Johns Hopkins Science Policy and Diplomacy Group

About Us

Founded in 2016, we advocate for evidence-based policies that advance science and safeguard public health. Our participants include graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, healthcare professionals, and faculty.

Read more about past events, publications, and more at our website (https://www.jhscipolgroup.org/).

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Our Goals

Develop science policy and diplomacy coverage and commentary that promotes civic engagement and policy literacy in early career scientists

Coordinate advocacy events around the STEM legislative agenda, spanning US local and federal governments as well as internationally, including Visits to the Embassy series and Hill Day events

Create training, tool-kits, and science communication resources

Engage with STEM researchers, science policy, diplomacy, advocacy, and communication professionals via our invited "On Record" speaker series

Provide career development opportunities for trainees in STEM to get involved in science policy, diplomacy and advocacy

Collaborate with diverse groups to conduct research leading to publication

Upcoming Events

Apr 23 | 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Science Policy and Consulting Career Panel

This collaboration between the Science Policy and Diplomacy Group and the Consulting Club will feature six panelists from the science policy world at various stages in their career. Come listen to them discuss their experiences and answer questions about how to break into these spaces through government and consulting pathways.

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Apr 28 | 9:00pm - 10:00pm

The Convergence Series - Health, Engineering and Governance in a Global Perspective

Topic: Racial and Gender Biases in AI/ML-Enabled Health Devices The Convergence Series is an international seminar series exploring the intersection of health, biomedical engineering, and policy. Organized in partnership with students from EPFL, CentraleSupélec, UC3M, and UGent, this initiative brings together experts from academia, industry, and government to discuss how technological advancements and engineering innovations can inform policy decisions and legal frameworks to address global health challenges. The first seminar will be hosted by Johns Hopkins University, with a fireside chat format, followed by an open Q&A session. To foster global participation, the event will be livestreamed for our partner institutions in Europe, ensuring an engaging exchange of ideas across borders. Each subsequent seminar will be hosted by a different institution, offering unique perspectives on topics such as medical technology regulation, equitable healthcare access, and the role of AI in medicine.

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On Record: Science Policy & Diplomacy Briefing Series

On Record - Science Diplomacy with the Swiss Ambassador to the US

View the rest of the On Record series on our YouTube Channel!