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Scientific Sessions
Friday, February 17, 2017
8:00 AM-9:30 AM
Symposium Track: Agriculture and Food
Arsenic in Food: From Soil to Plate to Policy
Symposium Track: Physics and Astronomy
Cloudy with a Chance of Solar Flares: Quantifying the Risk of Space Weather
Symposium Track: Public Policy
Gun Violence Research in the United States: Public Health and Policy Needs
Symposium Track: Biology and Neuroscience
Innovative Neurotechnologies and Strategies from the BRAIN Initiative
Symposium Track: Physics and Astronomy
New Results From Large Hadron Collider Run 2: High Precision and Discovery Potential
Symposium Track: Global Perspectives and Issues
Nuclear Forensics to Combat Terrorism
Symposium Track: Global Perspectives and Issues
Professional Misconduct: Policies on Sexual Harassment and Discrimination
Symposium Track: Public Policy
Science Policy in Transition: What to Expect in 2017 and Beyond
Symposium Track: Education and Workforce
Using Existing Evidence to Improve Undergraduate STEM Education
10:00 AM-11:30 AM
Symposium Track: Anthropology, Culture, and Language
Beringia and the Dispersal of Modern Humans to the Americas
Symposium Track: Communication and Public Programs
Bringing Scholarly Communication into the 21st Century
Symposium Track: Physics and Astronomy
Bringing the Excitement of the 2017 Solar Eclipse to the Public
Symposium Track: Engineering, Industry, and Technology
Energy Technology Policies in Europe and the U.S.: Learning From Our Differences
Symposium Track: Public Policy
Ethics and Principles for Science and Society Policymaking: The Brussels Declaration
Symposium Track: Public Policy
Evidence-Based Science Advice in the Age of Information: A Canadian Perspective
Symposium Track: Agriculture and Food
Monitoring Food Security: The Role of New Technologies
Symposium Track: Environment and Ecology
Science for the Land-Sea Interface: Informing Coastal and Nearshore Marine Policy
Symposium Track: Medical Sciences and Public Health
Shifting Perspectives on Dementia, Science, and Health Policy
Symposium Track: Education and Workforce
Using Evidence to Inform Policy for Undergraduate STEM Education
1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Symposium Track: Information Technology and Computing
Assistive and Rehabilitative Robotics
Symposium Track: Environment and Ecology
Conservation Paleobiology: Finding Solutions in the Fossil Record
Symposium Track: Global Perspectives and Issues
Global Principles for Scientific Advice to Governments
Symposium Track: Climate Change
National Climate Assessment: A Sustained Process for Providing Actionable Information
Symposium Track: Biology and Neuroscience
Optical Nanoscale Imaging: Unraveling the Chromatin Structure-Function Relationship
Symposium Track: Agriculture and Food
Precision Agriculture: Making the Most of Big Data
Symposium Track: Physics and Astronomy
Risks and Benefits in the Astrobiological Exploration of Other Worlds
Symposium Track: Information Technology and Computing
When Everyday Objects Become Internet Devices: A Science Policy Agenda
3:00 PM-4:30 PM
Symposium Track: Communication and Public Programs
Aiming for Success from Birth: Community Programs to End the Poverty of Words
Symposium Track: Engineering, Industry, and Technology
Digital Fabrication in Architecture: The Challenge to Transform the Building Industry
Symposium Track: Medical Sciences and Public Health
Microbes and Humans: Effects on Health, Disease, and Society
Symposium Track: Biology and Neuroscience
Science, Ethics, and Engagement in the Governance of Gene Drives: It Takes a Village
Symposium Track: Climate Change
Seeking Patterns of Resilience to Climate-Related Disasters
Symposium Track: Climate Change
Solar Geoengineering: What Role Could It Play in Climate Policy?
Symposium Track: Climate Change
The Peril and Promise of Forests and Soils for Achieving the Paris Temperature Goals
Symposium Track: Global Perspectives and Issues
The Rise of the Rest? High-Impact Science in a Multipolar World
Symposium Track: Behavioral and Social Sciences
The Role of Misinformation in Explaining Public Perceptions of Science
Symposium Track: Public Policy
Unfinished Business: Science Policy for the White House in the New U.S. Administration
Saturday, February 18, 2017
8:00 AM-9:30 AM
Symposium Track: Climate Change
Accelerating Low-Carbon Innovation Through Policy
Symposium Track: Behavioral and Social Sciences
Angels or Wolves to One Another? What Makes Us Prosocial, or Otherwise?
Symposium Track: Communication and Public Programs
Fake News and Social Media: Impacts on Science Communication and Education
Symposium Track: Climate Change
Global Climate Science Imperatives in a Post-Paris Agreement World
Symposium Track: Information Technology and Computing
Privacy, Security, and Policy in the Wake of the Apple/FBI Debate
Symposium Track: Public Policy
Scientific Advice Mechanisms for Policy
Symposium Track: Environment and Ecology
Should We Mine the Seafloor?
Symposium Track: Medical Sciences and Public Health
Strategies for Public Health Pandemics: Science, Clinical Practice, and Policy
Symposium Track: Public Policy
Supporting Silly-Sounding Science
10:00 AM-11:30 AM
Symposium Track: Information Technology and Computing
Artificial Intelligence, People, and Society
Symposium Track: Global Perspectives and Issues
Community-Based Social, Ecological, and Health Assessments
Symposium Track: Global Perspectives and Issues
Global Conference Start-Ups: Inclusive Science and Society Engagement
Symposium Track: Physics and Astronomy
Going Supernova: Stellar Explosions as Objects of and Tools for Discovery
Symposium Track: Environment and Ecology
Protecting the Crown Jewel of the Caribbean: Cuba's Marine Ecosystems
Symposium Track: Biology and Neuroscience
RNA Splicing at 40: Reflecting on Scientific Progress, Policy, and Social Justice
Symposium Track: Communication and Public Programs
Science Communication for Public Good
Symposium Track: Medical Sciences and Public Health
Supporting Environmental Decision-Making: Modeling Complex and Noisy Biology
Symposium Track: Public Policy
The Role of Values in Delivering Science Advice for Policy
1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Symposium Track: Education and Workforce
Finding Solutions to Implicit Bias in STEM: Thinking Fast Makes Changing Slow
Symposium Track: Medical Sciences and Public Health
Genomic and Health Data: Global Sharing and Local Governance
Symposium Track: Engineering, Industry, and Technology
Integrated Cellular Systems: Building Machines with Cells
Symposium Track: Agriculture and Food
Phytobiomes: Systems-Level Approaches to Improve Agricultural Productivity
Symposium Track: Information Technology and Computing
Programming Molecules Using Biology, Chemistry, and Computer Science
Symposium Track: Behavioral and Social Sciences
Public Attitudes About Polarized Science: Evolution, Climate Change, Zika, and GMOs
Symposium Track: Environment and Ecology
The Legacy of Deepwater Horizon
: New Science Affecting Marine Oil Development Policy
Symposium Track: Global Perspectives and Issues
Think Global, Act Local: Science Diplomacy, Communication, and Advocacy
Symposium Track: Engineering, Industry, and Technology
Urban Mobility as an Engine for Change: European Innovation for Sustainable Cities
3:00 PM-4:30 PM
Symposium Track: Information Technology and Computing
A Pathway Perspective on Expanding the Participation of Women in IT
Symposium Track: Engineering, Industry, and Technology
Green Chemistry: 25 Years of Progress
Symposium Track: Medical Sciences and Public Health
Impact of Drug Shortages and Pricing on the Health of Americans
Symposium Track: Public Policy
Making Sense of an Abundance of Knowledge to Inform Policymaking
Symposium Track: Physics and Astronomy
Opening a New Ear to the Universe with Gravitational Waves
Symposium Track: Climate Change
Sustainability in the Changing Arctic: Interdisciplinary Insights for Policy
Symposium Track: Environment and Ecology
The Effectiveness of Ecosystem Services Science in Decision-Making
Symposium Track: Biology and Neuroscience
The Neuroscience of Time and Memory
Symposium Track: Communication and Public Programs
The Power and Perils of the News Media in the Use of Scientific Evidence
Symposium Track: Medical Sciences and Public Health
Thwarting Disease Epidemics and Pandemics With Emerging Technologies
Sunday, February 19, 2017
8:00 AM-9:30 AM
Symposium Track: Medical Sciences and Public Health
Assessing the Impact of Medical Marijuana: The Grass Could Be Greener
Symposium Track: Agriculture and Food
Genetically Engineered Crops: The Evidence and the Unknowns
Symposium Track: Education and Workforce
Leveraging Linguistics to Broaden Participation in STEM
Symposium Track: Medical Sciences and Public Health
Medical Decision-Making: To Screen or Not to Screen?
Symposium Track: Public Policy
Ocean Science and Technology: Comments Requested on Federal Research Plan
Symposium Track: Agriculture and Food
Plan Bee: Pollinators, Food Production, and U.S. Policy
Symposium Track: Engineering, Industry, and Technology
Quantum Computing and Post-Quantum Cryptography
Symposium Track: Anthropology, Culture, and Language
Strengthening Health Systems in Africa: Intersections of Culture and Science
Symposium Track: Communication and Public Programs
The Paris Agreement and Leveraging Religious Support for Climate Policy
10:00 AM-11:30 AM
Symposium Track: Climate Change
Climate Change and Fisheries: Accounting for Climate Effects in Fisheries Management
Symposium Track: Engineering, Industry, and Technology
Designing and Governing the New Industrial Transformation
Symposium Track: Public Policy
Engaging People Who Don’t Trust Science for Science Policy
Symposium Track: Communication and Public Programs
From Literacy to Dialogue: How to Best Communicate (Controversial) Science
Symposium Track: Anthropology, Culture, and Language
Language Across the Life Span: Clues Predicting Alzheimer's Disease
Symposium Track: Medical Sciences and Public Health
Mathematical Modeling of Obesity: Integrating Scientific Evidence for Practical Use
Symposium Track: Education and Workforce
Policies and Practices Affecting the Success of Women in Science and Engineering
Symposium Track: Information Technology and Computing
Political Polling: Lessons from 2016 Elections
Symposium Track: Behavioral and Social Sciences
Statistical Issues in Criminology
1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Symposium Track: Information Technology and Computing
Cybersecurity: Mathematics and Policy
Symposium Track: Environment and Ecology
Global Environmental Assessments and the Bridge to Environmental Policy
Symposium Track: Communication and Public Programs
Gravitational Waves: Communicating the Science and Wonder of LIGO
Symposium Track: Agriculture and Food
Innovative Convergence Approaches to Solving Energy and Agricultural Issues
Symposium Track: Education and Workforce
Leveraging Informal Learning Environments to Close Socioeconomic Status–Related Achievement Gaps
Symposium Track: Global Perspectives and Issues
Serving Aging Societies Globally Through Science, Technology, and Innovation Policies
Symposium Track: Medical Sciences and Public Health
The Analysis and Control of Zika and Dengue Virus Epidemics
Symposium Track: Information Technology and Computing
The Human Brain and Computing Machines of the Future
3:00 PM-4:30 PM
Symposium Track: Public Policy
Big Data Synthesis for Health Policy
Symposium Track: Environment and Ecology
Blue Growth: Conceptualizing Sustainable Development of Marine Environments
Symposium Track: Education and Workforce
Economic Implications of Scientific Training in the Biomedical Research Workforce
Symposium Track: Anthropology, Culture, and Language
How We Came to Our Senses: Ecology, Evolution, and the Future of Human Sensation
Symposium Track: Communication and Public Programs
Let’s Talk: Learning From Socio-Scientific Conversations Among Scientists and Publics
Symposium Track: Physics and Astronomy
Particle Therapy and 3-D Imaging: A Roadmap to the Future of Precision Medicine
Symposium Track: Medical Sciences and Public Health
Reducing Demographic Disparities in Oral Health
Symposium Track: Environment and Ecology
Science-Based Strategies for Optimizing Nitrogen Reduction in Northeast U.S. Estuaries
Monday, February 20, 2017
9:00 AM-10:30 AM
Symposium Track: Public Policy
Adding the Citizen Voice: Participatory Socio-Scientific Policymaking
Symposium Track: Public Policy
Applying a Practical Philosophy of Science to Improve Policymaking
Symposium Track: Information Technology and Computing
Beyond the Black Box: Toward Transparent and Understandable Machine Learning
Symposium Track: Environment and Ecology
Human Impacts on Ecosystems From Fisheries to Forests: Data Informing Decisions
Symposium Track: Medical Sciences and Public Health
Precision Medicine: New Integrative Paradigms for Disease Modeling
Symposium Track: Physics and Astronomy
Scales of Knowledge: From “Action at a Distance” to Black Holes and Quantum Information
Symposium Track: Behavioral and Social Sciences
The Psychology of Decision-Making and Cancer
