Congratulations to our first cohort of PEWS Graduate Student Affiliates to graduate from UC! Learn about their time at UC, their reflections on their involvement with PEWS, and what’s next for them after graduation. Meg Corcoran, Geosciences PhD I started my journey at UC in the fall of 2019, working on biogeochemistry research focused on … Continue reading PEWS Graduate Student Affiliates: What’s Next?
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Dylan Carter, Anthropology MA student This year with PEWS, my primary focus has been on facilitating connections between the University of Cincinnati community and the center. My role has largely been behind the scenes. I have connected with university departments, established our new CampusLink account, and encouraged attendance to our Scales of Sustainability discussion series. … Continue reading PEWS Sustainability Fellowship Reflections
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 in May from our collaborators and community partners in Greater Cincinnati! Building a Better Environment: An Architecture Matters Panel Discussion, American Institute of Architects (AIA) Thursday, May 4, 5:30-6:30 pm. … Continue reading Cincinnati Science Roundup: May
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
In March, PEWS organized a day-long visit to the University of Cincinnati for 5th grade students attending Clifton Area Neighborhood School, so the students could get a taste for what college in general, and UC in particular, have to offer. Clifton Area Neighborhood School, or CANS, is an elementary school run by Cincinnati Public Schools, … Continue reading 5th Graders Visit UC
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
The UC Center for Public Engagement with Science (PEWS) is seeking graduate students for these part-time paid internships during the 2023-2024 Academic Year. Deadline to apply: Friday 4/28/23 Science Fair Fellow Support the Bringing Philosophy to Science Fairs initiative led by Melissa Jacquart, including assisting with lesson plan design and facilitation, researching approaches to science … Continue reading PEWS 2023-2024 Graduate Student Internships
The UC Center for Public Engagement with Science has some great upcoming opportunities for graduate students at the University of Cincinnati! If you are enrolled in any UC graduate program, or expect to be next year, you are invited to join PEWS leadership and currently involved graduate students and faculty for some coffee and donuts … Continue reading Graduate Student Coffee and Q&A
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