Faculty Affiliate Individual Projects
Reflections on ASTRO Fellowships
The ASTRO Fellowships, hosted by the Armstrong Institute for Space, Technology, and Research (ASTRO), provides undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty with the opportunity to…
Working Towards Sustainability at Michelman: A Graduate Intern’s Reflection
This summer, I had the privilege of serving as a graduate student intern with Michelman, a global developer in sustainable specialty coatings, through the…
Regenerative Agriculture for Materials Development
Assistant Professor of Industrial Design Braden Trauth (in DAAP’s School of Design) is expanding strategies to drawdown carbon pollution in our atmosphere through materials…
PEWS Curriculum and Pedagogy Director to collaborate with UC Faculty Member’s NSF CAREER Grant on Understanding Physics through Dance
PEWS Curriculum and Pedagogy Director Dr. Melissa Jacquart is collaborating with Dr. Sarah Watzman, Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering,…
Greater Cincinnati named a Regional Center of Expertise in Education for Sustainable Development
The Greater Cincinnati region has officially been recognized as a Regional Center of Expertise (RCE GC) in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) by the…
Revealing the World of the Jumping Spider: The Morehouse Lab
How do spiders see the world? Most people would rather not get close enough to find out. But the Morehouse Lab at the University…
Science and Civic Responsibilities: symposium series
A2Ethics is excited to announce their next symposium series: Science and Civic Responsibilities, led by Eduardo Martinez in collaboration with the UC Center for Public Engagement with Science (PEWS).…
Cincinnati Sounds: Exploring a Musical City’s Spaces, Places, and Sounds
Explore the rich soundscapes of our historic city in an exciting new program organized by the UC College-Conservatory of Music and the National Endowment for…
STEM and Environmental Health: Engaging Young Campers Through Hands-on Fun
Each summer, a group of young campers gather at the Cincinnati Museum Center to learn about lead contamination, air pollution, water and food contamination,…
Introducing PEWS’ new postdoc: Kate Nicole Hoffman
Hello everyone! My name is Kate Nicole Hoffman, and I’m so excited to be the new postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Public Engagement…
Beating Heat with Civic Technology and Collaborative Planning for Designing Heat Resilient Neighborhoods
Dr. Sangyong Cho, Assistant Professor of the Landscape Architecture Program at the School of Planning and Founder and Director of the EPIC Co-Lab at…
Reflections from my time with PEWS
I am thrilled to have worked with the Center for Public Engagement with Science (PEWS) for over 4 years throughout my graduate studies and…
What is the Environmental Impact of Cincinnati’s Natural Gas Streetlights?
Professor Amy Townsend-Small in the newly-formed School of Environment and Sustainability at University of Cincinnati and PEWS faculty affiliate has been studying methane emissions…
Reflections from the We Engage 4 Health Showcase
On April 16, 2024, We Engage 4 Health (WE4H) held a showcase to celebrate over six years of hard work and the amazing accomplishments…
Interpretation Training in the Department of Geosciences
Dr. Brooke Crowley is a Professor in the Departments of Geosciences and Anthropology in University of Cincinnati’s College of Arts and Sciences and is…
Affiliate Spotlight: Sang Cho
Please join us in welcoming one of our newest faculty affiliates, Dr. Sang Cho! Dr. Cho is one of PEWS’ first faculty affiliates from…
Dr. Amy Townsend-Small Joins Panel of Experts to Discuss Environmental Impacts of Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells
Dr. Amy Townsend-Small, professor of environmental science at the UC School of Environment and Sustainability (SEaS), and PEWS Faculty Affiliate, recently joined a panel…
How many people does it take to run a field trip?
Reflections on a collaborative experience working with a public school, a Cincinnati Great Park, and fantastic colleagues It began with a conversation over a…
Multidisciplinary Grant Awarded to Faculty Affiliates
We are very excited to share that two PEWS faculty affiliates, Dr. Amanda Webb, Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering…
Affiliate Spotlight: Whitney Gaskins
PEWS recently had the privilege of learning about Dr. Whitney Gaskins’ work as a Professor at the University of Cincinnati and as an advocate…
Are moral appeals about renewable energy more persuasive?
Abel Gustafson is an Assistant Professor of Public Relations and Environmental Communication in University of Cincinnati’s School of Communication, Film and Media Studies and…
Affiliate Spotlight: Sarah Manchak
We recently had the privilege of learning about Dr. Sarah Manchak’s mentorship and community-based research. Dr. Manchak is an Associate Professor in the School of…
Equity-Driven Climate Resiliency Planning in Cincinnati
Leading up to this year’s Earth Day celebrations, Cincinnati’s City Council voted to approve the newly unveiled, updated version of the Green Cincinnati Plan…
Affiliate Spotlight: Amy Townsend-Small
We recently had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Amy Townsend-Small about her community-engaged research, teaching, and service in the Earth and Environmental Sciences.…
Bioethics with Bigger Impact: Virtual Event Series Launch November 15th
Please join us for the launch of the “Bioethics with Bigger Impact” event series on November 15th 2-3pm Eastern time to discuss “Communicating Ethical…
PEWS Associate Director Melissa Jacquart wins Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship
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…
Cincinnati’s Climate Equity Indicators Report
PEWs Faculty Affiliate Carlie Trott has collaborated with community partners to conduct research into the vulnerability of Cincinnati’s communities to climate change. The newly…
Raising Ethical Questions About Off-Label Use of Covid-19 Vaccines
It is probably safe to say that many people who never previously took interest in US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory processes have…
Affiliate Spotlight: Dr. Melinda Butsch Kovacic
This week, we had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Melinda Butsch Kovacic about her public health research and work in the community. Dr. Butsch Kovacic is an Associate Dean of the University Of Cincinnati College…
Affiliate Spotlight: Dr. Carlie Trott
What happens when you open the world of science to children? This week, we highlight the efforts of a UC Center for Public Engagement…
Affiliate Spotlight: Dr. Abel Gustafson
This week, we highlight the work of our newest Faculty Affiliate with the Center for Public Engagement with Science, Dr. Abel Gustafson, Assistant Professor in the UC Department of Communication. …
Affiliate Spotlight: Dr. Nate Morehouse
This week, we want to highlight the work of one of the Center’s affiliates, Dr. Nate Morehouse. Research Dr. Morehouse leads a lab that…
New Affiliate Spotlight: Dr. Eduardo Martinez
How do we act on science? Our new affiliated Dr. Eduardo Martinez discusses his work on democratic theory.
‘A Pact with Reason’ Online Lecture Series Starts July 16
Center Faculty Affiliate Zvi Biener is co-sponsoring A Pact With Reason, a series of ten free lectures by Dr. Piers Bursill-Hall of Cambridge University…
University of Dayton Colloquium Moved Online
The Doing Science in a Pluralistic Society Colloquium at the University of Dayton will now take place online. The new dates for the colloquium…
Congratulations to Center Post-Doc Melissa Jacquart!
We are pleased to announce that Center Post-Doc Dr. Melissa Jacquart will be joining the University of Cincinnati Department of Philosophy as a tenure-track…
Philosophy of Science Communication Medium Page
Center Post-Doc Melissa Jacquart contributes to an exciting Medium page on the Philosophy of Science Communication: medium.com/@philscicomm. The page takes the perspective of the…
Potochnik took part in Climate Interpreter Workshop
Back in January Center Director Angela Potochnik took part in a Beginner’s Workshop from the National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI).…
Affiliate Spotlight: Dr. Brooke Crowley
This week we are spotlighting Center Affiliate Dr. Brooke Crowley! As an Associate Professor in the Departments of Geology and Anthropology here at UC,…
Trott’s community research senior capstone students present at City Hall
The students in Center Affiliate Carlie Trott’s senior capstone course (PSYC 5051: Research Methods: Community Research) presented their research at Cincinnati City Hall this…
Crowley featured on video series “Science Around Cincy”
Center Affiliate Brooke Crowley (Associate Professor of Geology and Anthropology) is featured in the latest video in Chris Anderson’s web series “Science Around Cincy.”…
Crowley’s research featured on WVXU’s Cincinnati Edition
Center Affiliate Brooke Crowley (Associate Professor of Geology and Anthropology) talks with WVXU’s Cincinnati Edition about helping to track jaguars in Belize. Listen to…
Morehouse leads a spider behavior outing
Center Affiliate Nate Morehouse, Associate Professor in Biological Sciences, will lead an overnight Advanced Naturalist Workshop with the Cincinnati Museum Center, September 13-14. The…