Hillsboro Heat

As temps soared to triple digits in our formerly mild Pacific Northwest, a network of undergraduates, graduate students, neuroscientists and artists arrived in Hillsboro, Oregon to talk brains and make art. LEARN MORE: The Pacific Northwest Is Getting Hit By Another Heat Wave LEARN MORE: Climate change widespread, rapid, and…

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Cross-Country Noggins!

What a year! We pioneered both online and hybrid outreach models, traveled the globe (virtually!) with our noteworthy noggins and cerebral art, taught close to 1000 engaged and accomplished undergraduates and helped launch a brand new Interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor at Portland State University! LEARN MORE: STEAM Ahead: A new interdisciplinary…

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STEAM Ahead: A new interdisciplinary neuroscience minor at Portland State!

By Alisha Steigerwald, 2020-21 Neuroscience Club President, Portland State University One thing is certain – neuroscience rocks! That is definitely how students at Portland State University feel. LEARN MORE: Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Minor at Portland State University PSU students have a long-standing passion for brains and have sought many opportunities to enrich…

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Hosford, Hippocampi & Hope

“I dwell in possibility.” – Emily Dickinson We remember this! It’s been over a year since we evacuated campus, struggled with ring lights and camera cords and converted all our live, in person interdisciplinary neuroscience courses to an online format. Only days before closure, we were holding noggins in crowded…

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Neurons in Minecraft & More!

We spent the last two weeks talking brain research and considering deep, challenging questions from 4th graders in Portland Public Schools. LEARN MORE: A crayon in Homer’s brain And the students at Sunnyside Environmental School also made their own brain cells! Teachers Jeremy Thomas and Asa Gervich shared the following…

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