Join one of our community partners, the Mercantile Library, for their upcoming Science & Nature Lecture with Angela Saini on Tuesday, September 19th at 6pm. Angela Saini is an award-winning science journalist and author. She has a Masters in Engineering from Oxford University and a Masters in Science and Security from King's College London. At … Continue reading Upcoming Science & Nature Lecture at the Mercantile Library
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The UC Center for Public Engagement with Science is back with its monthly feature, Cincinnati Science Roundup. Check out events and news related to science this month from PEWs, our collaborators and community partners in Greater Cincinnati! PEWS Graduate Student Coffee & Donuts Thursday, August 31, 11am-12:30pm, outside patio on the south side of Clifton … Continue reading Cincinnati Science Roundup: September
The Department of Geosciences at University of Cincinnati is excited to announce a new outreach program, Science Harvest, in partnership with the Northside Farmer’s Market in Cincinnati. Graduate students from the department will bring hands-on activities to share their expertise and have conversations with people of all ages who visit the market. Topics will include … Continue reading Learn geology at the Northside Farmer’s Market
I am pursuing a PhD in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Cincinnati with an emphasis on climate change. As I begin my fourth and final year at UC, I have started to reflect on my past experiences here, not only my research and studies but also the interdisciplinary work I have been … Continue reading Career Goals in Science and Climate Change Outreach
Do you know of an upcoming community event about science? Are there outreach resources that you want to shared with interested individuals? Is your company or institution hiring for a position related in some way to public engagement with science? We want to hear from you! Part of our work here at the UC Center … Continue reading Share your announcements and events with us!
We are excited to share a forthcoming chapter written by PEWS research assistant, Andrew Evans, and PEWS director, Angela Potochnik about participatory research. This book chapter, "Theorizing Participatory Research" is in press in Ethical Issues in Stakeholder-Engaged Health Research. The chapter examines the variety of participatory research, or research that includes public involvement, across fields … Continue reading New chapter on participatory research by Andrew Evans
Graduate students and faculty at University of Cincinnati's Department of Geology are excited to share their research and increase engagement with the Cincinnati community. In particular, Geology graduate students are looking to build partnerships with local schools by bringing their research experiences directly to the classroom. Participating graduate students and professors have developed presentations and … Continue reading Geology graduate students bring science to local classrooms
We are very excited to share that PEWS Associate Director Melissa Jacquart has been awarded a Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship, which celebrates and supports faculty in the humanities who embrace public engagement as part of the scholarly vocation. Each Fellow receives $50,000 to pursue a public-facing project. The Whiting Public Engagement Program (WPEP) is a distinctive national grant founded to champion the … Continue reading PEWS Associate Director Melissa Jacquart wins Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship
PEWS, with the support of UC Research2030, is excited to introduce the three new PEWS Sustainability Interns: Zeke King Phillips, Kat Timm, and Jessica Roncker, all three graduate students at UC. Zeke King Phillips Zeke King Phillips is a 3rd year graduate student and PhD candidate in UC's Geology Department. Prior to his arrival at … Continue reading Introducing the new PEWS Sustainability Interns
UPDATE: Due to inclement weather, the geoscience event at Trammel Fossil is postponed until 4/23/22 The joint North-Central and Southeastern Geological Society of America 2022 Section Meeting is being held in Cincinnati from April 7th to 9th. This event will bring hundreds of geologists to the city to discuss new science research and is sponsored … Continue reading Geoscience events happening this April in Cincinnati