Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science

Biography

The Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science is a cross-disciplinary organization founded in 2009 within Stony Brook University's School of Communication and Journalism, in Stony Brook, New York. Its current director is Laura Lindenfeld. Its goal is to help scientists learn to communicate more effectively with the public, including policymakers, students, funders and the media. It was inspired by Alan Alda, the actor, writer and science advocate, in whose honor it was renamed in 2013, and is supported by Brookhaven National Laboratory and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

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Uniting people in the joy of discovery through effective science communication.

The Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science equips experts to share their work effectively with diverse audiences including other researchers, funders, policy-makers, media, students, and the public. Founded in 2009 by actor, author, and activist Alan Alda, the Alda Center offers evidence-based professional development and graduate programs that empower researchers to share their work and its impact accurately and effectively. Learn more at aldacenter.org.

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• 01 30 SUNY Research Leadership Academy - Final Session Jun 18, 2026
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• 03 106 The nature of human cooperation - Alda Center ED Laura Lindenfeld #communication #STEM #scicomm May 29, 2026
• 04 93 #scicomm for collaboration, discovery, and innovation: Laura Lindenfeld x Markus Reissland #stem May 29, 2026
• 05 65 SUNY Research Leadership Academy - Dr. Andrew Craig #stem #research #leadership #suny May 29, 2026