Special effort is made to ensure both gender and ethnic diversity among volunteers. Speakers are available to cover more than 200 topics, including those of special interest to women and minorities, information on career paths in science, and information about biomedical discoveries. Scientists trained in research often have little experience writing their results or giving scientific presentations. ORWH allocates funds to the Office of Science Education to support two new programs. Writing About Science teaches young researchers how to write their research results in a clear and cogent fashion.
Priority is given to re-entry awardees.
Talking About Science , which is offered to intramural researchers, deals with techniques for organizing and presenting a scientific talk, including effective body language and voices. Both programs consist of four or five weekly three-hour sessions. This project is aimed at girls in middle school, an age when many previously interested in science decide they are not interested or that science is too hard for them. A video that depicts women in biomedical research will be the keystone of the series. It will show women in basic and clinical research, and in medical practice.