On January 12, the appointment ceremony of the first batch of "Chief Science Popularization Experts of Jincheng" in Lanzhou was held at the Gansu Provincial Science and Technology Museum, and 33 high-end scientific and technological talents were hired. Photo by Yang Na
Lanzhou, January 12 (Reporter Yang Na) Ma Wei, a professor at the Medical Department of Northwest University for Nationalities, has been committed to popularizing professional medical knowledge to the public for many years and helping them do a good job in their own health management. On the 12th, Ma Wei was hired as one of the first batch of chief science popularization experts in Lanzhou.
"For example, from the precancerous lesions of cervical cancer to the occurrence of real cancer, there is a decade, we need to tell the people, regular physical examinations, to prevent the occurrence of diseases." Ma Wei believes that the popularization of medical knowledge is very necessary, and everyone must have the awareness of cherishing themselves and using scientific methods to do their own health guardians.
On December 26, 2020, the Gansu Science and Technology Museum held the "Winning the Year of the Bull Science Popularization in the Front" activity. Children get a close taste of space technology. Photo by Wei Jianjun
On the same day, 33 scientific and technological personnel were hired as the first batch of "Jincheng Chief Science Popularization Experts", and the Lanzhou Science and Technology Association (hereinafter referred to as the Lanzhou Science and Technology Association) selected 33 scientific and technological personnel from the scientific and technological personnel of universities and scientific research institutes after layers of selection, and was selected as the "Chief Science Popularization Expert of Jincheng".
The employed personnel include a large number of high-end scientific and technological talents such as academicians, professors, researchers, etc., covering aerospace science and technology, traditional Chinese medicine health care, artificial intelligence, mental health, ecological environment, food and drug safety and other multidisciplinary fields, creating a strong social atmosphere of respecting knowledge, advocating innovation, attaching importance to talents, and loving science, and providing strong talent support for improving the scientific quality of the whole people, improving the ability of science popularization services, and promoting the development of science popularization.
On December 26, 2020, the Gansu Science and Technology Museum held the "Winning the Year of the Bull Science Popularization in the Front" activity. Teenagers experience fun technology. Photo by Wei Jianjun
Zheng Yu, member of the Standing Committee of the Lanzhou Municipal Party Committee, director of the Propaganda Department and director of the United Front Work Department, said that in 2020, the proportion of citizens in Lanzhou with scientific quality will reach 10.8%. However, there are still problems such as the imbalance between urban and rural areas, groups, and ages in the level of citizen science quality, the mechanism for popularizing scientific and technological resources needs to be improved, and the enthusiasm of scientific and technological personnel to participate in science popularization services needs to be improved.
Zheng Yu believes that in order to solve the above problems, it is necessary to reform and innovate, take the initiative to find ways, and also seek the help and support of academicians and experts. It is understood that Lanzhou has 17 academicians of the two academies, 28 universities, 102 laboratories, 74 research centers, 28 field observation stations, 21 scientific and technological enterprise incubators, and 69 scientific research units, and is rich in scientific and technological resources.
Zheng Yu said that it is necessary to gradually transform these scientific and technological resources into advantages in science popularization, and take the lead and set an example in the process of promoting the popularization of scientific and technological resources.
Zheng Yu said that the experts hired this time have strong representative and authority in their respective professional fields, and the Lanzhou Association for Science and Technology should take the opportunity of selecting chief science popularization experts this time to play a good role as a bridge and link, build a platform for scientific and technological personnel to participate in science popularization volunteer services on a regular basis, and create a high-level science popularization volunteer service team.
Guo Qizhi, first vice chairman of the Gansu Provincial Association of Science and Technology, said that in accordance with the call of the Lanzhou Science and Technology Association, the chief experts and team members should regularly enter schools, enterprises, organs, rural areas, and communities to popularize scientific knowledge. In this process, lanzhou science and technology association should establish supporting mechanisms such as communication and liaison, funding guarantee, and resource support, and provide necessary policy support, funding guarantees, and working conditions for chief experts and team members to carry out activities and play a role. (End)