CJ and Lauren will visit Boston Day and Evening Academy to teach our lesson "Eugenics and Genetics." They look forward to an engaging discussion with students about the eugenics movement in the US.
pgEd's Education Director Dana Waring is delighted to be giving the keynote address at the Library Partner Summit, hosted by the Cornerstones of Science.
pgEd's Education Director, Dana Waring, will be spending the day at Brunswick Junior High, introducing some of the big ideas in personal genetics to Ms. Lamdin's students. Thank you for the invite!
Marnie will be presenting an update on pgEd and our strategies for raising awareness as part of a weekly seminar series in our home Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School.
Dana Waring will be participating in a community discussion about The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, written by Rebecca Skloot. Thanks to Bowdoinham's Library Director, Kate Cutko, for the invitation!
Preparations are underway for pgEd's third Congressional briefing bringing together an esteemed panel of experts to explore the emerging issues in genetic technology and its implications for policymakers.
pgEd will be spending the day in the Hall of Human Life at the Boston Museum of Science on April 10th, 2015. We are thrilled to be heading back, and look forward to sharing Map-Ed with the museum visitors!
pgEd's Dana Waring will be teaching a section of the NIH-sponsored course, The Whole Scientist, at the Jackson Laboratory on May 26-May 29th. Open to graduate students and postdocs, this course is a chance to develop a wide range of skills related to careers in science.
pgEd will be participating in the inaugural Science Night in Brunswick, Maine, hosted at the Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School. pgEd will be joined by enthusiastic young scientists, as well as community leaders and organizations such as the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, Bowdoin College and the Cathance River Education Alliance (CREA).
Lauren is honored and excited to be a guest at the Community Charter School of Cambridge at their upcoming Roundtable portfolio presentations. Students present a portfolio of their work, and guests have the opportunity to discuss, ask questions, and hear the students' reflections on the year. Lauren looks forward to talking with students about their […]