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 (GCP). The GCP is the City’s guiding document for climate action in the critical years to come. Over the past year, I was fortunate to serve on the GCP Steering Committee. … Continue reading Equity-Driven Climate Resiliency Planning in Cincinnati
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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 held in April from our collaborators and community partners in Greater Cincinnati! Sensing Art: Science, Aesthetics, and Beyond, Institute for Research in Sensing (IRiS) Thursday, April 6, 7:00pm (in person … Continue reading Cincinnati Science Roundup: April
Enrollment is now open for the first course in the PEWS Engaging Science graduate curriculum! University of Cincinnati graduate students from any discipline can register for our three-level interdisciplinary Engaging Science curriculum sequence. These courses are part of PEWS' NSF-funded Innovations in Gradate Education Award (read more here). Fall 2023 HUM/SOSC/NSCI 7000: Sharing Science Experience … Continue reading 2023-2024 Engaging Science Graduate Courses
You are invited to join the UC Office of Sustainability and the Center for Public Engagement with Science for the 2023 UC Sustainability Awards and Community Partner Showcase. The Sustainability Awards will celebrate members of the UC community who are leading in the development of cultures of sustainability, and will include a keynote address by … Continue reading UC Sustainability Awards & Community Partner Showcase
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. Dr. Townsend-Small is a Professor of Environmental Studies in the Department of Geosciences at University of Cincinnati College of Arts & Sciences. Asking Tough Questions about Climate Change Dr. Townsend-Small is a climate … Continue reading Affiliate Spotlight: Amy Townsend-Small
The UC Center for Public Engagement with Science is back with its new monthly feature, Cincinnati Science Roundup. Check out events and news related to science for March from our collaborators and community partners in Greater Cincinnati! WLWT Meteorologist Allison Rogers on Science Around Cincy In this episode, Science Around Cincy attempted to make sense … Continue reading Cincinnati Science Roundup: March
The UC Center for Public Engagement with Science is back with its new monthly feature, Cincinnati Science Roundup, for February. Check out events and news related to science from our collaborators and community partners in Greater Cincinnati! This month, we highlight the latest release in the Science Around Cincy video series, a request by Green … Continue reading Cincinnati Science Roundup: February
We are happy to announce that PEWS is included among the featured programs for University of Cincinnati's upcoming Day of Giving on Giving Tuesday, November 29th. Please consider making a gift. PEWS's page for UC's Day of Giving is here (link). Donations will help support the center's growth, events about science and the public at UC and … Continue reading Support PEWS on Giving Tuesday!
Please join our community partner Cincinnati Nature Center for a series of online talks: Conservation Changemakers. These compelling speakers are changing the conversation about our environment, making an impact in their communities, and thinking about how to make nature more accessible and equitable for all. Events will occur on Zoom; preregistration is required to access … Continue reading Conservation Changemakers Speaker Series
This Wednesday, September 7, PEWS Director Angela Potochnik will speak at Science on Tap, a monthly event held at Urban Artifact. Join us at 6:00 pm for this free event in the Radio Artifact Studio at Urban Artifact. Potochnik will talk about why it is important to understand how science works (its methods, interaction with … Continue reading Science on Tap – Sept. 7