Events

NW Noggin brought brains and art to the Smith Ballroom at Portland State University! We joined the NIH BUILD EXITO table to add a few extra sulci and gyri this afternoon..!

WHAT:  High School Health Fair WHERE:  Jefferson High School, 5210 N Kerby St., Portland, OR 97217 WHEN:  Wednesday, May 17th from 11:15-12:30 Learn more about this event from last year's visit: Healthy Gyri @ Jeff! Please RSVP to griesar@pdx.edu and jleake@pdx.edu  -  thank you for sharing your knowledge of brain and behavior & cheers!…

Changing the Brain Waves of Depression What do the brain waves of a depressed person look like? How can they be changed? WHAT:  Brittany Alperin & Sienna Morris on "Changing the Brain Waves of Depression" UPDATE:  Powerful and relevant presentation on self-care and depression Changing Brain Waves of Depression WHERE:  Velo…

We’ve been invited by the Northeast Oregon Area Health Education Center to present neuroscience research and related art projects  -  and real human brains!  -  in La Grande, Oregon, along the lines of what we did in March in Davenport (details of that experience at the link below)… UPDATE:  We did…

WHAT:  Noggin visit to Sitton Elementary WHEN:  Thursday, May 25, 11:00 - 2:30pm WHERE:  Sitton Elementary, 9930 N Smith St, Portland, OR 97203 First grade teachers (including Michele Interian, Kim Condron, Meera-Rosa Edgar, and Natalia Pruessler, and principal Dana Nerenberg) at Sitton Elementary School have been engaging in trauma informed teaching practices this year.…

“place” Featuring the art of Kanani Miyamoto, Jillian Barthold and p:ear youth The p:ear gallery is thrilled to announce their June/July 2017 showcase of “place” a new collection of work by Kanani Miyamoto, Jillian Barthold and p:ear youth artists. Kanani Miyamoto is the Noggin Resource Council member for arts integration, and…

NW Noggin has been invited by teacher Sarah Powers to meet with all the second grade students at Ardenwald Elementary in the North Clackamas School District in Milwaukie, Oregon... UPDATE:  See what we did at the link! Axons @ Ardenwald! We'll arrive at ~9:15am to set up our classroom, and meet with…

Music!  Bands!  Art!  Brains!  We're planning the inaugural Noggin Fest 17 for October, to enthuse and inform our community about neuroscience research, and multi-institutional, arts-integrated education and outreach..! WHAT:        Planning for Noggin Fest WHERE:     Velo Cult (where else?), 1969 NE 42nd Ave, Portland, OR 97213 WHEN:  …

WHAT:  John Eliot Allen Outstanding Teaching Award ceremony WHEN:  Friday, June 9, 3:00 - 5:00pm (from 3 - 4pm there will be food & drink!) WHERE:  PSU Smith Center Ballroom, third floor The John Eliot Allen Outstanding Teaching Awards were established in 1998 by Dr. Scott Burns, Professor Emeritus of Geology, to…

UPDATE:  We did it!  Learn more @ the link! Lobes @ Legacy: Nourishing Noggins for Healthy Kids! Please join us! WHAT:  Healthy Kids Fair at Salmon Creek Medical Center WHERE:  Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, 2211 NE 139th St, Mount Vista WA 98686 WHEN:  Saturday, June 10th, 9:30am - 2:00pm We’ll have brains…