Are you interested in climate change, the energy transition, social equity, and related topics? Do you want to sharpen your science communication and public engagement skills? The NSF-funded ELEVATE Program at UMass is soliciting articles for its blog. The ELEVATE Blog seeks to provide students and faculty with an informal platform to publish writing about energy- and equity-related topics.
Potential blog topics include, but are not limited to:
Summaries of your research crafted for a general audience
Reviews of new energy/equity/climate-related books or research papers
Opinion pieces on energy policy or energy-related current events
Reports on conferences, seminars, or other energy- and equity-related activities
Benefits to you include:
Honing your science communication skills
Synthesizing your opinions on energy-related issues
Publicizing your research
Advocating for a just and equitable energy transition
Adding to your writing portfolio and your CV!
Blog posts should be about 500-1,000 words and the ELEVATE communications team will be available to help you with planning, revising, and editing. Pitches are accepted on a rolling basis. We welcome posts from faculty, students (graduate and undergraduate), and community members.
Send your pitch (a summary of the article in a few sentences) to elevate-social@umass.edu!