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Planning for Casual Public Engagement Events: The Example of “talk science with me”

Kathryn A. Stofer and Cheyenne Hoover

Release Date: 9/14/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-wc469-2025

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Abstract

This guide to the UF/IFAS Extension scientific public engagement program, "talk science with me," is designed to help interested facilitators host their own version of the events.

About this Publication

This document is AEC808, one of a series of the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date September 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2025 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

About the Authors

Kathryn A. Stofer, research associate professor, STEM education and outreach, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication; and Cheyenne Hoover, alum (B.S. 2017), UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Stofer, K. A., & Hoover, C. (2025). Planning for Casual Public Engagement Events: The Example of “talk science with me.” EDIS, 2025(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-wc469-2025

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Kathryn Stofer
Kathryn Stofer
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former research associate professor, STEM education and outreach, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, Gainesville, FL

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Cheyenne Hoover
Cheyenne Hoover

alum (B.S. 2017), UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Communication and Education, Gainesville, FL

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