Post written by Catherine Caine (2015 Hawaii State Teacher of the Year/National Finalist), Bill Griesar – and the amazing 5th graders at Waikiki School! Going places 🌴 As a snowstorm descended on Northwest Oregon, our informed and enthusiastic Noggin volunteers were thrilled to travel (virtually) to the sunny Hawaiian island…
We love visiting biology classrooms at Fort Vancouver High! We’ve enjoyed many welcome opportunities to head north across the mighty Columbia to meet so many thoughtful, engaged and insightful students over the years, and teachers Coreyanne Russell and James Cederstrom are terrific collaborators and valued friends. LEARN MORE: Why do…
NW Noggin is honored to be a Brain Awareness Week partner of the Dana Foundation, a leading philanthropic organization that supports neuroscience research through grants, publications, and educational programs. We share their enthusiasm for active outreach, and their commitment to educating the public about the potential of research. LEARN MORE: The Dana Foundation LEARN MORE: Brain Awareness Week…
Post by Carli Cox, Portland State University Rosenbaum Scholar NogginFest 2021 is here! SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 6-8:30pm We did it!! NogginFest 2021: Threshold Potential! WATCH THE SHOW! Come join us for our annual celebration of art, music, and, of course, brains! This is the largest student-run, accessible,…
“Over the years, I’ve periodically found myself in situations that felt desperate and, in those moments, I’d feel that I needed to make certain things.” — David Wojnarowicz An accelerating global pandemic, a malicious, racist, vote-suppressing, scientifically illiterate and mind-bogglingly incompetent White House and Republican party, worsening economic insecurity, growing…
“…whatever/ returns from oblivion/ returns to find a voice.” ― Louise Glück, winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature Community partners Our exuberant NW Noggin outreach volunteers are busy in Portland this fall, enthusiastically working alongside our 2020 Community Partner, p:ear. We helped p:ear plant a vibrant brain garden, examined…
By Carli Cox, NW Noggin Resource Council member for Portland State University I’m an Honors College undergraduate in Psychology at Portland State University, and I am really excited to announce my Rosenbaum Scholar partnership with NW Noggin! LEARN MORE: PSU Honors College Scholarship Opportunities LEARN MORE: Nonprofit Noggins! This is…
«Desde el comienzo del tiempo, en la niñez, pensé que el dolor significaba que no era amado. Significa que yo amaba.»_________________________________________ “From the beginning of time, in childhood, I thought that pain meant I was not loved. It meant I loved.” – Louise Glück, recipiente del Premio Nobel 2020 en Literatura…
“Truth is often a multiplicity of perspectives, and sometimes the more viewpoints and versions of events there are, the closer the reader gets to an overarching truth.” – Susan Barker We returned to p:ear again this week, to consider brains and contribute art to the colorful and evolving youth-built “Brain…
This is our SECOND free collaborative Northwest Noggin, Brainfacts.org and Society for Neuroscience webinar devoted to interdisciplinary, arts-integrated outreach efforts around the world! Our first webinar – “Reconnecting our brains, one cell at a time,” is available for viewing on the Brainfacts.org website – and also here on nwnoggin.org. LEARN…