The benefits of science research are all around us. From technology, to healthcare, to agriculture.
At Science for Georgia we are cataloging and sharing the good, the missing, and the ugly impacts of science, or lack thereof. We need your help. Please share with us!
The Good – positive impacts of science on society!
The Missing – Datasets, research, information, or services we can’t find or access anymore.
The Ugly – direct impact of lost services or data on individuals and communities.
Have you been impacted? We want to hear from you.
Sixty Seconds of Science
We are seeking stories of science having positive impacts on society. Please fill in the form below OR consider a sixty second video. Please reach out to amy (dot) sharma (at) sci4ga.org if you’d like to make a video. Video script:
- hook leading question: “What does Gettysburg have to do with science communication” “Did you know worms can fight climate change?”
- I am <insert name here> <insert title here> and i study <5 words max>
- What is the problem your research addresses?
- What is the impact of your research on health, safety, making a living, food, shelter, agriculture, clean air, clean water, curing cancer, (the basics)
Recent changes have shutoff government monitoring, interpretation, study, and release of data that enables us to understand the air we breathe, the water we drink, the crops we grow, and the food we eat. This impacts your health and safety. This impacts your ability to make a living.
We are compiling a database of what is no longer available, and the impact of that loss. Please share below. We understand in these topsy-turvy times you may be uncomfortable sharing your information. Please only share what you are comfortable with.
Is your air safe to breathe? Is your water safe to drink, swim, or irrigate? Is your food safe to eat?
Recent changes have shutoff government monitoring, interpretation, study, and release of data that enables us to understand the air we breathe, the water we drink, the crops we grow, and the food we eat. This impacts your health and safety. This impacts your ability to make a living.
Location of Funding Cuts
The Impact Map shows where, and what type, of cuts have been made. But what does this mean? What are the consequences? What effects on your life and your community?
What were you able to do before, that you cannot do now?
Have you or a loved one fallen ill?
Has your livelihood been impacted?
Has your property been damaged?
What services are you no longer able to provide to the community?
Has your area of research been impacted?
What is (or was) the public impact of your research or work?
Did you use a publically available database that is no longer available? Which one?
Please fill out the survey below.
We are collecting information about specific community impacts to provide examples to decision makers. The information you provide will be collated and shared as stories, maps, videos, social media posts, flyers, etc. to inform the public, policymakers, and the press.
We understand that in these times of uncertainty, people are scared to provide personal information for fear of retribution. Please only provide the information you are comfortable with sharing.
Public health is like a utility. When it works, you don’t think about it. When it doesn’t, we all get upset.
$11 Billion has been cut from public health funding, which shuts down simple things like Mobile Health Vans. Without these, under resourced children can’t get a simple thing like a dentist visit – so when they get a tooth ache – it can become a major hospital visit instead of a 15-min check-up.
What public health cuts have upended your life?
There have been no recorded cases of bird flu in the past few months.
Is it because we cured it? or is it because the government is no longer paying to test, track, and educate about this disease?
The lack of knowledge puts Georgia’s $4.3 Billion poultry industry, which supports 100,000 jobs, at risk.
FAQs
What are you doing with this information?
We will be creating and sharing
- impact stories
- a map of impact locations
- a running list of formerly accessible information
Why is Science for Georgia doing this?
You may be asking yourself what this has to do with science. Valid question. It has everything to do with science! Collecting and interpreting data is a main component of science. Data interpretation is how we predict the weather, issue flood warnings, plan where infrastructure like roads and sewers go, stop illegal dumping, identify sources of food contamination, and effectively treat diseases.
Scientists ask questions, collect data, and then utilize their results to serve the common good. #ScienceMattersHere
