CAPS Is Going Social! Instagram is more than just a way to get jealous about your friend’s vacation photos. It’s a way to connect with people, organizations, and causes bigger than the individual. Just think about the massive amounts of new things you’ve likely discovered on Instagram through social media ads or friends tagging brands you’ve never heard of in their posts. Yes, social media does connects us, but what’s difficult is getting connected to each State Scientist and their subsequent state department in an engaging manner.
As the State of California continues to hire, train, and develop the next generation of State Scientists, CAPS must be able to connect with each new hire wherever they are. With more than 1 billion active users and over 25 million businesses actively using Instagram to market to their target audience, it’s easy to see why CAPS decided to join the platform. In today’s instant-access world, California State Scientists need a multigenerational presence to share the amazing work and stories performed by our CAPS members.
Our Instagram platform will be used to attract, recruit, and retain California State Scientists by highlighting different scientific disciplines in an innovative way. We would love for you to follow CAPS on Instagram @capsscientists and tag us in your photos that highlight state scientific work. Feel free to use these hashtags next time you’re posting something: #ScienceMatters #CaStateScientists
Membership Benefits: Insurance. While CAPS membership comes with a host of benefits, there’s one that’s rarely highlighted. CAPS members automatically receive $5,000 in basic life, $5,000 in accidental death & dismemberment, and travel insurance when traveling more than 100 miles from home for up to 180 days. Members also have the option to purchase additional insurance at a group rate from Liberty Mutual. See more about insurance and other benefits on our website here: https://capsscientists.org/application/benefits/.
News Briefs
A woman has been in a coma for weeks after using mercury-tainted skin cream – A 47-year-old Sacramento woman went to the emergency room in July with numbness in her hands and feet, slurred speech and trouble walking. She was poisoned by a tainted anti-wrinkle cream imported from Mexico. Sacramento County Public Health and the California Department of Public Health will test similar creams in the Sacramento area for methylmercury, the toxic substance that has left the woman hospitalized in a coma with no prognosis for her condition.
Dogs find signs of HLB bacteria in citrus groves – Using detector dogs as an early-warning system for a deadly citrus disease, Ventura County farmers have begun removing more than 200 trees after the dogs alerted them to the presence of the bacteria that cause Huanglongbing-also known as HLB or citrus greening. No quarantines will be triggered as a result of the canine visits, said Victoria Hornbaker, director of the CDFA Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program. However, she’s on board with whatever anti-HLB measures farmers take.