medical Sciences Building\, Floor 1
  (near the Shell café)\n 660 S. Euclid Ave.\n St. 
 Louis\, MO 63110\n United States\n 
URL:https://becker.wustl.edu/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=958
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:CiviCRM_EventID_963_4648ad046ce9282d92c6599c5429c299@becker.wustl.edu
SUMMARY:Less is more: Crafting and delivering compelling m
 essages
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC
  "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"><html><body><p>As a re
 searcher\, you are highly knowledgeable in your fi
 eld\, and writing a scholarly paper or presenting 
 your latest findings is usually easy. But explaini
 ng your work to people outside your professional c
 ircle may be difficult\, especially if you have li
 mited time. In this workshop\, you will learn and 
 practice how to:</p>\n \n <ul>\n 	<li>Eliminate ja
 rgon to improve clarity and accessibility</li>\n 	
 <li>Distill your core message down to its most vit
 al elements</li>\n 	<li>Deliver memorable messages
  tailored to short timeframes and diverse audience
 s</li>\n </ul>\n \n <p style="margin-bottom:11px\;
 "><strong>Speakers:</strong><br />\n <img alt="Myc
 hal Voorhees" src="https://becker.wustl.edu/wp-con
 tent/uploads/voorhees-2023.png" style="margin:0 15
 px 0 0\;float:left\;width:100px\;" />Mychal Voorhe
 es<br />\n Senior Health Communication Specialist<
 br />\n Center for Health &amp\; Science Communica
 tion at Becker Library</p>\n \n <div style="clear:
 both\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n \n <p style="margin-bottom
 :11px\;"><img alt="Monica Sala-Rabanal" src="https
 ://becker.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/Sala-Rabana
 l-small-square-300x300.png" style="margin:0 15px 0
  0\;float:left\;width:100px\;" />Monica Sala-Raban
 al<br />\n Science Communication Specialist<br />\
 n Center for Health &amp\; Science Communication a
 t Becker Library</p>\n \n <div style="clear:both\;
 ">&nbsp\;</div>\n \n <p>Coffee and pastries will b
 e served. This session is open to everyone at Wash
 U\, but registration is required.</p></body></html
 >
DESCRIPTION:As a researcher\, you are highly knowledgeable in 
 your field\, and writing a scholarly paper or pres
 enting your latest findings is usually easy. But e
 xplaining your work to people outside your profess
 ional circle may be difficult\, especially if you 
 have limited time. In this workshop\, you will lea
 rn and practice how to:\n \n \n \n \n 	Eliminate j
 argon to improve clarity and accessibility\n 	Dist
 ill your core message down to its most vital eleme
 nts\n 	Deliver memorable messages tailored to shor
 t timeframes and diverse audiences\n \n \n Speaker
 s:\n \n Mychal Voorhees\n \n Senior Health Communi
 cation Specialist\n \n Center for Health & Science
  Communication at Becker Library\n \n \n \n  \n \n
  \n Monica Sala-Rabanal\n \n Science Communication
  Specialist\n \n Center for Health & Science Commu
 nication at Becker Library\n \n \n \n  \n \n \n Co
 ffee and pastries will be served. This session is 
 open to everyone at WashU\, but registration is re
 quired.\n \n 
CATEGORIES:Presentation/Lecture
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261110T100000
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261110T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261110T113000
LOCATION:Bernard Becker Medical Library - Room 405\n 
URL:https://becker.wustl.edu/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=963
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:CiviCRM_EventID_964_4648ad046ce9282d92c6599c5429c299@becker.wustl.edu
SUMMARY:November SciComm Journal Club
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC
  "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"><html><body><style>\n 
 .crm-section.event_contact-section > div.contact-s
 tatement {\n display:none\;\n }\n button.edit-link
  {\n  display:none\;\n }\n </style>\n <p>In our ne
 xt SciComm Journal Club session\, we will discuss 
 evolving perspectives and policies on the use of a
 rtificial intelligence (AI) to draft a research pa
 per or assist with peer review. Does the type of u
 se or the section of the paper matter? Does it mak
 e a difference if the use of AI is disclosed? In <
 a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025
 -01463-8" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank
 ">Is it OK for AI to write science papers? Nature 
 survey shows researchers are split</a>\, participa
 nts will gain insight into how academic researcher
 s across countries and career stages view these is
 sues and will have an opportunity to share their o
 wn perspectives. Katie Funk (Bernard Becker Medica
 l Library) will facilitate the discussion.</p>\n \
 n <p>Come together with people from different fiel
 ds\, professional avenues and career stages&mdash\
 ;all with a shared interest in science communicati
 on\, but each with their unique perspective. Readi
 ng is suggested but not required to attend. Refres
 hments will be served!</p>\n \n <p style="margin-b
 ottom:11px\;"><strong>Facilitator:</strong><br />\
 n <img alt="Katie Funk" src="https://becker.wustl.
 edu/wp-content/uploads/Katie-Funk_300x300px.png" s
 tyle="margin:0 15px 0 0\;float:left\;width:100px\;
 " />Katie Funk<br />\n Associate Director<br />\n 
 Bernard Becker Medical Library</p>\n \n <div style
 ="clear:both\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n \n <p>This event i
 s open to all of WashU and is hosted by the Center
  for Health &amp\; Science Communication at Becker
  Library. Contact  Monica Sala-Rabanal at <a href=
 "mailto:msala@wustl.edu" rel="noreferrer noopener"
  target="_blank">msala@wustl.edu</a> with any ques
 tions.</p></body></html>
DESCRIPTION:\n .crm-section.event_contact-section > div.contac
 t-statement {\n display:none\;\n }\n button.edit-l
 ink {\n  display:none\;\n }\n \n In our next SciCo
 mm Journal Club session\, we will discuss evolving
  perspectives and policies on the use of artificia
 l intelligence (AI) to draft a research paper or a
 ssist with peer review. Does the type of use or th
 e section of the paper matter? Does it make a diff
 erence if the use of AI is disclosed? In Is it OK 
 for AI to write science papers? Nature survey show
 s researchers are split (https://www.nature.com/ar
 ticles/d41586-025-01463-8)\, participants will gai
 n insight into how academic researchers across cou
 ntries and career stages view these issues and wil
 l have an opportunity to share their own perspecti
 ves. Katie Funk (Bernard Becker Medical Library) w
 ill facilitate the discussion.\n \n \n \n Come tog
 ether with people from different fields\, professi
 onal avenues and career stages—all with a shared i
 nterest in science communication\, but each with t
 heir unique perspective. Reading is suggested but 
 not required to attend. Refreshments will be serve
 d!\n \n \n \n Facilitator:\n \n Katie Funk\n \n As
 sociate Director\n \n Bernard Becker Medical Libra
 ry\n \n \n \n  \n \n \n This event is open to all 
 of WashU and is hosted by the Center for Health & 
 Science Communication at Becker Library. Contact  
 Monica Sala-Rabanal at msala@wustl.edu (mailto:msa
 la@wustl.edu) with any questions.\n \n 
CATEGORIES:Presentation/Lecture
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261111T150000
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261111T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261111T160000
LOCATION:Farrell Learning and Teaching Center - Room 205\n 
 United States\n 
URL:https://becker.wustl.edu/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=964
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:CiviCRM_EventID_957_4648ad046ce9282d92c6599c5429c299@becker.wustl.edu
SUMMARY:Introduction to R - using R Packages: ggplot2
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC
  "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"><html><body><p>This ha
 nds-on workshop introduces the fundamentals of R p
 ackages and demonstrates basic data visualizations
  using ggplot2 in RStudio.</p></body></html>
DESCRIPTION:This hands-on workshop introduces the fundamentals
  of R packages and demonstrates basic data visuali
 zations using ggplot2 in RStudio.\n \n 
CATEGORIES:Workshop
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261112T090000
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261112T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261112T103000
LOCATION:Erlanger Interactive Classroom and Virtually on Zo
 om\n McDonnell Medical Sciences Building\, Floor 1
  (near the Shell café)\n 660 S. Euclid Ave.\n St. 
 Louis\, MO 63110\n United States\n 
URL:https://becker.wustl.edu/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=957
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:CiviCRM_EventID_965_4648ad046ce9282d92c6599c5429c299@becker.wustl.edu
SUMMARY:SciComm Seminar: Adapting health communication for
  today's information landscape
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC
  "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"><html><body><p>In toda
 y&rsquo\;s fragmented health information landscape
 \, building trust is essential. Drawing on her own
  journey from an anti-vaccine household to the fro
 nt lines of science communication\, Elisabeth Marn
 ik\, PhD\, explores evidence-informed strategies f
 or health professionals: leveraging personal narra
 tive\, leading difficult conversations with empath
 y\, and prebunking misinformation. Attendees will 
 leave with practical tools to reach people in thei
 r communities.</p>\n \n <p><strong>Objectives:</st
 rong></p>\n \n <ul>\n 	<li>Explain the benefits of
  narrative-based communication and identify at lea
 st one opportunity to incorporate storytelling int
 o their practice.</li>\n 	<li>Apply an empathy-fir
 st framework for navigating resistant or polarized
  health conversations that centers the person befo
 re the information.</li>\n 	<li><span style="font-
 size:12pt\;">Distinguish prebunking from debunking
  and understand the value of prebunking in reachin
 g communities.</span></li>\n 	<li>Identify communi
 cation habits and word choices that may unintentio
 nally create distance from the communities they su
 pport.</li>\n </ul>\n \n <p style="margin-bottom:1
 1px\;"><strong>Speaker:</strong><br />\n <img alt=
 "Elisabeth Marnik\, PhD" src="https://becker.wustl
 .edu/wp-content/uploads/elisabeth-marnik.png" styl
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 >Elisabeth Marnik\, PhD<br />\n Executive Director
 <br />\n The Evidence Collective</p>\n \n <div sty
 le="clear:both\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n \n <p>Elisabeth 
 Marnik\, PhD\, is a science communicator and immun
 ologist. Drawing on personal experience growing up
  anti-science\, she launched Science Whiz Liz in 2
 020 and now serves as Executive Director of&nbsp\;
 <a href="https://www.evicollective.org/" rel="nore
 ferrer noopener" target="_blank">The Evidence Coll
 ective</a>\, a network of scientists\, clinicians 
 and trusted communicators bringing deep expertise 
 and proven reach to evidence-based health communic
 ation. She holds a PhD in genetics and immunology 
 from Tufts University.</p>\n \n <p>This event is o
 pen to all at WashU\, but registration is required
 . Please register to receive the Zoom link\, which
  will be provided before the event.</p></body></ht
 ml>
DESCRIPTION:In today’s fragmented health information landscape
 \, building trust is essential. Drawing on her own
  journey from an anti-vaccine household to the fro
 nt lines of science communication\, Elisabeth Marn
 ik\, PhD\, explores evidence-informed strategies f
 or health professionals: leveraging personal narra
 tive\, leading difficult conversations with empath
 y\, and prebunking misinformation. Attendees will 
 leave with practical tools to reach people in thei
 r communities.\n \n \n \n Objectives:\n \n \n \n \
 n 	Explain the benefits of narrative-based communi
 cation and identify at least one opportunity to in
 corporate storytelling into their practice.\n 	App
 ly an empathy-first framework for navigating resis
 tant or polarized health conversations that center
 s the person before the information.\n 	Distinguis
 h prebunking from debunking and understand the val
 ue of prebunking in reaching communities.\n 	Ident
 ify communication habits and word choices that may
  unintentionally create distance from the communit
 ies they support.\n \n \n Speaker:\n \n Elisabeth 
 Marnik\, PhD\n \n Executive Director\n \n The Evid
 ence Collective\n \n \n \n  \n \n \n Elisabeth Mar
 nik\, PhD\, is a science communicator and immunolo
 gist. Drawing on personal experience growing up an
 ti-science\, she launched Science Whiz Liz in 2020
  and now serves as Executive Director of The Evide
 nce Collective (https://www.evicollective.org/)\, 
 a network of scientists\, clinicians and trusted c
 ommunicators bringing deep expertise and proven re
 ach to evidence-based health communication. She ho
 lds a PhD in genetics and immunology from Tufts Un
 iversity.\n \n \n \n This event is open to all at 
 WashU\, but registration is required. Please regis
 ter to receive the Zoom link\, which will be provi
 ded before the event.\n \n 
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URL:https://becker.wustl.edu/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=965
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SUMMARY:Becker archives roadshow - November edition: Food\
 , recipes and parties!
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  "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"><html><body><p><img al
 t="Becker Archives Roadshow title graphic featurin
 g cut-out style letters over a faint St. Louis cit
 y skyline and the text “WashU MEDICINE.”" src="htt
 ps://becker.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/Archives-
 Roadshow_Webpostcard-sm.png" /></p>\n \n <p><stron
 g>Becker Archives is hitting the road! Come see us
  to peruse vintage cookbooks and other food-themed
  items from our archival collections\, and take ho
 me some old-fashioned recipe cards to try at your 
 next party!</strong></p>\n \n <p><strong><a href="
 /news/introducing-the-becker-archives-roadshow/">L
 earn more</a> about the upcoming roadshow events\,
  including a sneak peek at some of the pieces that
  will be featured!</strong></p>\n \n <p><img alt="
 Six anthropomorphic items including a blueprint\, 
 an airmail envelope\, a handwritten letter\, a cas
 sette tape\, a black and white photograph\, and a 
 Nobel Prize medal." src="https://becker.wustl.edu/
 wp-content/uploads/Archives-Roadshow_Webguys-sm.pn
 g" /></p></body></html>
DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n \n Becker Archives is hitting the road! C
 ome see us to peruse vintage cookbooks and other f
 ood-themed items from our archival collections\, a
 nd take home some old-fashioned recipe cards to tr
 y at your next party!\n \n \n \n Learn more (/news
 /introducing-the-becker-archives-roadshow/) about 
 the upcoming roadshow events\, including a sneak p
 eek at some of the pieces that will be featured!\n
  \n \n \n \n \n 
CATEGORIES:ARB+CfHOM
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261117T120000
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261117T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261117T140000
LOCATION:Farrell Learning and Teaching Center (FLTC) Atrium
 \n 
URL:https://becker.wustl.edu/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=967
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