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Rockefeller University

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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, RockEDU Science Outreach

Disan Davis, PhD
Program Manager, LAB

Odaelys Walwyn, PhD
Scientist-Educator

Lizzie Krisch, MA
Program 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: Living with Addiction 

What is addiction? How does addiction impact our biology in the brain, and is it just about biology? In this RockEDU Presents, we will hear from neuroscientist and filmmaker Dr. Charlotte Wincott. We will begin the event screening her short film Platitudes, which is loosely based on experiences Dr. Wincott had as a child growing up with a mother who struggled with alcohol use disorder, followed by a candid discussion around the science of addiction, and the impact addiction has on loved ones.

Dr. Wincott is an Associate Director at Pear Therapeutics, a prescription digital therapeutics company that develops and markets products in addiction medicine and other spaces. She also serves on the National Advisory Board for the Addiction Policy Forum. As a filmmaker, Dr. Wincott’s award-winning short films have been screened internationally, and touch on topics related to mental health and psychology. Her first short film, Ping Pong Pigeons, which was inspired by her undergraduate research project at Boston University’s Center for Memory and Brain, has won several awards, including the Festival Director’s Award at the Toronto Independent Film Festival.

This film is rated (PG-13), as it contains 2 swear words.

News

Bacterial art, sheep brains, and a fish race: highlights from our Science Saturday festival

The annual event invites children to campus for an unforgettable day of hands-on experiments and interactive learning.

Daniel Kronauer discusses “The Social Lives of Ants” at this year’s Talking science event

More than 350 high school students from across the tri-state area attended this year’s event where Kronauer shared how ants can help answer questions about the principles that govern life.