Cool Cafés
Visualization of DNA
On Wednesday, April 25th, the Penn Museum Teen Ambassadors hosted our second Teen Science Café. Our speaker was Raquel Fleskes, a doctoral student in the Department of Anthropology whose work focuses on using genetics to answer questions about migration and settlement patterns during the colonial period in North America. She visited the Penn Museum to talk to teens about the
Aw, Shucks!
Rachel Canty is working on her Master's research at the University of NC Institute of Marine Sciences. She joined us and talked to the teens at Coastal Teen Science Café about her work with the bacterial pathogen V. vulnificus, which often infects humans through the consumption of raw oysters. The bacteria, V. vulnificus, resides in warmer
Search and Rescue Dogs Go High-Tech in DownEast Maine
Written by Alexandria Brasili On April 6, 2018 students at Narraguagus Jr./Sr. High School in Harrington, Maine got to experience a Teen Science Café (TSC) with local celebrity. Alan Curtis, of the popular TV show “North Woods Law,” was able to join us. The Teen Science Café was organized by students in the Youth Leadership Team (YLT) and 4-H
Sea Turtles Dig the Dark
Written by Patricia Faulk, Teen Leader. Edited by Anna Prince, Teen Leader, and Amy Jernigan, Café Coordinator. Get ready to travel the beach to see eye-to-eye with the struggle that sea turtles face during birth and breeding. In this TSC, teens observed the impact that light pollution has on sea turtles through both a presentation and a
Urban Agriculture
The topic for the March Atlanta Teen Science Café was urban agriculture. Our speaker Ms. Lotus Chaney of Garden Glow Wellness, defined urban agriculture and how it is important for metropolitan areas to have urban gardens and other green spaces in communities. Urban agriculture helps improve social and emotional well-being of individuals and communities. Urban agriculture
Proteins- It’s Not Just For Dinner!
Written by Grace Lu, Teen Leader, VTeen 4-H Pathways Café In March VTeen 4-H Science Pathways Café invited Drs. Heidi and Andrew Malaby, both Postdoctoral Fellows at the UVM Larner College of Medicine, to share their work on proteins. Before their presentation could begin, we all did a fun get-to-know-each-other activity! With colored popsicle sticks given to everyone when
Stopping Criminals and Climate Change with…Chemistry!
Written by Jackson Carter At CU Science Discovery's first Teen Science Café of 2018, we heard from PhD candidate Megan Harries. Megan Harries is a forensic and arson chemist who works at the NIST laboratories. She opened her presentation with a powerpoint presentation detailing the research she pursues, as well as the applications, both theoretical and potential,
Drone Technology in Hurricane Emergency Response
Our March 23rd (2018) Teen Science Café in Oxford Hills Maine was invaded by several drones! In fact, Colonel Dan Leclair of the University of Maine at Augusta brought drones of all sizes and demonstrated how they were used following
Questioning with Care
Written by Elinor Roth Hesson, Teen Ambassador, Penn Museum On Wednesday, March 28th, the Penn Museum Teen Ambassadors hosted our inaugural Teen Science Café. Our speaker was Josh Franklin, a 5th year MD/PhD student in anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania who conducts research primarily on the relationships between gender and sexuality, mental health, and childhood
Cell Biology – How Cells Get in Shape
Excerpted from an article written and published by: Marta Wegorzewska, PhD Science Writer and Faculty Support Specialist Department of Biology Washington University in St. Louis Hands-on Event Teaches St. Louis Teens About Cell Biology On most days, Rebstock 215 lecture hall is full of Washington University undergraduate biology students. One night a year, teenagers from all