Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS)

Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS)

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This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Laura De Angelo

The Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS) is a grassroots effort linking universities, scientific societies, science centers and museums, government agencies, advocacy groups, media, educators, businesses, and industry in a peer network having as its goal a greater public understanding of the nature of science and its value to society. A key objective of COPUS is to build bridges among its participants, creating new forums for communication and developing new partnerships for engaging the public with science.

Download the COPUS fact sheet (PDF)
Website: COPUS Homepage
See also: Year of Science 2009

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Cutler Cleveland (Lead Author);Laura De Angelo (Topic Editor) "Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS)". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 24, 2008; Last revised Date March 24, 2008; Retrieved May 24, 2012 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Coalition_on_the_Public_Understanding_of_Science_(COPUS)>

The Author

Cutler Cleveland Editor-in-Chief The Encyclopedia of Earth Cutler J. Cleveland is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. Dr. Cleveland is currently a Professor in the Department of Geography and Environment at Boston University, with joint appointments in the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies and the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer Range Future. He also is a Senior Fellow at the National Council for Science and the Environment in Washington D.C. Dr. Cleveland is als ... (Full Bio)

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