“To be creative means to connect” –Nawal El Saadawi NW Noggin is honored to be a Brain Awareness Week partner of the Dana Foundation, a leading philanthropic organization that supports neuroscience research through grants, publications, and educational programs. We share their enthusiasm for genuine community outreach, and their commitment to educating everyone about the potential of…
Post by Michael Endicott, Art Teacher, North Middle School, Grants Pass, OR NW Noggin recently trekked along a few snowy, icy roads to the beautiful southern Oregon community of Grants Pass (“It’s the Climate“). We were guests of North Middle School Art Teacher Michael Endicott and his wife Jill, who…
Post by Jacob Schoen of OHSU, Madison Cho-Richmond from PSU Psychology, and Bill Griesar of PSU/OHSU/NW Noggin In February, NW Noggin volunteers joined the Middle School Science Club meeting at the Health and Science School (HS2) in Beaverton, Oregon. The club was just finishing up an afterschool snack when a horde…
“The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.” –Fred Rogers NW Noggin outreach volunteers at Hosford Middle School, Portland Public Schools… LEARN MORE: Brain Hacking is Electric! Did you know that we, the public, spend close to $40 billion annually on efforts to better understand and treat pressing medical needs,…
Post by Michael Deveney, Noggin volunteer from Portland State University “The most interesting people you’ll find are ones that don’t fit into your average cardboard box. They’ll make what they need, they’ll make their own boxes” –Dr. Temple Grandin I spent my Valentine’s Day with students at Bridges Middle School, one…
The American Medical Women’s Association is a century old organization serving “to advance women in medicine and improve women’s health…by providing and developing leadership, advocacy, education, expertise, mentoring, and strategic alliances…” LEARN MORE: American Medical Women’s Association “A woman’s health is her capital.” –Harriet Beecher Stowe We LOVE collaborating with…
WHAT: Noggin joins the “Psychology of Supernatural” panel at Portland’s Wizard World Comic-Con! We did it! Learn more at this link… Carry on my wayward son WHERE: Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Portland, OR 97232 WHEN: Saturday, February 23, 5:30pm PANEL LOCATION: B110 BRAIN VIEWING LOCATION…
Post by Camden Howard, undergraduate in Psychology at Portland State University. Photos and editing contributions by Bill Griesar. Cam introduces Mac students to a human brain from BioGift NW Noggin traveled across the Columbia River this week to visit with students and families at “the Mac” – a.k.a., McLoughlin Middle…
“Knowing something about the deep origins of humanity only adds to the remarkable fact of our existence: all of our extraordinary capabilities arose from basic components that evolved in ancient fish and other creatures.” ― Neil Shubin, Your Inner Fish Going places and reaching out, listening and reflecting, and sharing…
WHAT: Society for Neuroscience OR/SW WA Chapter Annual Meeting We did it! More details at the link… Brains & Sex @ SfN WHERE: McMenamins Edgefield, 2126 SW Halsey Street, Troutdale, OR WHEN: Friday, April 12 – Saturday, April 13, 2019 This year’s theme is sex differences in research. Larry Cahill, Ph.D. Professor,…