WHAT:  Meet with surgical lab technicians at Medcure/Brain donation WHERE:  Medcure, 18111 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR 97230 WHEN:  Wednesday, July 12, 2017, 8:45 - 9:30am MedCure is an Oregon company that connects people donating their bodies to science with doctors learning to successfully perform surgical procedures, and researchers developing medical devices.  It was founded…

WHAT:  Screen-printing night to create t-shirts for NogginFest and #brains2DC! WHERE:  Thurman Street Collective, 2384 NW Thurman St, Portland, OR 97210 WHEN:  Tuesday, July 18, 5 - 7pm UPDATE:  We made over 100 shirts!! Come join us!  And bring extra shirts :) We're gathering Tuesday to make shirts to help support…

Noggin is invited to introduce brains and art to about forty entering 9th grade Portland Public School students enrolled in the free Schools Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN) program at Lane School this summer! UPDATE:  See what we did with Franklin SUN! Cellphones & Receptors at Franklin SUN WHAT:  Visit to Franklin SUN Program (~…

WHAT:  Meet to start planning #brains2DC WHERE:  Delta Cafe, 4607 SE Woodstock Blvd., Portland, Oregon 97206 WHEN:  Wednesday, July 19th, 12:30 - 2:00pm The purpose of the meet up is to discuss travel plans for DC. We can start talking about group AirBnB's, room sharing, and money saving ideas. Group planning can be a bit…

Noggin is running a session for SAIL (the Summer Academy to Inspire Learning). UPDATE:  See what we did! Synapsing with Summer @ SAIL! The mission of SAIL at Portland State University and the Fair Imaging lab at OHSU is to encourage under-privileged middle and high school students to pursue higher education. The values that…

WHAT:  A Sci-Art group exhibition curated by Sara McCormick, featuring NW artists: Kindra Crick Julian Voss Andreae Elise Wagner Lawrence Morrell Sienna Morris Opening Reception:  PLUS live performance (with brainwave display!) from Shannon Entropy! WHERE:  Ford Gallery, 2505 SE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97202 WHEN:  SATURDAY, July 29 from 6…

WHAT:  Noggin @ Primate Center Camp Monkey WHERE:  Oregon National Primate Research Center, 505 NW 185th Avenue, Beaverton, OR 97006-3448 (email contacts below for details on how to reach the ONPRC) WHEN:  Friday, August 4, 10:00am - 12:30am Help introduce brains to K-12 student participants in OHSU ONPRC's annual Camp Monkey... Please contact Jeff…

Great conversation this morning with Shane Mauss, a professional stand-up comedian who produces the popular "Here We Are" science podcast.  Each week, Shane speaks with a different scientist about their recent work or area of study, bringing their ideas to the public in a fun and accessible way... LEARN MORE:  Here We…