Feds award scholars $576K to battle medical ‘misinformation’ in black communities

A trio of science communicators from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Life Sciences Communication were recently awarded $576,061 by the National Science Foundation to help them “combat science-related misinformation and misperceptions” in black communities.

“Black American experiences can pose particular challenges for effective communication on issues related to science and medicine,” states the award abstract.

It adds that “recent misinformation campaigns have increasingly sought to capitalize on beliefs underlying mistrust within Black communities to spread misinformation.”