Public communication and scientific dissemination in COVID-19 times: actions developed at the Federal University of Uberlândia – Brazil

Authors

  • Adriana C. Omena dos Santos Programa de Pós-graduação em Tecnologias, Comunicação e Educação, Faculdade de Educação, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brasil , Programa de Pós-graduação em Tecnologias, Comunicação e Educação, Faculdade de Educação, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brasil
  • Diélen dos Reis Borges Almeida Diretoria de Comunicação, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brasil , Diretoria de Comunicação, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brasil
  • Thiago Augusto Arlindo Tomaz da Silva Crepaldi Curso de Jornalismo, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brasil , Curso de Jornalismo, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20318/recs.2020.5436

Keywords:

public communication, dissemination of science, COVID-19, UFU, Brazil

Abstract

Faced with a pandemic, such as COVID-19, the public communication of science becomes essential, as it provides society with scientifically based content that is of public interest. The article presented the scientific communication actions on COVID-19, produced by the Scientific Dissemination Division of the Federal University of Uberlândia (Minas Gerais/ Brazil). A documentary, participatory, descriptive and field research was carried out in the sector of the institution, to survey the scientific productions on the coronavirus, from February 6, 2020 to May 8, 2020.It was concluded that the Scientific Dissemination Division of the Federal University of Uberlândia has spared no effort to produce information about COVID-19, through Scientific Journalism, seeking to reach public communication of science. During the study it became evident the importance of public communication of science in scientific dissemination actions, especially at times such as of the coronavirus, when the public interest must be based on scientific criteria.

 

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Author Biographies

  • Adriana C. Omena dos Santos, Programa de Pós-graduação em Tecnologias, Comunicação e Educação, Faculdade de Educação, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brasil, Programa de Pós-graduação em Tecnologias, Comunicação e Educação, Faculdade de Educação, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brasil
    Graduada en Publicidad en la Universidad Metodista, Maestra y Doctora en Ciencias de la Comunicación en la Universidad de São Paulo (USP) en Brasil. Tiene un post-doctorado en Comunicación de Ciencia Pública del Instituto de Ciencia, Sociedad y Política de la Universidad de Ottawa, Canadá (2018-2019). Actualmente es maestra en el curso de Periodismo,  personal docente del Programa de Posgrado en Tecnologías, Comunicación y Educación - PPGCE (maestría profesional) y el Programa de Postgrado en Educación - PPGED (maestría y doctorado), todos en el Universidad Federal de Uberlândia. Es miembro de la Junta Ejecutiva de la Sociedad Brasileña de Estudios de Interdiscplinares en Comunicación  - Intercom, con un mandato en la Junta Cultural en el período 2014-2017 y en la Junta de Documentación y Memoria para el período 2017-2020. Tiene experiencia en el área de Comunicación, con énfasis en Comunicación pública, tecnologías y comunicación, políticas públicas. En vista de su experiencia, tiene publicaciones nacionales e internacionales en libros, revistas y eventos científicos relacionados con su educación.
  • Diélen dos Reis Borges Almeida, Diretoria de Comunicação, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brasil, Diretoria de Comunicação, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brasil
    Jornalista, Mestre em Tecnologias, Comunicação e Educação pela Universidade Federal de Uberlândia.
  • Thiago Augusto Arlindo Tomaz da Silva Crepaldi, Curso de Jornalismo, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brasil, Curso de Jornalismo, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Brasil

    Biólogo e Jornalista pela Universidade Federal de Uberlândia.

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Published

2020-07-16

Issue

2020: Suplemento 1

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Perspectives

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Public communication and scientific dissemination in COVID-19 times: actions developed at the Federal University of Uberlândia – Brazil. (2020). Revista Española De Comunicación En Salud , 279-292. https://doi.org/10.20318/recs.2020.5436