Post by Jacob Schoen, PSU/OHSU Oregon National Primate Research Center Early this morning a dedicated group of NW Noggin volunteers pulled up to Liberty High School with containers full of pipe cleaner neurons, vibrant pink, green and orange 3D printed brain models – and of course REAL human brains! The…
Post written by Heather Hamilton, NIH BUILD EXITO scholar at Portland State University Through NIH BUILD EXITO at PSU, I was lucky enough to be introduced to NW Noggin. BUILD EXITO is a scholarship that diversifies STEM fields by pairing underrepresented undergraduates with mentors in their fields of interest. I bring diversity…
Post by Jessica Patching-Bunch, Noggin Resource Council member NW Noggin volunteers were invited to Minter Bridge Elementary School in Hillsboro on a crisp December morning, ready to take on an energetic class of SIXTY 4th graders followed by another thirty eager 5th graders! We were welcomed by Mrs. Murphy, a 4th…
Why art? We often hear this question when we go to conferences, talk with school and university administrators, and even while presenting in Congress. For the students we work with in the classroom however, and for many other teachers who work directly with kids, this approach seems very natural. This…
Post by Sulema Rodriguez, Noggin Resource Council member for NIH BUILD EXITO “We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice” – Martin Luther King Jr, at the Washington D.C Memorial Between ivory buildings and neurons, it was surreal being surrounded by…
NW Noggin is thrilled and honored to receive an award at the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) Juice breakfast ceremony on Thursday, March 1, 2018! LEARN MORE: RACC Announces the 2018 Juice Honorees Check out details from the March 1 RACC breakfast ceremony at this link!! Ten Ways to Support the Arts Juice…
We did it!! See a full summary at the link… Until the story takes shape LEARN MORE: Synapses, Stories & Song! October 8 – October 11 In the Spirit of Learning Joanne Trzcinski on Synapses, Stories & Song! NW Noggin is thrilled and honored to receive a grant from the…
Post by Jobe Ritchie, Noggin volunteer from Portland State University “The scholar struggles for the benefit of all humanity, sometimes to reduce physical effort, sometimes to reduce pain, and sometimes to postpone death, or at least render it more bearable.” -Santiago Ramón y Cajal For better or worse, we are all…
Post by Joey Seuferling, Noggin Resource Council member for healthcare and hospitals First, I would like to gratefully thank my sponsor who charitably donated to NW Noggin so that I might join the Washington D.C. trip! (My alma mater had promised support for students in outreach, but in the end…
Post by Andrea Anaya, Noggin volunteer, Portland State University Neuroscience Club Treasurer Speaking to the Neuroscience and STEAM caucuses in the U.S. House of Representatives, volunteering at Sidwell and Turner Elementary in D.C., and presenting a poster at the Society for Neuroscience conference opened doors for further connection between scholars and…