December 2022
ONLINE – Language Matters: Practical tools and tips for learner engagement on the personal and social impacts of genetics
The Association of Professors of Human and Medical Genetics (APHMG) are hosting pgEd for a webinar on Language Matters: Practical tools and tips for learner engagement on the personal and social impacts of genetics. We will be sharing pgEd’s work with genetics educators who are training the next generation of healthcare professionals. In this session, we will model pgEd’s interactive conversation-starters, discuss strategies for engaging with people on sensitive topics, and giving examples of how the people we meet improve…
Find out more »ONLINE – New England Regional Genetics Group’s 45th annual educational conference
pgEd has been invited to present our work at the New England Regional Genetics Group’s 45th annual educational conference. NERGG was formed in order to serve as a consortium of genetics service providers, public health planners, consumer groups, and general and state maternal and child health personnel in New England.
Find out more »ONLINE – Scientifically Grounded Judaism
pgEd has been invited by Sinai & Synapses Founding Director, Rabbi Geoff Mitelman, to be a guest lecturer on genetics and genetic engineering in his course entitled "Scientifically Grounded Judaism" through Judaism Unbound.
Find out more »Genome Editing & the Environment at Pierce Middle School – Milton, MA
Robin will be visiting Pierce Middle School to talk to 8th grade students about genome editing and the environment.
Find out more »March 2023
SHAPE America Conference – Seattle, WA
Robin will be attending the SHAPE America conference to connect with health and physical education teachers, and make the case for including conversations about personal genetics in the high school health class room during her presentation entitled, "Understanding Personal Genetics: Key to Health in the 21st Century".
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