Want to see brains return to Washington? NW Noggin is planning our return to the Capitol this fall, and to students in DC area public schools! UPDATE: See our newest plans for Noggins in DC! NW Noggins Bring #brains2DC! SEE WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR: STEAMing to DC! The annual Society…
The Trump administration’s first White House Press Secretary, Sean Spicer, warned of “greater enforcement” of federal marijuana laws, noting that “when you see something like the opioid addiction crisis blossoming in so many states around this country, the last thing we should be doing is encouraging people.” However, marijuana is not Vicodin,…
Electromagnetic radiation surrounds us, suffuses us, and is absorbed, reflected and emitted by stuff in our environment. It can be described as a spectrum of waves of varying frequencies, from the long waves (low frequencies) associated with radio transmission to the ultra-high frequencies of gamma rays… Some of this radiation bounces off objects, including…
Support science 🔬! WHAT: An evening of science and art making; learn about brain cells and create your own! WHEN: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 (6 – 8pm) WHERE: Velo Cult, 1969 NE 42nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97213 NW Noggin Velo Cult events are always free, all ages, and open to everyone! PRINT…
NW Noggin returned to Susie Ridgeway’s science classroom at Henrietta Lacks High School (HeLa High) in Vancouver this week, after our two previously scheduled visits were scuttled by snowpocalypses..! We assembled quite a crowd of volunteers educators, including Sulema Rodriguez, Allana Zuccaro, Jessica Patching-Bunch and Kayla Stippich from Psychology at Portland…
“Alas poor Yorick’s” Shakespearean skull – and a whole skeleton! – greeted our NW Noggin volunteers on a Tuesday return to P:ear..! We are thrilled to be back at this extraordinary and essential community nonprofit, which provides a warm, supportive, arts-filled educational space in downtown Portland, filled with caring staff and volunteers for young people,…
Another big day of noggins and art at Shahala Middle School, in Evergreen Public Schools, this time with more than 200 5th graders! We also welcomed a larger crew of enthusiastic volunteers, including Scott Jones from Behavioral Neuroscience at OHSU, Andrea Anaya, Aliese Poole, Jessica Patching-Bunch and Sulema Rodriguez from Psychology…
Our intrepid Noggin volunteers visited Shahala Middle School in Vancouver’s Evergreen Public School District this morning, to meet with six classes of 6th graders eager to learn about their brains! We had some seasoned outreach volunteers, including Gaile Parker and Noggin Resource Council member Jessica Patching-Bunch, both recent graduates of the Department of…
Noggin is returning to P:ear, a remarkable Portland organization aimed at building positive relationships with homeless and transitional youth through education, art and recreation to affirm their personal worth and help them create more meaningful and healthier lives… We are excited to communicate science through the extraordinary volunteer efforts of our talented graduate…
A huge crowd of curious people streamed into Velo Cult eager to learn about local, federally funded research on how chemicals in marijuana might help in the treatment of chronic pain, and also hear from creative Portland musicians Bob Desaulniers and Tony Remple… This is becoming a season of public cannabis research presentations…