Neuroscience & Society
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CSML Newsroom1 month agoDid You Know: A museum dedicated to the brain is being developed in Southern California?
Did you know a museum dedicated to the brain is being planned in Southern California? The Brain Museum, started by Dr. Manuela Yassa with funding support...
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The Observer2 months ago
Peer teaching as empowerment? Exploring NeuroBoricuas with Dr. Christian Bravo-Rivera
In brief: Dr. Bravo-Rivera discusses how he founded NeuroBoricuas, an education movement dedicated to training the next generation of neuroscientists in Puerto Rico, and the lessons...
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The Observer6 months ago
How Georgia Tech’s Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society is integrating lived experience into research and education
“Engaging multi-perspective groups in neurotechnology discovery, innovation, and research fosters ethical problem solving, epistemic justice, governance implementation… and cultural sensitivity and reflexivity.” — Karen Rommelfanger
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The Observer6 months ago
Brain Explorers distills lessons from evaluating its neuroscience outreach programs: a research digest
A 2024 paper published in Frontiers in Education examines content knowledge gains and instructor impacts in a middle school neuroscience outreach program in Michigan using multiple...
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The Observer12 months ago
Neurotechnology: engaging local communities in its creation and use
Diverse initiatives spanning policy, education, and community-engaged research are emerging in neurotechnology, underscoring the importance of continued characterization.
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The Observer1 year ago
Angie Michaiel on the potential of Kavli Foundation’s Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems Initiative
Launched just two years ago, the initiative has gained momentum rapidly.
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The Observer1 year ago
3 early career neuroscientists share their journeys in public engagement
“Hi, I’m a neuroscientist and I study poop.” Monica Tschang, a third-year PhD candidate at the University of Washington, often begins by saying this when speaking...
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Questions of the Day Program2 years ago
Jessica Chomik-Morales from MIT wants the Mi Última Neurona podcast to become a movement.
In this QOTD conversation, I interview Jessica Chomik-Morales, host of the Spanish neuroscience podcast Mi Última Neurona based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Jessica shares her ongoing journey...
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The Observer2 years ago
Chasing your why: Emma Bleakman on founding Bright Light Neuro, a new way of thinking about neuroscience curriculum.
Emma Bleakman, an elementary school teacher by trade, has a mission of bettering the trajectory of young people’s lives. A mission upon which Bright Light Neuro...
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The Observer2 years agoDana Foundation President Caroline Montojo says the critical window of opportunity for neuroscience and society is now
How can the Dana Foundation continue to make the greatest impact [in the world]? This was the question that continued to pop up during our conversation...
Photo Essay: A guided tour of DC’s historic National Academy of Sciences Building with Dorothy Goldsmith
Illinois State experiments with workshops to help STEM faculty explore the civic nature of their disciplines
Did You Know: Rice University has launched a new center for science communication called SCOPE?
How Canadian early-career researchers organized to improve funding for future scientists
Photo Essay: Junior Scientists at Harlem BioBus celebrate a year of discovery
US-based nonprofit Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally (ESAL) receives a $100k unrestricted gift to support its civic engagement work
How Canadian early-career researchers organized to improve funding for future scientists
Photo Essay: Junior Scientists at Harlem BioBus celebrate a year of discovery
Did You Know: Rice University has launched a new center for science communication called SCOPE?
Illinois State experiments with workshops to help STEM faculty explore the civic nature of their disciplines
Did You Know: Boston’s Museum of Science is opening a Public Science Common? Here are some questions to consider
Did You Know: A museum dedicated to the brain is being developed in Southern California?
STEM Unbarred: What the initiative is learning about hands-on science for incarcerated youth
Exploring workforce needs and intergenerational learning in informal STEM education
