Vijay Ramesh(Graduate Student; Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology)
Pratik Dubal(Graduate Student; Department of Computer Science)
Description:
"Hiding in Plain Sight - Unlocking the Potential of Historical Data to Inform Biodiversity Conservation" quantified the impacts of a century of landscape changes on birds in the Western Ghats of southern India.
This interdisciplinary study had two aims: utilize historical maps of land cover to quantify landscape changes over time and quantify the impacts of landscape changes on bird populations over time.
Additionally, this project provided improved access and sharing of historical datasets to a broader scientific and non-scientific audience.
Recipients:
Adam Calderon (Graduate Student; Department of Clinical Psychology at Teachers College)
Joseph Lap (Graduate Student; Philosophical Foundations of Physics)
Description:
In an age of information surplus, how are we to draw the boundaries between knowledge and misinformation? What are the social factors that influence what is taken as knowledge? And what faculties do we possess to distinguish between truth and misinformation?
This lecture series explored the lack of access to specialized knowledge and its social ramifications. In an age of "fake news," the question of knowledge inequality becomes all the more relevant.
By addressing the subject through a philosophical, psychological, and sociological lens, the series brought scholars together to foster a deeper understanding of the production, evaluation, and diffusion of knowledge.
The project promoted critical thinking, creativity, and innovation skills about how to effectively communicate scientific knowledge to the real world from a theatrical perspective.
Unto the Stage fostered collaborations across academic disciplines to transfer research topics from under the microscope into the spotlight, where societal implications can be more readily appreciated.
Ben Wolman (Undergraduate Student; Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences)
Jace Steiner (Undergraduate Student; Department of Astrophysics)
Description:
An interdisciplinary student-led podcast and website dedicated to investigating, sharing, and communicating science and society stories to the Columbia community and beyond.
Each approximately 15-25 minute episode focused on stories broadly relating to themes of "knowledge and access" and feature discussion with experts.
Students learned to research, record, edit, and produce engaging podcast episodes.
