The island of Nevis depends on its travel and tourism sector for a quarter of its GDP. However, the island’s key tourist attractions are at risk of weather-related disasters, such as hurricanes and floods. This project seeks to strengthen disaster resilience in the Nevis tourism sector through education on predictors of disaster resilience and developing…
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IN YOUR ELEMENT: A PERIODIC TABLE FOR LIFE – ROSALIND RICKABY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
The project will celebrate 150 years of Mendeleev’s periodic table and how those chemicals have influenced life throughout Earth history to the present day through an exhibit at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition in July 2019. In doing so, it will increase awareness of the cross-cutting themes between the earth sciences, chemistry and life…
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SAVE MY WATER: A SCIENCE-COMMUNITY-POLICY EXCHANGE – KENNEDY DORO, SCIENCE FOR DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH AND TEACHING INITIATIVE
Groundwater contamination resulting from anthropogenic sources has become a great challenge in Nigeria. The project proposes stimulating a conversation between scientists, policy makers and communities on the need to protect and manage groundwater resources, emphasizing drinking water source (groundwater) protection. The project will run four months and include a field experimental demonstration, workshops and a…
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COMMUNICATING CLIMATE CHANGE IN YORÙBÁ LANGUAGE – HIJRAH YETUNDE KUSHORO, LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY, NIGERIA
This program highlights the importance of communicating impacts of climate change to fisheries in Nigeria in a native language. Despite the region’s high vulnerability to climate change, local inhabitants that do not read or write English do not fully understand the problem as the transfer of scientific knowledge is not easily converted from English to…
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SCIENCE NIGHT – KEVIN SORENSEN, SNOW COLLEGE, UT, UNITED STATES
One night a month, Snow College hosts Science Night to engage kids, parents, teachers, and community members in science activities. These activities range across many disciplines of science and include Faculty teaching about a key concept in their area as well as allowing students to participate hands-on. The purpose of this project is to grow…
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NEW YORK VIRTUAL VOLCANO OBSERVATORY – BEN BLACK, CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK
The New York Virtual Volcano Observatory will recreate the experience of exploring a volcano within NYC. The team's objectives are to make the experience of exploration accessible to a broad audience and to engage visitors of all ages in the excitement of geology. The NY Virtual Volcano Observatory (NYVVO) is an interdisciplinary collaboration between NYC-based…
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AD ASTRA ACADEMY BRAZIL – JEFFREY MARLOW, GEOBIOLOGY, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, MASSACHUSETTS, USA
The Ad Astra Academy empowers under-resourced students to pursue education through the inspirational power of earth and space science. Over five months in 2019, a team of scientists and educators will work with local partners in Rio de Janeiro to offer hands-on, project-based lessons on the scientific method, conservation, astrobiology, and space exploration. Students will…
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MINDFUL CLIMATE ACTION – MARGARET MOONEY, NOAA’S COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE STUDIES (CIMSS), MADISON, WISCONSIN, USA
An interdisciplinary team of physicians, scientists and environmental advocates collaborating on the Mindful Climate Action (MCA) project aims to match the latest science on mindfulness meditation with climate change education to achieve a lasting impact on health and the environment. Our 8-week mindfulness-based wellness and sustainability program empowers individuals with essential skills to combat climate…
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FROM MORDOR TO MARS: ASTROBIOLOGY FOR GAME DESIGN – LAUREN SEYLER, WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION, WOODS HOLE, MA, USA
This project will create an “Ask an Astrobiologist” interactive booth for public education and engagement at gaming and sci-fi conventions. The booth will be debuted at Dreamation, a yearly convention in Morristown, NJ that features tabletop, live-action roleplaying, and other games, from Feb 21-24, 2019. This convention serves as a testing ground for independently-produced games…
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PALEONTOLOGY EXHIBIT FOR A LOCAL MUSEUM – LUZ HELENA OVIEDO, SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, PANAMA
The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), has funded paleontological field work in several sites across Colombia. One of them isLa Venta, among the most diverse paleontological sites of all South America and an important point of reference for paleontologists. Over the past 100 years, scientists from all across the world have studied this region but…
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