Case Studies

What does science look like outside the lab?  How can science outreach advance your research?  How can science contribute to communities?

 

 
What do scientists do? Bronxville ninth graders reflected prior to starting their research.

What do scientists do? Bronxville ninth graders reflected prior to starting their research.

Bronxville, NY  

What does science look like when a school embraces "Science as  human endeavor?"  It looks like all the kindergarten through twelfth grade students and teachers in the Bronxville, NY school district gathering data to make their community healthier.

 
The worm, C. elegans is tested for an odor memory.

The worm, C. elegans is tested for an odor memory.

Worm School

How do you go from offering one student  an authentic research experience to two hundred students?  Learn how Dr. Shai Shaham at The Rockeller University increased his impact and built a research project with New York City high school students.

 
Examining research models up close.

Examining research models up close.

Stars of research

Science communication for crowds.  The Science Outreach Program at The Rockefeller University picked a topic that shared how wide and deep their scientists' research goes.