Post by Willow Coughlan, a Portland State University senior working toward a BA in Psychology and an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor. Willow joined several NW Noggin events with students of a variety of ages and backgrounds during Winter 2025. Throughout this winter I have traveled with NW Noggin to public schools…
Post by Omri Jones. Omri is an undergraduate finishing his Bachelor of Science in Psychology, with a minor in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience at Portland State University. During these past couple months, I have felt lucky to have the opportunity to participate in neuroscience outreach visits to public K-12 schools. During these…
We were hugely heartened by the opportunity to join the volunteer NeuroChem Lab and meet with 20+ awesome young students from the British International School in Gaza (BIS Gaza). It’s horrifying and heartbreaking to witness the ongoing genocide of Palestinian people by the government of Israel, aided, abetted and funded…
Post by Natalie Robison, Portland State University alumna, Northwest Noggin outreach participant and current research assistant at the University of Washington. When I was in the sixth grade my class took a field trip to downtown Portland to ride the tram that connected the hilltop and riverside buildings of Oregon…
Post by Yasaman Farhand, a graduate in Science and Interdisciplinary Neuroscience from Portland State University. Yasaman has contributed to multiple outreach visits to K-12 public classrooms and at the annual NogginFest through nwnoggin.org. She is the mother of a 3rd grader in Tigard-Tualatin Public Schools in Tigard, Oregon. It was an honor to host the NW Noggin outreach group…
Research on child brain development Post by Salma Nassar, an undergraduate majoring in Psychology and minoring in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience and Community Health at Portland State University. How I got involved in research Academic planning is a passion of mine. Besides doing it for myself I often help friends form a…
Post by Kayla Dagnino, undergraduate in Psychology pursuing an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor at Portland State University. Kayla joined outreach visits with Northwest Noggin this fall. Visiting Leodis McDaniel High School in Portland, Oregon, I noticed that the students were very inquisitive about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and what it…
Post by Alyssa Showalter, undergraduate in Psychology and Social Science pursuing two minors in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience and Sociology at Portland State University. Towards the end of last summer I was cramming in all my trips to various cities before fall term started at Portland State. My last trip ended with…
Post by Maha Mukhtar, senior undergraduate at Portland State University pursuing a bachelors degree in Psychology with a minor in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience. This fall term she is a part of the Northwest Noggin outreach program. This fall I’ve been visiting Portland area public classrooms, teaching kids about the brain and…
Halloween is now always on our schedule for Noggin outreach, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in Northeast Portland is one of the most creative places to spend the day! LEARN MORE FROM LAST YEAR: A Hippocampal Halloween We brought a large contingent of excited volunteers to King,…