Before COVID-19, Noggin had a FULL schedule of immersive volunteer outreach visits on the calendar for spring, including public art and science talks, school sessions, community experiences – even exciting road trips to Poulsbo, Washington and Bend, Oregon! But how do you engage in outreach during a pandemic? The core…
“The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.” –William Butler Yeats We’re experiencing an extraordinary collision of biology and psychology. A dangerous virus that spreads easily when people congregate has killed over 94,000 Americans in two months. *UPDATE (August 2020): Deaths now past 160,000 and rising…
As educators in public classrooms and community, our volunteer STEAM outreach activities are impacted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. LEARN MORE: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public from the WHO (World Health Organization) LEARN MORE: How to manage stress and anxiety during coronavirus crisis LEARN MORE: The Brains at…
“I’ve been very involved in science literacy because it’s critically important in our world today…As a public, we’re asked to vote on issues,…accept explanations,…figure out what to do with our own health care, and you can’t do that unless you have some level of science literacy.” ― Mae C. Jemison Coronavirus,…
“I can’t believe I’m a brain myself…examining…a brain!” ― 6th grader at Hosford Middle School, Portland, Oregon Have we mentioned how much we love genuine community engagement? How NW Noggin is entirely driven by volunteers who go places, listen, share their own stories from labs and classrooms, and get inspired by…
Post written by Judy Anders, Leslie Macpherson & Michael Endicott, Teachers at North Middle School, Grants Pass, Oregon The Second Annual Brain Day at North Middle School was an unqualified success. Many thanks to the NW Noggin Neuroscience Outreach Group – who are ALL VOLUNTEERS! – for bringing their expertise,…
“When the work takes over, then the artist is enabled to get out of the way, not to interfere. When the work takes over, then the artist listens.” ― Madeleine L’Engle Going places Communicating science is more than telling others about your thoughts, experiments, research and ideas. It’s more than…
“No happiness or pain, no more forgetting” ― Gabriela Mistral Watch our video poster abstract for the Society for Neuroscience Oregon/SW WA Chapter meeting 2021 LEARN MORE: Society for Neuroscience Oregon / SWWA Annual Meeting Inequality harms us all Inequality currently defines the United States and many other countries, including…
“Change itself is what fascinates me. I am drawn, as a moth to the flame, by edge situations, by situations of metamorphosis.” ― Annie Proulx We are indebted to Deb Arthur, a former criminal defense attorney and Associate Professor in the University Studies department at Portland State University, who invited us…
Post by Albert Shiue, undergraduate at Portland State University “Attention is vitality. It connects you with others. It makes you eager. Stay eager.” ― Susan Sontag From the perspective of a PSU student with career interests in neuroscience research, it was a fantastic atmosphere at Booth 5 last Friday night! LEARN MORE:…