Our Work
We are committed to ensuring that microbiology serves society at large. We provide training, resources and opportunities to help our members engage and build relationships with individuals, communities and public audiences around science-related issues.
Why Is Public Engagement With Science Important?
is an approach that “allows people with varied backgrounds and scientific expertise to articulate and contribute their perspectives, ideas, knowledge and values in response to scientific questions or science-related controversies.”
Effective public engagement involves efforts that promote dialogue between subject-matter experts, local community, policymakers and other stakeholders for the purpose of achieving mutual learning, instead of one-way dissemination of scientific content to a receptive audience.
Importantly, public engagement with science is , not just the scientific community.
Our Public Engagement program provides resources, training and outlets to facilitate strategic engagement between ASM members and the science-interested public on topics related to the microbial sciences in order to raise visibility of the field and be the leading source of microbiology information and expertise for a scientifically literate audience.
