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Rockefeller University

RockEDU Science Outreach

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Welcome to RockEDU Science Outreach. Our collaborative and creative team of scientists, educators, and support staff strives to shape and promote science outreach as a set of opportunities for members of our communities to engage with science as a relevant, human endeavor, and to foster a genuine connection with science in our society.

Bienvenidos a RockEDU Science Outreach. Nuestro equipo de creativos, educadores, científicos y personales brindan la oportunidad en las comunidades para promover la ciencia. El resultado de estos esfuerzos es estabilizar una connecion estable y auténtica con la sociedad.

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What We Do at RockEDU

We work at the intersection of basic science research and K-12 science education to create innovative and flexible science resources and programs that promote equitable access to and an appreciation for the scientific process, and are sustained through a culture of outreach within the scientific community.

We meet students and teachers at various levels in order to foster active dialogue with scientists, hands-on experience in an authentic lab, and increasing awareness of the science all around us. Collectively these are known as the Learning At the Bench (LAB) Initiative. The RockEDU team, in essential collaboration with New York City scientists, engages with our local educational community through our LAB initiatives.

Contact Us

The Rockefeller University
1230 York Avenue, Box 53
New York, NY 10065-6399

Jeanne Garbarino, PhD
Director, Science Outreach

Disan Davis, PhD
Program Manager, LAB

Odaelys Walwyn, PhD
Scientist-Educator

Nica Rabinowitz
Communication Coordinator

Douglas Heigl
Program Administrator

Email RockEDU Science Outreach here.

For information about the Summer Neuroscience Program, please e-mail snp@rockefeller.edu.

RockEDU Community Events

RockEDU Presents: Don’t Stress It w/ Dr. Katie Davis

4:30-6:00pm in Carson Family Auditorium

Do you get nervous before a big test? Have you ever felt overwhelmed by your school work? Dr. Davis will share empirically-tested tips that can help you prepare for exams. As a practicing clinical psychiatrist, Dr. Davis will discuss best practices that can help reduce school-related anxieties. She will speak about her fMRI research on the connection between learning disorders and anxiety, and share strategies to reduce school-related anxiety to improve studying.

RockEDU Presents is FREE for all High School students. Please sign up and join us!

News

Researchers track fish migration by testing DNA in seawater

  A bucket of seawater contains more than meets the eye—it’s chock-full of fish DNA. Scientists are now putting that DNA to good use to track fish migration with a new technique that involves a fraction of the effort and cost of previous methods. DNA strained from samples drawn weekly…...

Rockefeller’s Science Outreach program explores the microbes in food

If you’ve ever forgotten about a cheese wedge in the fridge, you may have discovered something mysterious growing on it, a sure sign that it’s no longer edible. But have you ever wondered where the microbes responsible for that change came from? That’s one of several questions that the latest…...