All graduate students are invited to apply for ComSciCon-Triangle 2026, a science communication workshop organized by and for graduate students in North Carolina. At this free two-day conference/workshop, attendees will have the opportunity to develop their science communication skills, network with fellow graduate students passionate about science, learn from expert writers and professional science communicators, and produce an original piece of writing for publication. Click here for examples of published pieces from past ComSciCon attendees. ComSciCon-Triangle is a local version of the national ComSciCon workshop, held annually in Cambridge, MA. Founded in 2013 by graduate students at Harvard and MIT, over 300 graduate students nationwide have already participated in the national ComSciCon programs.
Day 1: Saturday, January 17th, 2026
Day 2: Saturday, January 24th, 2026
Times are ~9am-3pm on both days. Refreshments and lunch will be provided. Location BioLabs NC 701 W Main St #200, Durham, NC 27701 Online applications are open until 11:59pm on November 28th, 2025. ~50 attendees will be selected through a competitive application process (science communication experience not required). Please apply only if you can commit to attending BOTH days of the workshop. Application link
Questions? Email us at: triangle@comscicon.org ComSciCon-Triangle Organizing Committee 2026 Sponsored by: Duke Superfund Research Center | The Graduate School - NCSU | NCSU College of Sciences | The Graduate School - Duke | NCSU Libraries | Duke Institute for Brain Sciences | NCSU Department of Biological Sciences | NCSU Comparative Medicine Institute | Bourroughs Wellcome Fund | Wake Forest Graduate School