Post written by Catherine Caine (2015 Hawaii State Teacher of the Year/National Finalist), Bill Griesar – and the amazing 5th graders at Waikiki School! Going places 🌴 As a snowstorm descended on Northwest Oregon, our informed and enthusiastic Noggin volunteers were thrilled to travel (virtually) to the sunny Hawaiian island…
We love visiting biology classrooms at Fort Vancouver High! We’ve enjoyed many welcome opportunities to head north across the mighty Columbia to meet so many thoughtful, engaged and insightful students over the years, and teachers Coreyanne Russell and James Cederstrom are terrific collaborators and valued friends. LEARN MORE: Why do…
WHAT: Society for Neuroscience Oregon / SW Washington Annual Meeting A fantastic celebration of regional scientific research! CHECK OUT THE PROGRAM: SFN OR-WA 2021 program WHERE: Register for the *ONLINE* Chapter Meeting HERE WHEN: Thursday, April 15, 8:50am – 7:30pm The Oregon/Southwest Washington Chapter is the local group affiliated with…
WHAT: Noggin outreach in Hawaii! We did it! LEARN MORE AT THE LINK Ho brah, he lolo maoli kēlā! WHERE: Waikiki School, via ZOOM (links to come) WHEN: Thursday, February 11, 10:15am – 12:30am (First session 10:15am – 11:15am; Second session 11:30 – 12:30) Noggin volunteers will visit 5th grade…
WHAT: Noggin outreach in Hawaii! We did it! LEARN MORE AT THE LINK Ho brah, he lolo maoli kēlā! WHERE: Waikiki School, via ZOOM (links to come) WHEN: Tuesday, February 9, 10:15am – 12:30am (First session 10:15am – 11:15am; Second session 11:30 – 12:30) We’re going island style brah! Noggin…
This is our SECOND free collaborative Northwest Noggin, Brainfacts.org and Society for Neuroscience webinar devoted to interdisciplinary, arts-integrated outreach efforts around the world! Our first webinar – “Reconnecting our brains, one cell at a time,” is available for viewing on the Brainfacts.org website – and also here on nwnoggin.org. LEARN…
WHAT: Action & Potential in Outreach, Education & Research We did it! WATCH THE WEBINAR 🙂 WHERE: EVERYWHERE! 🧠🎨🤝❤️ CLICK ME: Webinar LINK WHEN: Thursday, September 24, 2020, 10:0am Pacific time; 1:00pm Eastern A second FREE Society for Neuroscience global webinar with BrainFacts.org & Northwest Noggin! Co-sponsored by the American Brain…
“Why don’t most people prepare for earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, fires, pandemics and other natural disasters? What does neuroscience research suggest about our brains and anxiety, and decision making around high stakes, low frequency traumatic events? And why is preparedness – taking accessible, genuinely effective steps to get ready, both individually…
We did it! We made art. We built our own brain cells. We created synapses and networks and re-connected brains. But please: keep going! We enjoyed a *FREE, GLOBAL, ALL AGES* webinar in June 2020, a collaboration between NW Noggin and BrainFacts.org. AND WE ENJOYED A SECOND FREE GLOBAL WEBINAR ON…
“The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.” –William Butler Yeats We’re experiencing an extraordinary collision of biology and psychology. A dangerous virus that spreads easily when people congregate has killed over 94,000 Americans in two months. *UPDATE (August 2020): Deaths now past 160,000 and rising…