NW NOGGIN: Neuroscience outreach group (growing in networks)

Noggin @ King Elementary!
2022-10-28 09:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School, 4906 NE 6th Ave, Portland, OR, 97211, United States
WHAT: Noggin visit with K-5 students in Portland Public Schools!
We did it!
King Cortex!

We met with every student in the school – 13 classes of K-5 students!

WHERE: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School, 4906 NE 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97211
WHEN: Friday, October 28, 9:00am – 3:00pm

CONTACT: Teresa Seidel, Principal, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School

“At Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School, we believe in the unlimited potential of everyone in our diverse community. We believe that a caring well-balanced student will be motivated to become a global citizen who is inspired to take action.”

Noggin volunteers are excited to hear from K-5 students at this Northeast Portland public school in October! We’ll bring some extra noggins for exploring student questions and interests, and make more pipe cleaner brain cells too.

Please join us! Email griesar@pdx.edu and jleake@pdx.edu to learn more.
COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
3. Roman Cimkovich, PSU
4. Mackenzie Wang, PSU
5. Abigail Zoske, PSU
6. Brooke Searle, PSU (9:00am – noon)
7. Marc Chenard, PSU
8. Aaron Eisen, OHSU/PSU/NW Noggin
9. Conner Corbett, PSU
10. Alex Phanphackdy, PSU
11. Kass Fitzgerald, PSU (11am – 3pm)
12. Natalie Partipilo, PSU

“I just wanted to say a heartfelt thank you! I have two children of my own and all they could talk about Friday evening was the brains! And I went to a soccer game over the weekend and several MLK Parents approached me asking about the brain activity and how cool they thought it was. They mentioned that their kindergartener was explaining at home that ‘there is a line that runs from my toes to my head and my brain makes my toes work!'”
I am surprised and overjoyed at the response to your visit. I sincerely hope you consider returning to Dr MLK Jr again next fall. TO all of the students, I wish you the best in your studies!”
Sincerely, Teresa Seidel, Principal, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School

TextileX: Noggin + PLACE Gallery
2022-10-21 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | PLACE Gallery, 735 NW 18th Ave, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
WHAT: Stitching Networks @ PLACE Gallery for Textile Month!
We did it!
How to embroider your brain cell

WHERE: PLACE Gallery, 735 NW 18th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
WHEN: Friday, October 21, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
(Noggin arrives 6:00pm for set up)

TextileX and the Portland TextileX Month Festival are part of a social enterprise founded and organized by Textile Hive to build community and foster cross-pollination among textile enthusiasts, artists, businesses, schools, and cultural organizations.

PLACE is a Portland-based landscape design firm. The exhibition is held at their studio. It is an artist-in-residence and production is open to the public.

Noggin will bring brains and offer a hands-on art project creating a network of neurons using fabric and sewing textiles. We’ll explore brain cell regeneration to complement this year’s TextileX theme of Regeneration.

LEARN MORE: Embracing Connections Workshop with Northwest Noggin
Join artist Kindra Crick and NW Noggin in the gallery for a delightful workshop exploring brain cell regeneration to complement TextileX’s 2022 theme. NW Noggin will bring brains and offer a hands-on art project creating a network of neurons using fabric and sewing textiles. Regeneration and learning reestablish and creates new connections in our minds.

The human mind with its 86 billion neurons is a resilient force for adaptation and regeneration through its ever-changing landscape of connections. In magnifying and re-imagining these hidden molecular structures, multimedia artist Kindra Crick aims to evoke wonder and offer an imagined vision of the spectacular biological machinery which comprises the very core of our memories, sensations, thoughts and our essential sense of self.

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS

Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
Marc Chenard, PSU
Anna Traylor, PSU
Josie Borden, PSU
Martin Lembke, PSU
FULL

Noggin + p:ear!
2022-10-20 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | P:ear, 338 NW 6th Ave, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
WHAT: Noggin @ p:ear!
We did it!

WHERE: p:ear, 338 NW 6th Ave., Portland, OR 97209
WHEN: Thursday, October 20, 2022, 10:00am – noon
Contact: Jessica Kain, Education Coordinator, p:ear

NOTE: Noggin is visiting p:ear on October 6, October 13, and October 20!
NOTE: All volunteers must be vaccinated against COVID-19 & wear a mask.

Noggin is returning to P:ear, a remarkable Portland nonprofit 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 and undergraduate Noggin participants from Portland State University, Oregon Health & Science University, the Pacific Northwest College of Art, and other collaborators.!

Learning about brains and behavior, and genuine, evidence-based structural and functional aspects of who we are is powerful and actionable information for everyone, including those who are experiencing anxiety, depression, drug use disorders, bias, chronic stress, insomnia – as well as poverty, isolation, racism, homophobia and our region’s extreme lack of affordable housing.

LEARN MORE: Noggin @ p:ear
Come join us!
This fall we’re collaborating with students and Biology teachers at Fort Vancouver High School! Fort students are coming to listen, learn and act to create bags of essential and useful supplies for youth without access to safe, secure housing. They join us on October 6, and then again on October 20 to distribute the items they organize and prepare.

Please RSVP to bgriesar@nwnoggin.org and jleake@nwnoggin.org
COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin, PSU, OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin, PSU
3. Brooke Searle, PSU
4. Mackenzie Wang, PSU
5. Alex Heinrich, PSU
6. Britta Harbury, PSU
7. Anna Traylor, PSU
8. Roman Cimkovich, PSU
9. Kassidy Fitzgerald, PSU
10. Bella Showerman, PSU
11. Kaya Burd, PSU
12. Danny Leister-Gray, PSU

Noggin @ Oregon Youth Neuroscience Conference!
2022-10-15 10:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Oregon Episcopal School, 6300 SW Nicol Road, Portland, OR, 97223, United States
WHAT: Noggin presents @ Oregon Youth Neuroscience Conference
We did it!
Neuroscience for Oregon Youth!

WHERE: Lincoln High School, 1750 SW Salmon St, Portland, OR 97205
WHEN: Saturday, October 15, 2022, 10:00am – 1:30pm

This is a free, public event for ALL middle and high school students!

MAKE YOUR OWN: BRAIN CELL GEL PRINTS

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
3. Tiara Freeman, PSU
4. Austin Schubert, OHSU
5. Bella Showerman, PSU
6. Kaya Burd, PSU
7. Josie Borden, PSU/Rosenbaum Scholar
8. Bharani Nallamala, PSU
9. Natalie Partipilo, PSU
10. Selah Monsef, PSU
11. Martin Lembke, PSU
12. Conner Corbett, PSU
13. Amanda Jones, PSU

Thank you Tara Subramaniam and Catherine Zhang for organizing this conference!

“Thank you so much for coming! The pictures are fantastic, and everybody I talked to (even the parents) really enjoyed the activities. It was so cool to touch and feel the brains and the volunteers were so engaging. I’m planning to put a display of gel prints and pictures in my school.”
-Tara Subramaniam

Noggin + p:ear!
2022-10-13 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | P:ear, 338 NW 6th Ave, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
WHAT: Noggin @ p:ear!
We did it!

WHERE: p:ear, 338 NW 6th Ave., Portland, OR 97209
WHEN: Thursday, October 13, 2022, 10:00am – noon
Contact: Jessica Kain, Education Coordinator, p:ear

NOTE: Noggin is visiting p:ear on October 6, October 13, and October 20!
NOTE: All volunteers must be vaccinated against COVID-19 & wear a mask.

Noggin is returning to P:ear, a remarkable Portland nonprofit 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 and undergraduate Noggin participants from Portland State University, Oregon Health & Science University, the Pacific Northwest College of Art, and other collaborators.!

Learning about brains and behavior, and genuine, evidence-based structural and functional aspects of who we are is powerful and actionable information for everyone, including those who are experiencing anxiety, depression, drug use disorders, bias, chronic stress, insomnia – as well as poverty, isolation, racism, homophobia and our region’s extreme lack of affordable housing.

LEARN MORE: Noggin @ p:ear
Come join us!
Please RSVP to bgriesar@nwnoggin.org and jleake@nwnoggin.org
COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin, PSU, OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin, PSU
3. Brooke Searle, PSU
4. Hannah Shawo, PSU
5. Mackenzie Wang, PSU
6. Alex Heinrich, PSU
7. Britta Harbury, PSU
8. Anna Traylor, PSU
9. Roman Cimkovich, PSU
10. Kassidy Fitzgerald, PSU
11. Nancy MacKenzie, PSU Neuro Club
12. Bella Showerman, PSU
13. Danny Leister-Gray, PSU

Noggin + p:ear!
2022-10-06 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | P:ear, 338 NW 6th Ave, Portland, OR, 97209, United States
WHAT: Noggin @ p:ear!
We did it!

LEARN MORE: Portland is Beautiful
Portland is Beautiful

WHERE: p:ear, 338 NW 6th Ave., Portland, OR 97209
WHEN: Thursday, October 6, 2022, 10:00am – noon
Contact: Jessica Kain, Education Coordinator, p:ear

NOTE: Noggin is visiting p:ear on October 6, October 13, and October 20!
NOTE: All volunteers must be vaccinated against COVID-19 & wear a mask.

Noggin is returning to P:ear, a remarkable Portland nonprofit 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 and undergraduate Noggin participants from Portland State University, Oregon Health & Science University, the Pacific Northwest College of Art, and other collaborators.!

Learning about brains and behavior, and genuine, evidence-based structural and functional aspects of who we are is powerful and actionable information for everyone, including those who are experiencing anxiety, depression, drug use disorders, bias, chronic stress, insomnia – as well as poverty, isolation, racism, homophobia and our region’s extreme lack of affordable housing.

LEARN MORE: Noggin @ p:ear
Come join us!
This fall we’re collaborating with students and Biology teachers at Fort Vancouver High School! Fort students are coming to listen, learn and act to create bags of essential and useful supplies for youth without access to safe, secure housing. They join us on October 6, and then again on October 20 to distribute the items they organize and prepare.

Please RSVP to bgriesar@nwnoggin.org and jleake@nwnoggin.org
COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin, PSU, OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin, PSU
3. Brooke Searle, PSU
4. Hannah Shawo, PSU
5. Mackenzie Wang, PSU
6. Alex Heinrich, PSU
7. Britta Harbury, PSU
8. Anna Traylor, PSU
9. Roman Cimkovich, PSU
10. Kassidy Fitzgerald, PSU
11. Nancy MacKenzie, PSU Neuro Club
12. Bella Showerman, PSU
13. Luis Carrillo, PSU
14. Danny Leister-Gray, PSU

NW Noggin on Everyday Northwest!
2022-10-04 08:30 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | KOIN Tower, 222 SW Columbia Street, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
WHAT: Northwest Noggin visits KOIN TV for an episode of Everyday Northwest!
WHERE: Koin Tower, 222 SW Columbia Street, Portland, Oregon 97201
WHEN: Tuesday, October 4, 8:30am – 10:30am
We did it!

PSU students Britta Harbury and Bradley Marxmiller ACED an impromptu brain quiz this morning on KOIN TV’s Everyday Northwest! Host Ashley Howard asked them questions we hear A LOT during volunteer outreach visits to K-12 classrooms, houseless youth nonprofits, art museums, correctional facilities, Congress and pubs.

LEARN MORE: What is Northwest Noggin?
LEARN MORE: Noggin Bloggin
HUGE THANKS to Ashley Howard and everyone at Everyday Northwest, Christina Williams at Portland State University for arranging this experience – and to Bradley and Britta for sharing their expertise and enthusiasm for neuroscience and art!

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
3. Britta Harbury, PSU
4. Bradley Marxmiller, PSU/OHSU

“OMG, you guys were amazing! We loved having you on! Feel free to come back whenever you want!!”
Ashley Howard
Everyday Northwest
Host & Producer

Music, Drugs, Brains & The Beatles!
2022-09-29 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | University Club, 1225 SW 6th Ave, Portland, 97204, United States
WHAT: Music, Drugs, Brains & The Beatles: A collaborative dinner presentation by David Hattner, Musical Director of the Portland Youth Philharmonic & Northwest Noggin!
We did it!
Brains, The Beatles, Television & Art

WHEN: Thursday, September 29, 6:00 – 8:00pm
WHERE: University Club, 1225 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97204

We did it!
An exciting evening of conversation, brains, music and fun!

We’re excited to join David Hattner, the Musical Director for the Portland Youth Philharmonic, for an informal discussion of brain research, drugs (including psychedelics, alcohol, cannabis and amphetamines), and the musical accomplishments of The Beatles!

DRAFT SLIDES (pdf): Brains_Beatles_Music_Drugs
DRAFT SLIDES (ppt): Brains_Beatles_Music_Drugs

PARTICIPANTS:
1. David Hattner, Portland Youth Philharmonic
2. Aaron Eisen, OHSU/PSU/NW Noggin
3. Jeff Leake, PSU/NW Noggin
4. Bill Griesar, PSU/OHSU/NW Noggin

NW Noggin @ BRAINet
2022-08-15 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | OR
WHAT: Northwest Noggin Presents “Letting Knowledge Serve through interdisciplinary neuroscience, art, and a few extra brains!” @ BRAINet (Brain Research and Information Network).
WHERE: Free Public Webex Presentation – REGISTER HERE
WHEN: Monday, August 15, noon – 1:00pm
The Brain Research Awareness and Information Network (BRAINet) is the volunteer outreach organization of the OHSU Brain Institute (OBI). BRAINet’s mission is to foster awareness and support for OBI and for neuroscience research by educating the public and engaging in community interaction.

Bill Griesar (PSU/OHSU) and Jeff Leake (PSU) will introduce Northwest Noggin.

We’re excited to speak about the journey of Northwest Noggin, the work we do, our challenges and successes, our amazing community collaborators and the role of art and creativity in outreach and teaching!

Northwest Noggin is a robust, creative, entirely volunteer driven non-profit organization (EIN: 81-3885713) that brings together scientists and artists and students of all ages to contribute their expertise, listen and learn from others, enthuse young people about science and art, share area educational resources and inform and excite the public about ongoing, taxpayer supported neuroscience research.

Since 2012 we’ve met over 55,000 K-12 students in Portland, Vancouver, Beaverton, Hillsboro, Gresham, rural Oregon and Washington, San Diego, Chicago and DC public schools! We’ve offered free talks from collaborating students in neuroscience and art, and informed our community about ongoing brain research, training graduates to present their work to a lay audience.

LEARN MORE: What is Northwest Noggin?
Come join us!

SLIDES (*.ppt): Noggin at BRAINet 8_2022
SLIDES (*.pdf): Noggin at BRAINet 8_2022

Noggin @ University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
2022-08-09 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | OR
WHAT: Noggin visits the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities @ OHSU!

WHERE: Zoom
WHEN: Tuesday, August 9, 2022, 11:00am – 1:00pm

Noggin is invited to speak and talk brains with interns at the UCEDD this summer!

SLIDES (*.ppt): Noggin at OHSU UCEDD 8_2022
SLIDES (*.pdf): Noggin at OHSU UCEDD 8_2022

Noggin @ RIGLER Elementary SUN!
2022-08-04 12:45 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Rigler Elementary School, 5401 NE Prescott Street, Portland, OR, 97218, United States
WHAT: Noggin visit with SUN Program students at Rigler Elementary School!
We did it!
Hearts & Brains

Experiencing the Human to Human Interface from Backyard Brains!
LEARN MORE: Brain Hacking is Electric!
WHERE: Rigler Elementary School, 5401 NE Prescott St, Portland, OR 97218
WHEN: THURSDAY, August 4, 12:45pm – 3:00pm

SUN SCHEDULE
12:15- 12:45 Recess
**12:45 – 1:35 Noggin Enrichment
1:35- 1:55 Break/ Second recess
**1:55 – 2:45 Noggin Enrichment

Noggin LOVES SUN!
We got our start running a free, all-volunteer art and neuroscience SUN program in 2012!

We’re excited to meets students at RIGLER Elementary in Portland Public Schools and talk about brains, make art and examine some extra human brain specimens.

We’ll be OUTDOORS, in a shaded covered area 🙂
COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
3. Denesa Lockwood, NW Noggin/OHSU
4. Randall Olson, OHSU
5. Bradley Marxmiller. PSU/OHSU/BUILD EXITO
6. Alex Heinrich, PSU
7. Aaron Eisen, OHSU

See what we’ve done with SUN Programs in the past!
We love SUN!

POSTPONED 🔥 Noggin @ Scott Elementary SUN!
2022-07-26 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Scott Elementary School, 6700 NE Prescott Street, Portland, OR, 97218, United States
WHAT: Noggin visit with SUN Program students at Scott Elementary School!
****POSTPONED DUE TO EXTREME HEAT 🔥
NEW EVENT: Noggin @ Scott Elementary SUN THURSDAY (8/4) 12:45 – 3:00pm

LEARN MORE: The neurological and cognitive consequences of hyperthermia
LEARN MORE: The Latest IPCC Report: What is it and why does it matter?
LEARN MORE: Climate Change and Human Health (NIH)
WHERE: Scott Elementary School, 6700 NE Prescott St, Portland, OR 97218
WHEN: TUESDAY, July 26, 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Noggin LOVES SUN!
We got our start running a free, all-volunteer art and neuroscience SUN program in 2012!
We’re excited to meets students at Scott Elementary in Portland Public Schools and talk about brains, make art and examine some extra human brain specimens.

We’ll be OUTDOORS, in a shaded covered area 🙂
COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
3. Kassidy Fitzgerald, PSU
4. Alex Heinrich, PSU
5. Roman Cimkovich, PSU
6. Randall Olson, OHSU
7. Denesa Lockwood, NW Noggin/OHSU
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See what we’ve done with SUN Programs in the past!
We love SUN!

Noggin @ Paseo!
2022-07-16 12:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | OR
WHAT: Northwest Noggin @ Paseo!
We did it!
Paseo, Plasticity & Portland Parks!

WHERE: South Park Blocks and Director Park, Portland, OR.
We’ll meet at Director Park.

NW Noggin is STALL #1!

WHEN: Saturday, July 16, noon – 5pm. Arrive a little before noon for set up.

The Portland Parks Foundation is proud to present Paseo, a free new festival and community gathering on July 15 – 17. Paseo will feature music, dance, spoken word, and other creative forms, along with yoga and healthful, family activities in the heart of downtown at the South Park Blocks and Director Park.

LEARN MORE: Paseo 2022

Northwest Noggin is excited to join Paseo with extra brains and neuroscience-related art projects on Saturday, July 16 from noon until 5pm!

Come join us – please email griesar@pdx.edu and jleake@pdx.edu.

COMMITTED VOLUNTEERS
1. Kanani Miyamoto, NW Noggin/PNCA
2. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
3. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
4. Quinn Westlynd, PSU
5. Travis Christian, PSU graduate
6. Julian Gamez, University of Oregon/McNair scholar
7. Kaya Burd, PSU
8. Ben Bolen, PSU Neuroscience Club
9. Kierra Rogers, PSU
10. Kassidy Fitzgerald, PSU
11. Amanda Ngo, PSU
12. Randall Olson, OHSU
13. Bradley Marxmiller, PSU/OHSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
14. Brooke Searle, PSU

OHSU/OMSI BRAIN FAIR CANCELLED!
2022-06-04 08:30 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, 1945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR, 97214, United States
WHAT: OHSU/OMSI BRAIN FAIR CANCELLED
Sadly OHSU and OMSI weren’t able to resolve a vaccination requirement issue for Brain Fair this year.
Hoping to return in 2023!
WHERE: Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, 1945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR 97214
WHEN: Saturday, June 4, 2022, 9:00am – 5:00pm
(set up 8:30 – 9:30am! Event starts @ 10am)
One of the nation’s largest Brain Fairs is this Saturday at OMSI!
Come join Noggin and the PSU Neuroscience Club for an awesome day of FREE public learning!
The Brains at Brain Fair

Bringing BRAINS to Brain Fair 🙂

Putting the brains in Brain Fair!

Pipe Cleaners, Gel Prints, Electrodes & Brains!

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
3. Kass Fitzgerald, PSU
4. Yasaman Farhand, PSU
5. Britta Harbury, PSU
6. Aspen Allred, PSU
7. Isaac Fuller, PSU
8. Sydney Watson, PSU
9. Lucille Thornhill, PSU
10. Tira Gaston, PSU
11. Zoie Harpole, PSU
12. Jessica Cary, PSU
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Noggin @ Roosevelt!
2022-05-26 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Roosevelt High School, 6941 N Central St, Portland, OR, 97203, United States
WHAT: Noggin visit to Roosevelt High School, Portland Public Schools
We did it!
LEARN MORE: “What makes people struggle?”

WHERE: Roosevelt High School, 6941 N Central St, Portland, OR 97203; head to courtyard next to cafeteria
WHEN: Thursday, May 26, noon – 3:45pm (if you get there a little earlier than noon we could use your help with set-up too 🙂
Contact: Ezra Whitman, Academic Coordinator/Instructional Specialist, Roosevelt High School

We’re excited to join sophomores and juniors at Roosevelt High School for an afternoon of neuroscience research, extra brains and art! Looking forward to insights and questions from developing adolescent noggins 🙂

From Ezra: “NWNoggin.org will be coming to Roosevelt! Among that team are some RHS grads!!! Students will listen to an intro and presentation from the brilliant folks of NWNoggin and then create artwork in response. I have ordered an array of pipecleaners, fuzzy pom pom balls, beads, elastic string, glue, cotton swabs, rubber bands, and nitrile gloves. I will also spend the week drumming up any random materials I come across. Each session will have anywhere from 50-80 students.”

7th Period (12:21 – 1:52)
1 Health class (sophomore- junior) – Macon
1 Creative Writing class (junior-senior) – Ambrosio
1 AVID class (sophomore) – Valiente
1 Psych/Social Studies (junior-senior) – McCants
8th Period (1:59 – 3:30)
1 Health class (sophomore- junior) – Macon
1 Creative Writing class (junior-senior) – Ambrosio
1 AVID class (sophomore) – Valiente
1 Psych/Social Studies (junior-senior) – McCants

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin, PSU, OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin, PSU
3. Skye Skalbeck, PSU
4. Lucille Thornhill, PSU
5. Aaron Eisen, OHSU
6. Grace Taylor, PSU
7. Bella Showerman, PSU
8. Nazzy Hassan, PSU
9. Gabriel Latcu, PSU
10. Emerson Ross, PSU
11. Sara Aldrich, OHSU
12. Bobby Gifford, PSU
13. Victoria Ambriz, PSU
14. Angel Flores Rosas, PSU
15. Yasaman Farhand, PSU
16. Tira Gaston, PSU
17. Zoie Harpole, PSU
18. Kaya Burd, PSU
19. Lauren Kuiper, PSU
20. Matthew Lindars, PSU
21. Hannah Shawo, PSU

Noggin @ Pathways!
2022-05-19 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bridges to Pathways Detox Center, 58646 McNulty Way, Saint Helens, OR, 97051, United States
WHAT: Noggin visit to Bridge to Pathways residential drug/alcohol treatment program
We did it!
Hope through Change
This week, NW Noggin returned to the amazing Bridges to Pathways Residential Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center in historic St. Helens, Oregon, about 30 miles west of Portland.
READ MORE

WHERE: Columbia Community Mental Health, 58646 McNulty Way, St Helens, OR 97051
WHEN: Thursday, May 19, 2021; 11:00am – 1:00pm
Contact: Rain Marie Carroll, ​MS, QMHP, CADC-R
We’re excited to meet with residents and providers in St. Helens!
See what we did at Pathways last fall!
Pathways Under Change

From Rain Marie Carroll, the Residential Clinical Administrator

Pathways Residential Treatment Facility: Pathways is a 16-bed substance use disorder treatment center. The facility is not gender specific. Clients complete ~8 hours of SUDs treatment programming and individual counseling sessions with our Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors each day.
Alternatives Residential Treatment Facility: Alternatives is a 9-bed treatment facility for individuals that are under the jurisdiction of Oregon’s Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB). This occurs when an individual commits a felony and successfully pleads guilty with the exception of insanity. The facility is not gender specific. Clients are required to complete a set number of group and individual counseling hours each week. Clients are assigned to a level system, and they are afforded greater freedom as they achieve lower levels.
Cornerstone Residential Treatment Facility: Cornerstone is a 16-bed treatment facility for individuals that are suffering with severe, persistent mental illness. The facility is not gender specific. This is the least restrictive facility as clients are not required to complete any group or individual counseling sessions.
Bridge to Pathways Medical Detoxification Center: We provide detoxification services for all substances except benzodiazepines. This is a 9-bed detox center that is not gender specific.

To join us, please contact griesar@pdx.edu and jleake@pdx.edu
COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS

Bill Griesar, NW Noggin, PSU, OHSU
Jeff Leake, NW Noggin, PSU
Ellie Phelps, PSU
Quinn Westlynd, PSU
Tira Gaston, PSU
Britta Harbury, PSU
Tonia Bautista, PSU
Kira Rosen, PSU
Sienna Cenere, Sienna Art Studios
Anna Traylor, PSU
Lillian Chen, PSU
Kaya Burd, PSU

Noggin @ Rigler Elementary!
2022-05-10 15:45 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Rigler Elementary School, 5401 NE Prescott Street, Portland, OR, 97218, United States
WHAT: Noggin visit with SUN Program students at Rigler Elementary!
We did it!

LEARN MORE: We love SUN!

WHERE: Rigler Elementary School, 5401 NE Prescott St, Portland, OR 97218
WHEN: TUESDAY, May 10, 3:45pm – 5:00pm

Noggin LOVES SUN!
We got our start running a free, all-volunteer art and neuroscience SUN program in 2012!

We’re excited to meets students at Rigler Elementary in Portland Public Schools and talk about brains, make art and examine some extra human brain specimens.

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
3. Kristin Preston, PSU
4. Kaya Burd, PSU
5. Kass Fitzgerald, PSU
6. Sara Aldrich, OHSU
7. Mercy Siro, PSU
8. Tira Gaston, PSU

Noggin in Sisters!
2022-05-05 13:00 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Sisters Middle School, 15200 OR-242, Sisters, OR, 97759, United States
WHAT: Noggin visit to Sisters Middle School!

WHERE: Sisters Middle School, 15200 OR-242, Sisters, OR 97759

WHEN: Thursday, May 5, 2022, 1:00-3:30pm
Super-excited to visit the Home of the Outlaws in beautiful central Oregon!

IMAGE SOURCE: SISTERS OREGON
We’ll meet with 6th grade students to ask what they already know about our brains and what they’d like to know, consider research discoveries in neuroscience, hold a few real noggins, and make some neuro-art!

We’ll stop by the Roundhouse Foundation too!

A limited opportunity!
COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin, PSU, OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin, PSU
3. Lidia Echeverria-Garcia, PSU/UO

NOGGINFEST 2022!!
2022-04-30 | Honey Latte Cafe, 1033 SE Main St, Portland, OR, 97214, United States
Eye image by Sienna Art Studios
WHAT: NogginFest 2022 LIVE!

WE DID IT!!
LEARN MORE:
NogginFest 2022: A Mid-Pandemic Revival!

We spent TEN HOURS with kids, families, adults – featuring brains, art projects, neuroscience research speakers, community nonprofit partners, live bands and DJs from 2pm – midnight!

WHERE: Honey Latte Cafe, 1033 SE Main St, Portland, OR 97214

WHEN: Saturday, April 30, 2022, 2:00pm – MIDNIGHT!
JOIN US FREE

This is the largest student-run, accessible, all ages public celebration of music, art and interdisciplinary neuroscience in the Pacific Northwest! And it’s FREE!!

LEARN MORE: Dana Foundation Support for NOGGINFEST 2022!
NogginFest began in 2017, to showcase exciting research, awesome musicians and compelling, brain-related art!
BID ON NOGGINFEST ART

Painting by Jeff Leake
The legendary Fort George Brewery in Astoria, Oregon is donating more beer this year (THANK YOU!), and once again we’ll hold, explore and gain insight into brains with anyone curious about learning more!

Research speakers this year include Sophia Weber, Yangmiao Zhang and Sydney Boutros!
LEARN MORE: NOGGINFEST!

NOGGINFEST SCHEDULE

2:00pm
Opens to Public @ Honey Latte Cafe!

2:00 – 5:00pm
Art activities
Hold a brain!
Neuroscience questions!
AMP: Artist Mentorship Project!

Image by Eric Buchner
Art displays
Posters!

5:00 – 5:15pm
Welcome to NogginFest!
Land acknowledgement
Portland State University Neuro Club
Thank you (to PARC & more!)

5:15 – 5:45pm
Sophia Weber
Jellyfish and Neuroscience: How a creature with no brain changed the way we study ours
(20 minutes talk; 10 minutes questions)
Sophia Weber is a California kid that decide to move to the Pacific Northwest for college. After getting her Bachelors from University of Washington she completed a post-baccalaureate internship at the National Institute on Drug Abuse in Dr. Bruce Hope’s Lab. Currently she is a graduate student at OHSU in Dr. Marina Wolf’s Lab investigating dopamine’s role in preclinical models of relapse.

6:00 – 6:30pm
Pleasure Pak
A collection three atomic survivors in search of Goblin gold in the post-societal wasteland, sharing stories of the new world – as well as the one they left behind.

6:45pm – 7:15pm
Yangmiao Zhang
So you think you have free will…
(20 minutes talk; 10 minutes questions)
I am Yangmiao Zhang (Pronunciation: Young-Meow Djung). I am a neuroscientist at OHSU, doing research related to pain, empathy, alcohol use disorder, as well as how social relationships influence these events. Outside of the lab, I enjoy opportunities where I could share interesting knowledge with people and inspire curious minds. Very few things are better than talking about our brains and minds with some beverage, music and company for good measure!

7:30 – 8:00pm
Broom riders
BroomRiders mixes witchy folk rock and punk to create a sound that is wholly unique. Be prepared to dive deep into a world of magick, music, and melody that raises the dead from their graves and teaches them how to dance!

8:15 – 8:45pm
Sydney Boutros
Garden of memories: The ever-changing landscape of your mind
(20 minutes talk; 10 minutes questions)
I am a Pacific Northwestern-er in my heart and soul: I was born and raised in Spokane, WA, then moved to Portland to attend the University of Portland. I graduated from UP with majors in Psychology and Spanish and a minor in Neuroscience in 2014. After graduating, I worked as a research assistant in the Raber lab for 2 years before joining the BSN graduate program. When I am not in lab, I can usually be found running on one of the amazing local trails with my husband & dog. I love being in the mountains, and have spent the last several years trail running & training for ultramarathons (I especially love snacking on huckleberries on the sides of the trails).

9:00 – 9:30pm
Wolf
Wolf (Emilee Brnusak) is a professional jazz singer in the Portland Area and a senior at Portland State University, studying criminology and criminal justice. She is excited to perform for the first time since COVID-19 began!

9:45 – MIDNIGHT!
ABERZ
Experimental Bass/Free form Producer/DJ based in Portland
Sanka Prospure
A Reno born, Portland local producer and DJ, whose blend of flavor is sure to anyone grooving on the dance floor. From remixes of class hip hop tracks, to forward thinking experimental bass, to many influences of UK GRIME and bass, his sets are always one of a kind and never the same. Let him take you down the rabbit hole of audio sensibility!
Steinwave B2B Resting Potential
Portland local producers and DJs inspired by science and utilizing sound waves to their fullest potential; will be bringing their unique sound to the stage for their debut set together.
Sol Disciple
Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Sol Disciple is first and foremost a visionary. His inspiration comes from a variety of sources, which include the natural world, integral spirituality, ritual magick, and an eclectic blend of modern Hip Hop, raw lyricism, and unapologetic self expression. His mission is to infuse culture with the New Paradigm of Awakened Consciousness and redefine what it means to be a conscious musician, to use one’s creative talents in the service of Love, for the benefit of All.
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Noggins @ MLK Elementary!
2022-04-22 08:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Martin Luther King Elementary School, 4801 Idaho St, Vancouver, OR, 98661, United States
WHAT: Noggin visit with K-5 students!
We did it!
Enamored by Neuroscience!

WHERE: Martin Luther King Elementary School, 4801 Idaho St, Vancouver, WA 98661
WHEN: Friday, April 22, 2022, 8:00am – 11:30am

Going back to elementary school with extra noggins and art!
SOME MLK STUDENT QUESTIONS
When does a rotting brain start making an odor?
How does the brain function?
How do we remember?
How do you get the brains?
When you body moves is there some attachments that make your body move?
What if you have an artificial brain?
Are the 3D printed brains also real, or from real people?
How long have you been studying the brain?
When did you know you wanted to study brain?
Do ants have brains?
Are there animals that don’t have brains?
How does the spinal cord work?
Is it normal to get dizzy?
So I’m thinking that maybe we are like robots – but also not robots?
Are those animal brains real?
What is your brain made out of?
How do you remember?
How do you get headaches?
Can what my brain is doing now as a kid affect what my own kids’ brains might do in the future?
Does what happened to my mom in her life before I was born affect how my brain works today?
What is consciousness – like, in the brain? What’s happening in my brain when I really see you now?
Our first visit to King Elementary In Vancouver Public Schools.

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
3. Grace Taylor, PSU
4. Yasaman Farhand, PSU
5. Britta Harbury, PSU
6. Sydney Watson, PSU
7. Elizabeth Munk, PSU
8. Annabella Showerman, PSU

NW Noggin @ Ogden Elementary!
2022-04-19 10:15 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Peter S. Ogden Elementary, 8100 NE 28th St, Vancouver, WA, 98662, United States
WHAT: Noggin visit with K-5 students!
We did it!
Art, brains & GUTS at Ogden!

Thanks again to all of you. The kids loved the experience and I know that will stick as a core memory with quite a few of them for their lives. I loved it too. —Rob Harsch, K-5 makerspace teacher
WHERE: Peter S. Ogden Elementary, 8100 NE 28th St, Vancouver, WA 98662
WHEN: Tuesday, April 19, 10:15am – 2:30pm

Peter S. Ogden Elementary (PSO) is the farthest southeast school in Vancouver Public Schools, with boundaries at the edge of Evergreen and Portland Public Schools. They have just over 520 students, and are extremely proud of their student diversity. Their demographics are 40 percent Hispanic, 40 percent white, 7 percent Asian/Pacific Islander, 3 percent black, 1 percent American Indian and 10 percent other/multiracial.

More than 40 percent of PSO students speak a second language, including Arabic, Bosnian, Cambodian, Chuukese, Amharic, Hindi, Rumanian, Hmong, Kosraean, Lao, Malayalam, Marshallese, Rumanian, Russian, Soninke, Spanish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese.

Brain in Cambodian (Khmer): ខួរ​ក្បាល (“khuorokbal”)
Brain in Hindi: डिमाग (“dimaag”)
Brain in Hmong: lub hlwb
Brain in Bosnian: mozak
Brain in Arabic: دماغ (“damagh”)
Brain in Russian: головной мозг (“golovnoy mozg”)

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
3. Kass Fitzgerald, PSU
4. Kristin Preston, PSU
5. Yasaman Farhand, PSU
6. Britta Harbury, PSU
7. Tonia Bautista, PSU
8. Lauren Kuiper, PSU
9. Jonathan “Johnny” Uriarte-Lopez, OHSU
10. Elizabeth Munk, PSU (10:15am – 1:00pm)
11. Hannah K. Shawo, PSU
12. Tira Gaston, PSU
13. Zoie Harpole, PSU
14. Roman Cimkovich, PSU

See what we’ve done before at Ogden!
Occipital lobes at Ogden!

Noggin Presents: TRIO Conference!
2022-04-06 | Salishan Coastal Lodge, 7760 North Highway 101, Gleneden Beach, OR, 97388, United States
WHAT: Northwest Noggin Presents at the Annual Oregon TRIO CONFERENCE
We did it!
Moving beyond paywalls and jargon

POST BY BRITTA HARBURY @ PSU COMING SOON!
WHERE: Salishan Coastal Lodge, 7760 North Highway 101, Gleneden Beach, Oregon 97388
WHEN: Wednesday, April 6, 1:30 – 3:45 for research fair; 3:45 – 5:00 for breakout session

So excited to introduce Northwest Noggin! Presentation by Britta Harbury (undergraduate @ Portland State University), Kanani Miyamoto and Jeff Leake (Northwest Noggin). TRIO providing transport, housing, meals 🙂

Art and Brains: Collaborating with Community for Future Success
(the conference theme is “Back to the Future” 🥴🚀)

How do we inspire students? Brains let us perceive, think and behave, and discoveries in neuroscience offer actionable, compelling information about who we are and how we function. Going where you are surprised and challenged by new circumstances and perspectives drives motivated engagement, as does making art. During these moments our brains are changeable and open to new ideas. Nonprofit Northwest Noggin (nwnoggin.org) organizes undergraduates and graduates to collaborate, build community networks and inspire people about neuroscience and art. We bring volunteers excited by research into urban and rural K-12 public schools, correctional facilities, Congress, houseless youth centers, coffee shops and pubs to hear to what people already know and what they’d like to know, and see where our stories and discoveries from labs and classrooms intersect. We’ve met 50,000 people since 2012! Discover what we’ve learned, craft your own cells and examine real brain specimens up close.

DRAFT SLIDES (PPT): TRIO Slides DRAFT
DRAFT SLIDES (PDF): TRIO Slides DRAFT
SLIDES (PPT) TRIO-Slides-final
SLIDES (PDF) TRIO-Slides-final
Check out our recent collaborations with TRIO:
An Axonal Alliance

Threshold through TRIO

Viking, Shark, Fishermen & Bandit Brains!

Society for Neuroscience Chapter Meeting
2022-03-31 - 2022-04-01 | OR
WHAT: Society for Oregon/SW Washington Neuroscience Chapter Meeting
WHERE: VIRTUAL ONLINE EVENT; REGISTER/SUBMIT ABSTRACTS HERE
WHEN: Thursday, March 31 and Friday, April 1, 2022

The Oregon/Southwest Washington Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience is meeting online this year.
Poster Viewing:
Poster presentations can be viewed at any time on our YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPLc-vdofn-j23nkUU-GFIQ

NW Noggin volunteers include neuroscience undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs and artists, and both individually and collectively we present and attend local chapter meetings and international conferences for the Society for Neuroscience (SfN).

From their website: “The Society for Neuroscience is the world’s largest organization of scientists and physicians devoted to understanding the brain and nervous system.”
LEARN MORE: Noggin @ Society for Neuroscience

SfN Chapter Meeting AGENDA
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Mini-symposium on Neurogenetics
11:00 am Keynote Speaker: Suman Jayadev, University of Washington
Neurogenetics from the clinic to the bench

12:00 pm Soren Impey, Legacy Research Institute
Novel activity- and seizure-regulated non-coding genes

1:00 pm Tamara Phillips, OHSU
Neurogenetic analysis of differential susceptibility to methamphetamine intake

1:30 pm Betsy Ferguson, Oregon National Primate Research Center
Non-human primate models of genetic disease in the era of precision medicine

2:15 – 3:25 pm Poster Session I

3:30 pm Meeting Keynote Speaker: Susan Dymecki, Harvard Medical School
Embracing Differences: Heterogeneity in the brain serotonergic system

Friday, April 1, 2022
Speaker Session I
9:00 am Brice Kuhl, University of Oregon
Adaptive distortions of long-term memory representations

9:30 am Tua’au Laolagi, Southern Oregon University
The Effects of Exercise on Brain Activity in Older Adults Utilizing fMRI Analysis

9:45 am Caroline Hernandez, Oregon State University
Microbiota-gut-brain axis: Identifying Microbes that Directly Interact with Gut Sensory
Cells in Mice via Cell Cross-linking

10:00 am Emily Sackinger, Oregon State University
Cannabidiol affects NMDA receptors and memory differently between males and females in the 5xFAD mice

10:15 am Opal Stayer-Wilburn, Oregon National Primate Research Center
Astrocytic aquaporin-1 expression across age in rhesus macaques

10:30 am Break
10:45 – 11:45 am Poster Session II

Speaker Session II
12:15 pm Daniel Bradford, Oregon State Univerisity
Alcohol Stress response dampening and drug-induced neuroadaptations to uncertain stressors

12:45 pm Sudeshna Tripathy, Oregon National Primate Research Center
Fetal Brain Inflammation with Choriodecidual Ureaplasma Infection in Rhesus Macaques

1:00 pm Skylar Ferrara, OHSU
Thyromimetics modulate TREM2 expression on macrophages and microglia: implications for MS and other neurodegenerative diseases

1:15 pm Steven Dash, Oregon National Primate Research Center
The rhesus macaque as a model of aging: MRI analysis

1:30 pm Elizabeth Wood, OHSU
COVID-19 Pandemic Exposure on Infant Sadness at 6 Months of Age is Mediated by Maternal Body Composition at the End of Pregnancy

1:45 pm Maria-Luisa Appleman, Oregon National Primate Research Center
Effect of hormone replacement therapy on amyloid beta expression in the amygdala of aged rhesus macaques

2:00 pm Break
2:15 – 3:45 am Poster Session III

3:05 pm William Griesar and Jeff Leake, Portland State University
NW NOGGIN: Reconnecting our brains one cell at a time in a pandemic

Speaker Session III
3:15 pm Vincent Costa, Oregon National Primate Research Center
Transcriptional and anatomical diversity of excitatory and inhibitory neurons in the primate amygdala

3:45 pm Awards and closing
NW Noggin Abstract

Reconnecting our brains one cell at a time in a pandemic

SLIDE SHOW: SfN OR Chapter Griesar Leake 2022
*W. S. GRIESAR 1,2,4, J. J. LEAKE 1,3;
1Northwest Noggin, Portland, OR; 2Psychology/Neuroscience, 3Univ. Studies, Portland State Univ., Portland, OR; 4Behavioral Neurosci., OHSU, Portland, OR

Our brains are home to billions of cells that reach out and connect. These networks of linked neurons and glia make us who we are, and let us perceive, think and behave. When separated by trauma or injury they are remarkably plastic, capable of establishing new synapses, developing creative approaches to navigating a complex world.

Nonprofit NW Noggin (nwnoggin.org) organizes undergraduates and graduates to collaborate, build community networks and inspire people about neuroscience and art. We bring diverse students excited by research and their own arts-integrated study of brains and behavior into K-12 public schools, youth correctional facilities, Congress, houseless youth centers, coffee shops and pubs to hear what people already know and what they’d like to know, and to see where our stories and discoveries from labs and classrooms intersect. We’ve talked with more than 50,000 people since 2012!

In 2020, with COVID-19 suspending in-person outreach, we developed a new found object brain cell project we could engage in online. We asked people to look around their own environment and find objects that reminded them of neurons or glia. We asked: “Can you construct a brain cell out of things that you find? What objects for you represent the function of a glial cell, or neuron, or the function of specific parts of a neuron? Do these objects have personal meaning, or say something about you?” We brought this project to K-12 classrooms in the Pacific Northwest, Hawaii and Europe, and presented it through two global webinars in collaboration with BrainFacts.org, a public information initiative of The Kavli Foundation, the Gatsby Charitable Foundation and the Society for Neuroscience.

The brain cells created and posted online with the hashtag #showusyourbraincell are extraordinary – beautiful, compelling, informative – and offer windows into people’s individual lives and circumstances. Many took the opportunity to explain the materials used and their significance, connecting essential aspects of other fields and cultures to basic structural components of our brains.

A pandemic is traumatic, separates networks, and makes it hard to connect. Yet like our brain cells, we can adapt and find new approaches to our ever-changing world. Building excitement and awareness of discoveries, educational options and careers through interdisciplinary neuroscience outreach also trains new scientists to collaborate, engages more people, and increases awareness and support for community investment in both brain research and the arts.

LEARN MORE: Pandemic connections
LEARN MORE: Reconnecting Our Brains, One Cell at a Time
LEARN MORE: Action & Potential!
LEARN MORE: Returning to find a voice
LEARN MORE: Uploading your brain from Vancouver
LEARN MORE: Ho brah, he lolo maoli kēlā!
LEARN MORE: NogginFest 2021: Threshold Potential!
LEARN MORE: A crayon in Homer’s brain
LEARN MORE: Neurons in Minecraft & More!
LEARN MORE: Thank You Northwest Noggin!

Noggins @ PPS Franklin High!
2022-03-18 12:15 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Franklin High School, 5405 SE Woodward St, Portland, OR, 97206, United States
WHAT: Noggin @ Franklin High School (Portland Public Schools)
We did it!
Lightning in a Berry

WHERE: Franklin High School, 5405 SE Woodward St, Portland, OR 97206
(We will be fully OUTDOORS for this event, in a covered area)

WHEN: Friday, March 18, 12:15pm – 3:30pm (we’ll also be there Thursday 3/17)
We’re excited to return to Franklin High School, this time to meet with Kilsi Naanee’s Biology students (and perhaps more – stay tuned!). We’d been ready to visit back in April of 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic canceled many people’s plans.

We’ll introduce our volunteers, who will describe their studies and research, how they got where they are now, and where they’d like to be going. We’ll ask students at Franklin, in Portland Public Schools, what questions they have, and what they already know about the brain and behavior. Kilsi is preparing some activities and experiences we’re excited to join!
See what we did at Franklin in the past!
Autonomic Function @ Franklin

Frequencies @ Franklin: Your brain on sax!

ALL VOLUNTEERS VAXXED, BOOSTED AND MASKED
(we’ll have n95/kn95 masks available too, and will be outdoors)
Committed participants
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
3. Kilsi Naanee, PSU/Franklin High School
5. Hannah Shawo, PSU
7. Tonia Bautista, PSU
8. Julie Barrette, PSU Neuroscience Club
9. Alisha J Steigerwald, PSU Neuroscience Club

Noggins @ PPS Franklin High!
2022-03-17 08:30 - 11:40 (America/Los_Angeles) | Franklin High School, 5405 SE Woodward St, Portland, OR, 97206, United States
WHAT: Noggin @ Franklin High School (Portland Public Schools)
We did it!
Lightning in a Berry

WHERE: Franklin High School, 5405 SE Woodward St, Portland, OR 97206
(We will be fully OUTDOORS for this event, in a covered area)

WHEN: Thursday, March 17, 8:30 – 11:40am (we’ll also be there Friday 3/18)
We’re excited to return to Franklin High School, this time to meet with Kilsi Naanee’s Biology students (and perhaps more – stay tuned!). We’d been ready to visit back in April of 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic canceled many people’s plans.

We’ll introduce our volunteers, who will describe their studies and research, how they got where they are now, and where they’d like to be going. We’ll ask students at Franklin, in Portland Public Schools, what questions they have, and what they already know about the brain and behavior. Kilsi is preparing some activities and experiences we’re excited to join!
See what we did at Franklin in the past!
Autonomic Function @ Franklin

Frequencies @ Franklin: Your brain on sax!

ALL VOLUNTEERS VAXXED, BOOSTED AND MASKED
(we’ll have n95/kn95 masks available too, and will be outdoors)
Committed participants
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
3. Kilsi Naanee, PSU/Franklin High School
4. Tiara Freeman, PSU
5. Sophia Weber, OHSU
6. Zoie Harpole, PSU
7. Alex Heinrich, PSU
8. Tonia Bautista, PSU
9. Leslie Bienen, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
10. Melissa DeMoura, PSU
11. Kaya Burd, PSU
12. Crystal Clark, PSU

Society for Neuroscience TRIVIA!
2022-03-16 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | OR
WHAT: Noggin hosts a VIRTUAL TRIVIA EVENT for the Society for Neuroscience!
That was great fun!

WHERE: REGISTER ONLINE HERE – Brain Trivia LIVE
WHEN: Wednesday, March 16, 3:00pm Pacific/6:00pm EST

Noggin + SciComm @ Kings!
2022-03-09 10:45 - 11:30 (Europe/London) | King’s College London Guys Campus, Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, New Hunt's House, London, SE1 1UL, United Kingdom
WHAT: Noggin + Comms Sci undergraduates @ Kings!
We did it!

Wonderful questions from students!!
How do you handle the more controversial topics in science?
Can you offer an example of how you’d specifically integrate music into your outreach?
I’m so intrigued by where you go. How do you make these connections with different communities?
I love that you go places for outreach, and don’t rely on bringing people to campus (what you called “in-reach”). How do you avoid upsetting some of the more senior faculty who aren’t always comfortable with change?
What sort of institutional support do you receive for this wonderful work?

From Leigh Wilson, Public Engagement Manager, MRC Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, Kings College London: “We just wanted to extend our huge thanks for coming along and sharing amazing work, experiences, and philosophies with the students today. It was brilliant to hear your journey and the students (and us) were totally inspired hearing about your programmes and ideas. All best and thank you so much again for taking the time to come to King’s.”
WHERE: Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, New Hunt’s House, Guy’s Campus, King’s College London, London SE1 1UL, United Kingdom

The discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953 was enabled by Dr Rosalind Franklin’s X-ray diffraction work at King’s. This metal model stands in the entrance of The Centre for Developmental Neurobiology.
WHEN: Wednesday, March 9, 10:45am – 11:30pm GMT

We’re excited to meet with Comms sci undergraduates at Kings College London to share interests and experiences in innovative, evidence-based community outreach!

We’ll be at King’s the day before too!
DETAILS: Noggin in LONDON @ Kings!

LEARN MORE: Noggins & Kings

Noggin in LONDON @ Kings!
2022-03-08 11:30 - 12:30 (Europe/London) | King’s College London Guys Campus, Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, New Hunt's House, London, SE1 1UL, United Kingdom
WHAT: Noggin presents on Interdisciplinary Neuroscience!
We did it!

No pics (yes, that just about killed me :)) – but we have never had the opportunity to discuss interdisciplinary neuroscience teaching or outreach in a more unique or inspiring location!

The Percy Theatre at the historic Gordon Museum of Pathology is utterly extraordinary, with an unparalleled collection of brains, bones and bodies, in a stunning, spiraling library, which includes some of the original medical work of absolute luminaries in their fields, from Thomas Addison’s disease specimen (for the eponymous Addison’s disease) to Thomas Hodgkin’s first stethoscope.

We enjoyed a private tour from Bill Edwards, the museum curator, who has offered us the chance to return anytime (we’re going back tomorrow after our next talk!).

WHERE: Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, Percy Lecture Theatre, New Hunt’s House, Guy’s Campus, King’s College London, London SE1 1UL, United Kingdom

WHEN: Tuesday, March 8, 11:30am – 12:30pm GMT; luncheon to follow

We are gobsmacked and excited to join our colleagues at King’s to speak about the journey of Northwest Noggin, the work we do, our challenges and successes, the communities we work with and the role of art and creativity in outreach and teaching!

We’ll be at King’s the next day too!
DETAILS: Noggin + SciComm @ Kings!

LEARN MORE: Noggins & Kings

SLIDES (PPT): Noggin at Kings 2022
SLIDES (PDF): Noggin at Kings 2022

Noggin @ Fort Vancouver!
2022-03-03 07:15 - 14:05 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fort Vancouver High School, 5700 E 18th St, Vancouver, WA, 98661, United States
WHAT: Noggin outreach at Fort Vancouver!
We did it!
Tired Trappers at Fort

WHERE: Fort Vancouver High School, 5700 E 18th St, Vancouver, WA 98661
(We will be OUTDOORS for this event, in a covered area with coffee and snacks!)

WHEN: Thursday, March 3, 2022, 7:15am – 2:05pm
Yes, they STILL start that early 😝 And NO, they shouldn’t… 🙄

We LOVE Fort Vancouver!

We’ve visited Coreyanne Russell and James Cederstrom’s 9th through 12th grade classrooms on multiple occasions, and are excited to return live (omicron-permitting) in 2022!
CHECK OUT THE QUESTIONS!

COME JOIN US!
Please email griesar@pdx.edu and jleake@pdx.edu to get involved 🙂
ALL VOLUNTEERS VAXXED, BOOSTED AND DOUBLE MASKED
(we’ll have n95/kn95 masks available too, and will be outdoors)
COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS

Bill Griesar, NW Noggin, Portland State University, OHSU
Kass Fitzgerald, PSU
Theresa Vu, PSU
Alex Phanphackdy, PSU (7:15 – 10)
Darrin Lane, Oregon State University
Denesa Lockwood, OHSU
Ben Bolen, PSU Neuroscience Club
Alex Heinrich, PSU
Tira Gaston, PSU

See what we’ve done previously at the sleep-deprived Home of the Trappers!
Uploading your brain from Vancouver

Why do you study the brain?

Trap Squad!

Brains, biofeedback & SLEEP

Ventricles in Vancouver!

Noggin @ Washington Elementary!
2022-02-22 08:30 - 14:50 (America/Los_Angeles) | Washington Elementary School, 2908 S St #2932, Vancouver, WA, 98663, United States
WHAT: Noggin visit with K-5 students at Washington Elementary!
We did it!
Hands on Brains!

WHERE: Washington Elementary School, 2908 S St #2932, Vancouver, WA 98663
WHEN: Tuesday, February 22, 2022; 8:30am – 2:50pm
Contact: Carla Feltz, Coordinator Community Outreach and Family Engagement, Vancouver Public Schools
Returning to Clark County!
Our Noggin volunteers will talk brains and make art with kindergarten through 5th graders in Vancouver Public Schools! All volunteers will be vaccinated, boosted and wear n95/kn95 masks (we’ll provide masks if needed) – and we’ll be in an outdoor, covered location.
FROM CARLA FELTZ (Coordinator Community Outreach and Family Engagement for
Vancouver Public Schools): “We have a room at the school we are making available for you and your team to have a break in that is a large space and you can all socially distance in the space. We will be providing some snacks and beverages (definitely coffee!!) for your team to keep you fueled throughout the day. We will also have tents in case of rain.”
SCHEDULE
8:35-9:20 1st Grade
9:30-10:15 Kindergarten
10:25-11:10 5th Grade
11:15-12:15 LUNCH
12:15-1:00 2nd Grade
1:05-1:50 4th Grade
1:50-2:05 BREAK FOR RECESS
2:05-2:50 3rd Grade

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, PSU/OHSU/NW Noggin
2. Jeff Leake, PSU/NW Noggin
3. Arielle Isakharov, OHSU
4. Ben Bolen, PSU Neuroscience Club
5. Bradley Marxmiller, PSU/NIH BUILD EXITO
6. Alex Heinrich, PSU
7. Melissa DeMoura, PSU
8. Rose Jardine, PSU Neuroscience Club
9. Britta Harbury, PSU
