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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, RockEDU Science Outreach

Disan Davis, PhD
Program Manager, LAB

Odaelys Walwyn, PhD
Scientist-Educator

Nica Rabinowitz
Communications 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: Knowledge is power: can you own an idea? 

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

Laura Macro, Ph.D., J.D. is an Associate at a large New York law firm and she will lead the discussion. Dr. Macro earned her Ph.D. in Cellular Biophysics from The Rockefeller University in 2012 and her JD from Fordham University in 2017.  The patent system has grown with applications across all scientific disciplines. While supporters of the patent system argue that it drives innovation, others argue that the system is skewed to favor large corporations and encourages monopolies.
RockEDU Presents is FREE for all High School students. Please sign up and join us!

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.

What bacteria are right for delicious cheese? We went to a cheese cave to find out 

The delicious microbial truth of how your cheese gets made. Jeanne Garbarino and Odaelys Walwyn from RockEDU Science Outreach have been studying what communities of microbes live on this cheddar as it ages– and The Verge joined us on our journey.

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…...