Alice Alpert, Whitney Bernstein, and Sarah Rosengard leading the meeting.

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Kleindinst, Thomas N.

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Alice Alpert, Whitney Bernstein, and Sarah Rosengard leading the meeting.

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06/19/2012

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Broader Impacts Group (BIG) is a student-run organization based at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The mission of BIG is to help students of the Woods Hole and the MIT community communicate scientific knowledge to a variety of audiences (policy-makers, journalists, youth, general public, and scientific community) using a wide array of media (exhibits, demonstrations, activities, interviews, radio, articles, graphics, web pages) and communication strategies. Its ultimate intent is to foster a growing dialogue in thinking "broadly" about science through communicative outlets and outreach.
Alice Alpert is the group treasurer, Whitney Bernstein is the group president, and Sarah Rosengard is the group vice president.
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The MIT-WHOI Broader Impacts Group (BIG) hosted it's inaugural event on June 19th at the WHOI Ocean Science Exhibit Center. Invited guests included individuals from WHOI and other Woods Hole science institutions who are involved in communicating ocean science. The MIT-WHOI Joint Program students who founded the group include (standing from left): Alice Alpert (treasurer), Whitney Bernstein (president), and Sarah Rosengard (vice president). Rosengard got involved in the effort because, she said, "communication provides opportunities for scientists to learn about the broader impacts of their research, just as much as it opens science to non-scientists."

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