Noggin Benefit Night @ Fort George!!
2025-01-14 16:30 - 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fort George Brewery, 1483 Duane St, Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
WHAT: Brains, art and a benefit for NW Noggin!
We did it!

WHERE: Fort George Brewery, 1483 Duane St, Astoria, OR 97103
WHEN: Tuesday, January 14; Noggin table (bring questions!) 4:30 – 6:30pm
(but 10% of Fort sales all day support all volunteer STEM + Art outreach!)

Noggin is thrilled and honored that the storied Fort George Brewery will dedicate a portion of sales from Tuesday, January 14th to our all volunteer interdisciplinary neuroscience nonprofit! THANK YOU FORT GEORGE!!!

COMMITTED VOLUNTEERS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
3. Bob Duehmig, OHSU
4. Sam Mutschler-Aldine, PSU
5. Allan Gaither, PSU
6. Noelle Wilcox, PSU
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Noggin regularly collaborates with TRIO Clatsop, public school districts and other community partners in Astoria and surrounding communities to bring brains, art and undergraduates and graduate students studying neuroscience to classrooms, theaters, and the extraordinary Lovell Building at the Fort George!
See what we’ve done before on Oregon’s North Coast!
Brain Cells Dance

Pre-K, Fish and Logger Lobes!

Signal from Noise on the Oregon Coast

Viking, Shark, Fishermen & Bandit Brains!

Clatsop Community Cortex

North Coast Noggins: Art, Alevins & Brains!

Accumbens in Astoria

Noggin @ Oregon City High!
2025-01-16 10:30 - 14:00 | Oregon City High School, 19761 S Beavercreek Rd, Oregon City, OR, 97045, United States
WHAT: NW Noggin visit with high schoolers at Oregon City High School
We did it!

WHERE: Oregon City High School, 19761 S Beavercreek Rd, Oregon City, OR 97045
WHEN: Thursday, January 16, 10:30am – 2:00pm

Contact: Kelsey Scully, Science Teacher, Oregon City High School
We’ll join high school students studying science and anatomy in multiple classes at Oregon City High School to talk brain research, make art, and consider questions!

Come join us! Please contact Bill Griesar (griesar@pdx.edu) and Jeff Leake (jleake@pdx.com) to get involved.
COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
3. Allan Gaither, PSU
4. Emmali Luangrath, PSU
5. Willow Coughlan, PSU
6. Luis Carrillo, PSU
7. Omri Jones, PSU
8. Becky Callos, PSU
9. Iris Campos Servin, PSU
10. Richard Benson, PSU
11. Sydney Watson, PSU
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LEARN MORE: NW Noggin visiting CAP Classes
Did school kill my brain?

Noggin @ Undergrad Research Opportunity Fair!
2025-01-17 13:00 - 15:00 | Smith Ballroom, Portland State University, Smith Center (3rd floor), 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
WHAT: Tabling event at the PSU Undergraduate Research Opportunity Fair!
WHERE: SMSU Ballroom @ Portland State University, 1825 SW Broadway, PDX, OR 97201
WHEN: Friday, January 17, 1:00 – 3:00pm (Includes LUNCH!)

JOIN US @ the NOGGIN TABLE – THERE’S LUNCH (and brains 😅)!

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, Noggin/PSU/OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, Noggin/PSU
3. Kadi Rae Smith, Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Association President, PSU
4. Conner Corbett, OHSU/PSU
5. Becky Callos, PSU
6. Roadie (Planet Earth)

Noggin @ Sacajawea Elementary!
2025-01-23 09:00 - 12:00 | OR
WHAT: NW Noggin @ Sacajawea Elementary School (Vancouver Public Schools)
We did it!!

◦ How fast do neurons work?
◦ What are neurons made of?
◦ Is ADHD in the brain?
◦ Do all brains look the same?
◦ Why does the (preserved) brain look like foam?
◦ So is there a tree in my head?
◦ Are brains like computer chips?
◦ What happens if we drop the specimens?
◦ Why are the brains in jars with fluid?
◦ How does the brain get all those curves?
◦ How did you get all the brains?
◦ If you hit your head, is your brain fixed so it won’t move?
WHERE: Sacajawea Elementary School, 700 NE 112th St, Vancouver, WA 98685
WHEN: Thursday, January 23, 2025, 9:00am – noon
Contact: Brenda Starr, Family‐Community Resource Coordinator, Sacajawea Elementary School; Carla Feltz, Family Engagement/Technical Assistance Coordinator, Vancouver Public Schools

Our Noggin volunteers will talk brains and make art with kindergarten through 5th graders in Vancouver Public Schools!

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, PSU/OHSU/NW Noggin
2. Jeff Leake, PSU/NW Noggin
3. Greyson Moore, PSU graduate
4. Emmali Luangrath, PSU
5. Willow Coughlan, PSU
6. Becky Callos, PSU
7. Omri Jones, PSU
8. Sam Mutschler-Aldine, PSU
9. Annabel Jensen, PSU
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See what we’ve done before at Sacagawea!
How many neurons in a dinosaur brain?

Noggin @ Fort Vancouver!
2025-01-31 08:30 - 15:00 | Fort Vancouver High School, 5700 E 18th St, Vancouver, WA, 98661, United States
WHAT: Noggin outreach at Fort Vancouver!
We did it!!

WHERE: Fort Vancouver High School, 5700 E 18th St, Vancouver, WA 98661
WHEN: Friday, January 31, 2025, 8:30am – 3:00pm

GREAT QUESTIONS!
What is numbness?
How does the Blood Brain Barrier work?
How do video games help your brain?
What is the oldest brain you have?
Do adult brains shrink?
How does pregnancy and parenthood affect the brain?
Are there things that eat your brain? Why do ‘brain eating amoeba’ live in warm water?
If cells in our body are constantly dividing then why is there dementia?
What is the dura mater?
Why do brains have ventricles?
What’s the coolest thing you’ve learned about the brain through research?
What’s your favorite psychological theory?
Is homosexuality dependent on the brain?
What causes headaches?
If there are no pain receptors in the brain why do we get headaches?
What happens if a brain gets split?
Why are people ticklish – but you can’t tickle yourself?

We are super-excited to return to Fort!
Last year Vancouver Public Schools changed their high school start times to a more reasonable 8:40am, based partly on neuroscience research presented in classrooms by Northwest Noggin outreach volunteers!
COME JOIN US!
Please email griesar@pdx.edu and jleake@pdx.edu to get involved 🙂
COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
3. Cassidy Rickel, PSU
4. Allan Gaither, PSU
5. Joseph McKinney, PSU
6. Willow Coughlan, PSU
7. Sydney Watson, PSU
8. Omri Jones, PSU
9. Becky Callos, PSU
10. Denesa Lockwood, NW Noggin/OHSU
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We’ve visited Coreyanne Russell and James Cederstrom’s 9th through 12th grade classrooms on multiple occasions. More details are at the links!
Trapper Keeper!

Hey Vancouver: Let Kids Sleep!

Sleepy brains at Fort

Tired Trappers at Fort

Uploading your brain from Vancouver

Why do you study the brain?

Trap Squad!

Brains, biofeedback & SLEEP

Ventricles in Vancouver!
