Spice up your holiday season! In this online event, learn from the experts, Bodie Pennisi, Ph.D., and Bradley Averill from the University of Georgia, to create your signature spice according to the chemistry of flavor. Take on the holiday season with ease and expertise. You’ll have science to back your recipes so that you can excite the palette for your guests!
This event will help you understand the science and medicinal value of the spices that make our holiday season so sweet and savory. We will delve into how spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, pepper, coriander, cumin, vanilla, and saffron work together in harmony to create the perfect dish and sensorially cement our holiday memories with taste. Join us for an interactive talk where our guides will walk you through a tasting and profile of each spice and provide deeper insight and understanding into how these spices can create the perfect holiday spice mixture. Sign up by November 11th, and we’ll mail you an envelope with a variety of small packs of spices to sample, compare and mix!
Meet Dr. Bodie Pennisi
Dr. Bodie Pennisi is a Professor and statewide Extension landscape specialist in the Department of Horticulture at the University of Georgia. She is responsible for planning and coordinating a statewide Extension program to support the professional landscape industry, and conducting applied research with emphasis on sustainable landscape practices such as biodegradable containers and microbial inoculants. She also conducts research on quantifying and qualifying floral provisioning resources for pollinators, biological enemies, and ecosystem services in urban and agricultural landscape contexts.
Meet Brad Averill
Brad Averill is the Family and Consumer Sciences Agent in Madison and Oglethorpe County. He in his 3rd year with University of Georgia Extension. His plan of work at UGA Extension includes Chronic Disease Prevention and Management and Reducing the Risk of Foodborne Illness through ServSafe Food Manager Certification.
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21st Century Leaders and Science ATL Launches STEM Leadership Program across Metro Atlanta High Schools
Partners with Cox Enterprises
ATLANTA (September 8, 2021)– 21st Century Leaders (21CL) and Science ATL, in partnership with Cox Enterprises, have launched a STEM leadership program for metro Atlanta high school students.
The collaborative program will include a version of 21CL’s school-based program tailored for STEM and Science ATL’s Chief Science Officers program. It will also include a self-guided online STEM Leadership curriculum module within 21CLs’ Leadership Connect®. This online platform is housed on 21CL’s partnering company, Rali, an Atlanta-based learning management system.
21CL and Science ATL will launch five STEM+21CLubs across Metro Atlanta counties and school districts for the 2021-2022 school year including:
Banneker High School in Fulton County
Forest Park High School in Clayton County
South Cobb High School in Cobb County
South Paulding High School in Paulding County
Tucker High School in DeKalb County
Each STEM+21CLub will serve up to 25 students throughout the school year while engaging the larger student body through STEM-focused and student-led service projects, leadership forums, career coaches, and leadership and STEM online curriculum. Following this pilot year, the program’s goal is to open up to additional schools throughout Georgia for the 2022-23 school year.
“Every young person, no matter their background, has the ability and the potential to become a leader in their school, community and ultimately the workforce. They just need the opportunity, resources, and confidence to believe it,” said Kate Hewitt, executive director of 21st Century Leaders. “We’re grateful for partners like Science ATL, Cox Enterprises, and our five piloted high schools who recognize and believe in that same vision.”
The new program builds on the strengths of Science ATL’s Georgia Chief Science Officers program that empowers youth to lead STEM enrichment activities in their communities. It also leverages 21CL’s 33-year history of year-round youth leadership development programs that collectively connect, transform and inspire students to embrace diversity, explore career opportunities and develop as leaders. The impact of the program, while measurable in real-time, will also provide long-term impact results with employability skills, enhanced college and career readiness, scholarship opportunities, and internship and professional connections.
“Partnering with 21st Century Leaders is a great way to broaden access to STEM careers and to empower more youth to use STEM to make the world a better place,” said Jordan Rose, executive co-director of Science ATL. “I am so proud of the two student leaders from our Chief Science Officer program who helped to develop the new STEM curriculum for 21CL’s Leadership Connect platform – what a great example of youth voice in action!”
Cox Enterprises’ funding, along with support from the United Way and Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund, will help ensure these opportunities come at no cost to the students while also providing financial support to the partner schools and faculty members overseeing the STEM+21CLubs.
About 21st Century Leaders 21st Century Leaders® is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that connects, transforms, and inspires high school students from diverse backgrounds across Georgia to leverage diversity, explore career opportunities, and become leaders in their school, community, and ultimately the workforce. Since inception in 1989, 21st Century Leaders has served more than 16,000 diverse high school students from over 250 Georgia high schools through year-round leadership development, diversity and inclusion training and career exploration programs. For more information about 21st Century Leaders, visit www.21stcenturyleaders.org.
About Science ATL Science ATL Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing people together through the wonder of science. Our mission is to cultivate an equitable community of lifelong learners across metro Atlanta who are connected and inspired by the wonder of science. Through public events like the Atlanta Science Festival, and community-building initiatives like the Georgia Chief Science Officers youth leadership program and the STEM Professional School Partnership program, we are improving access to STEM/STEAM learning opportunities and building community around science. Learn more at http://scienceatl.org.
Cox Enterprises Cox Enterprises is dedicated to building a better future through our leading communications, automotive and media companies. Our major operating subsidiaries include Cox Communications and Cox Automotive, and we are strategically investing in new industries and emerging technologies, with sizeable interests in clean technology and health care. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Cox is a global company with nearly $20 billion in annual revenues and brands that include Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book and Cox Homelife. Founded in 1898 by Ohio Governor James M. Cox, the company is a family-owned business committed to its people, communities and planet. To learn more about Cox, visit coxenterprises.com, view our collective impact report at coxcsrreport.com, or follow us on Twitter via @CoxEnterprises or @AlexTaylor_Cox.
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Roller skating has taken Atlanta by storm! From shooting down the Beltline to going in loops at a local roller rink, kids and adults are zipping all over the place on their wheeled feet! Science ATL will dig deep into this cultural phenomenon in the first event of our occasional Cultural Hotspot series.
Update: this event has been rescheduled to Saturday, September 25th
Join us on Saturday, September 25th from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. on the Silver Comet Trail to skate and learn! Registration is not required, but it helps us plan, so click here to register and we’ll have an ALEX sticker waiting for you at the first stop!
WHEN: September 25, 2021
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
WHERE: Silver Comet Trail
WHO: Families, beginner, and intermediate skaters
WHAT TO BRING: Your skates! Don’t have skates, but still curious? Bring any wheels you’ve got. It’s still fun to learn while scooting!
Come anytime between 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. and start your skating journey at the Mavell Road Trailhead. At various points along a 1-mile path, we’ll be stationed up doing demos of fun moves and unpacking why they work! Between stations, you can try out the moves yourself!
This event is designed for all ages. Beginner, intermediate, and expert skaters welcome! Parking, restrooms, water, and picnic tables are available at the trailhead.
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The pandemic has made everyone tired. Many of us are stretched thin caring for families, children, our jobs, etc. It’s time to shift the focus back to ourselves, and not just others. On Thursday, August 26th, join us for a special conversation and online workshop with the Self Care Agency that dives deep into the science of self-care.
Our self-care virtual workshop will begin with a guided meditation session, followed by a chat with experts in self-care and science. Then we’ll have structured time to develop a Strategic Self Care Plan and a tool kit for your personal wellness journey. By the end, we’ll have answers to the following questions:
What happens in the brain when stress is introduced?
How does your brain respond when you address a need and take care of yourself?
What happens when you ignore taking care of yourself for a long period of time?
What strategies can you use to address your needs and the people you care about?
We look forward to seeing you online on Thursday, August 26 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. With your $10 ticket, you will get access to the online event and guided help to create your own self-care plan, based on science. This event is designed for ages 18+. To register on the day of the event, email [email protected]
Gillian Hue, Ph.D.is a lecturer in the Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology program at Emory College. Dr. Hue is also a Senior Faculty Fellow in the Center for Ethics at Emory University where she serves as Program Associate in the Neuroethics program. Dr. Hue serves as Executive Managing Editor at the American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience (AJOB Neuroscience), one of the leading international academic journals devoted to the field of Neuroethics.
Dr. Brian McGregor is a community psychologist with over 15 years of experience in needs assessment, program evaluation, clinical and community-based research. He is part of the Self Care Agency and the owner of McGregor Research & Consulting, LLC.
Anana Harris Parris is the founder and CEO of the Self Care Agency, LLC where she operates as the lead Strategic Business & Self Care Consultant Program Designer. She is also the founder of the SisterCARE Alliance.
Sation Konchella is the owner of Grace Counseling and Wellness with specialties in relationship strengthening, anxiety and stress management, life adjustment and self-esteem issues.
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From building robots in Coan Park to going on a scavenger hunt in your home for robot parts, join Science ATL for an exciting summer!
An existence void of robots is certainly a reality of the past, but with Alexa, Roombas, and more, robots are here to stay! Our book selections will immerse you in this world of artificial intelligence, and encourage you and your family to think through questions of what it means to be human in a world of robots. Read along with us, and then join us for events – self-guided, in-person, and online. (P.S. All books are available to purchase or order online from our friends at Little Shop of Stories in Decatur!)
Register first for the Robot Revival Book Club, and you’ll receive our reading guides with engaging prompts, activities, questions, and resources for every reader to be able to contribute to the conversation around the books on the reading list! You’ll get to tailor your book club to your family’s needs, whether you are a party of 1, 2, 5, or 10. Then we’ll also have a half-dozen events over the summer designed for audiences of different ages, so you’ll have the chance to dive even further into the world of robots.
Whether you are staying near or traveling far during June and July, make it a summer of cyborgs and join us for Robot Revival: A Family Book Bonanza!
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Exciting news! The #Atlanta40 Challenge has been extended through the end of April. If you didn’t complete all 40 micro-conservation activities before the end of the 2021 Atlanta Science Festival, this is your chance to get to know Atlanta’s native species AND win awesome prizes!
Prizes, you say?
Everyone who completes the Atlanta40 challenges can get a free tree (6-8-foot tall) through Trees Atlanta AND will be entered into our prize drawing.
We are excited to announce the grand prize for completing the Atlanta40 – a free night stay at this place – The Hike Inn located in the Chattahoochee National Forest! Obviously, we are tempted to keep this prize for ourselves, but our lawyers advised against that.
In order to be entered, you have to fill out the brief survey we send you when you complete the Atlanta40 just to make sure you really did all the challenges, and we have ways of checking if you’re being truthful! So be truthful!
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The sky’s the limit for womxn in STEM in 2020, but it wasn’t always that way. At 7pm on Wednesday, December 16th, Science ATL and Georgia Public Broadcasting will screen three short films from the Unladylike 2020 series, highlighting pioneers in STEM that paved the way for today’s womxn scientists and engineers.
After the screening, stay tuned for a live discussion with local scientists and engineers whose studies build on the work of the featured STEM pioneers. Learn more about the short films and our panelists below!
Williamina Fleming – Pioneer in both astronomy and women’s rights.
Susan La Flesche Picotte – Native American physician, public health pioneer in indigenous peoples’ reservations.
Ynés Mexía– First Mexican-American female botanist.
PANELISTS
Cassandra Quave– medical ethnobotanist, curator of Emory University Herbararium, Associate Professor. Her work focuses on documentation and analysis of botanical remedies used in the treatment of infectious disease
Misty Benz– Associate Professor of physics and astronomy at GSU. Her research focuses on active galactic nuclei, supermassive black hole mass measurements, black hole scaling relationships, and AGN host galaxies.
Celeste Lomax- Community Liaison and Herb Steward at Trees ATL
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To increase the STEM awareness within our community this fall, two South Cobb High School students created the CSOs on the GO! YouTube channel with interviews of Latinx STEM professionals about their careers. Aishat and Vivian are participants in Science ATL’s Chief Science Officer program, which empowers youth to lead community action projects to enhance their peers’ STEM awareness or address community challenges through STEM. The podcast series includes interviews with five different STEM professionals who identify as Hispanic or Latino/a, discussing their careers, their high school experiences and sharing their passion for STEM.
CSO Aishat
“During February, we hosted an in-person STEM speaker series for Black History Month at our school,” said CSO Aishat. “We planned on continuing the speaker series for Hispanic Heritage Month this fall, and the podcast seemed to be a perfect replacement in a socially distanced world.”
As Chief Science Officers (CSOs), Vivian and Aishat join 50 other middle and high school students from across metro Atlanta to develop and implement action plans that enrich the STEM community at their schools and in their community. Through leadership skill building activities, and coaching from teacher advisors and local STEM professionals, the program instills a Life of Leadership, an Attitude of Action, a Sense of STEM, and the Value of Voice. Students document their impact and reflect on their personal growth.
CSO Vivian
“During the beginning of this project, the biggest challenge for me was clear, constant, and concise communication,” said CSO Vivian. “In order to get all the speakers on board with our action plan, I had to send several emails back and forth between them as well as with my partner CSO and advisor. It was important that we made our intentions clear without causing confusion and just getting straight to the point. This, on top of scheduling and several early meetings, was somewhat new to me. But I am lucky to have the team that made this challenge not so scary, and totally achievable!”
Since working on this project, CSO Vivian says she has become more drawn to the world of engineering. “It is especially encouraging to see that the engineering workforce is becoming diversified with minorities who can represent our already diverse overall population. I have learned that there is a broad spectrum of careers in all sorts of fields waiting to be occupied by people like you and me!”
Annual race goes virtual, taking runners and walkers on an intergalactic journey
Science ATL, an Atlanta-based nonprofit working to bring people together through the wonder of science, is taking its annual road race straight to the stars. Race Through Space – Galaxy Edition, sponsored by Randstad and produced in partnership with Emory University and the Georgia Space Grant Consortium, is going virtual. Beginning October 15, runners and walkers can download the free app, developed with Atlanta-based Winnona Partners, and participate in an interactive virtual road race and outer space exploration adventure.
“In this age of social distancing, technology is allowing us the opportunity to create a whole new Race Through Space.”
An Intergalactic Adventure
Science ATL’s Race Through Space – Galaxy Edition boldly goes where it hasn’t before, allowing participants to visit other galaxies by running millions of light-years in what feels like 5 kilometers. The 5K run is scaled to replicate an intergalactic journey 54.8 million light-years long. When using the app, runners listen as a narrator guides them through space, sprinkling science-centric humor along the way and bringing the funny. Starting at the Milky Way, runners and walkers travel nearly 9,000 light-years with each step. Participants use their smartphones to display actual images of the various heavenly bodies they pass, including the Andromeda Galaxy and the Cigar Galaxy. The result is an educational, entertaining race like no other.
“In this age of social distancing, technology is allowing us the opportunity to create a whole new Race Through Space,” says Meisa Salaita, co-executive director of Science ATL. “With our app, we’re able to combine science, education, humor, and fitness into one exciting experience.”
Virtual Race Through Space Day
Once you download the app from either the Apple App Store or Google Play, participants can run or walk the Race Through Space – Galaxy Edition anytime, or join hundreds of other run-stronauts on Saturday, October 17 for Virtual Race Through Space Day. Complete the journey to a black hole, then share your race time on social media and invite friends to join the adventure.
For more information regarding Science ATL’s Race Through Space – Galaxy Edition, including access to official race merch and links to download the app, visit ScienceATL.org/Race.
Science ATL is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing people together through the wonder of science. The mission began in 2014 with the Atlanta Science Festival, co-founded by Emory University, Georgia Tech, and the Metro Atlanta Chamber. This annual two-week event, presented by Delta Air Lines, has brought science programming to more than 200,000 people in metro Atlanta. Additional Science ATL initiatives and events increase public interest in and appreciation of science in Atlanta with easy access points to science, technology, engineering, and math throughout the year.
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It’s time to have your voice heard. Speak up for science, y’all! Every year at the Atlanta Science Festival Exploration Expo, we offer resources and information on science issues at the state and national level.
With the election a little over a month away, we wanted to offer some of those same resources here and encourage you to vote, so we’ve partnered with our friends at Science for Georgia to share the helpful resources they’ve pulled together.
November 3 – Election Day! (find your polling place here)
Science for Georgia aims to improve communication between scientists and the public, increase public engagement with science, and most importantly in this critical election season, to advocate for the responsible use of science in public policy. The Science for Georgia team has pulled together an incredible resource to help you vote this election season. Check it out below!
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