Development of Center for Science, Health, and Society

Project Description Narrative:

Project funds will be used to create a center at MCW whose mission is to strengthen science literacy and foster public engagement in science and health policy development through education, research, and citizen deliberation.

Working in collaboration with faculty from both basic science and clinical departments, the new center will strengthen MCW’s leadership role in transferring knowledge to lay audiences, articulating the important role that science plays in our society, and increasing science literacy, especially among youth. Through its research, the Center will add to knowledge regarding the impact of an informed public on science and health policy development.