The Our Future Is Science (OFIS) Community Talk Series exposes students to scientists and those working in science-adjacent careers who share their career trajectories and how their work intersects with social justice. These events are free and open to the public. To learn more about Community Talks and receive notices about them please visit: https://ourfutureisscience.org/events
The Our Future Is Science (OFIS) Community Talk Series exposes students to scientists and those working in science-adjacent careers who share their career trajectories and how their work intersects with social justice. These events are free and open to the public. To learn more about Community Talks and receive notices about them please visit: https://ourfutureisscience.org/events
January 2023 Community Talk
The Our Future Is Science (OFIS) Community Talk Series exposes students to scientists and those working in science-adjacent careers who share their career trajectories and how their work intersects with social justice. These events are free and open to the public. To learn more about Community Talks and receive notices about them please visit: https://ourfutureisscience.org/events
The December 2022 Community Talk features Dr. Courtney Cogburn, Associate Professor at Columbia University in the School of Social Work, Co-Director, Equity, Justice & Tech Lab, and Knowledge Transfer Office, Learning the Earth with Artificial Intelligence and Physics (LEAP)—a NSF Science and Technology Center (STC) launched in 2021 at Columbia University Click here for info.: https://leap.columbia.edu/
This community talk featured: Kramer Wimberly, MSDT, Master Scuba Diver Trainer, Archaeology Director and Coral Reef Conservationist with Diving With A Purpose. Dr. Danielle Ignance, Assistant Professor, Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia, with expertise in Indigenous communities and environmental justice.
The December 2022 Community Talk features collaborators: Dr. Pierre Gentine, Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering; Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University and; Director, Learning the Earth with Artificial Intelligence and Physics (LEAP)
Dr. Courtney Cogburn, Associate Professor at Columbia University in the School of Social Work, Co-Director, Equity, Justice & Tech Lab, and Knowledge Transfer Office, LEAP
In February 2024 we featured Thaddeus Dr.Johnson, PhD. Learn more about Dr. Johnson here: https://counciloncj.org/thaddeus-john
Tours of different field sites around Guam for coral genetics sample collection with the University of Guam Marine Lab.
Our Future Is Science (OFIS) is an initiative of Aspen Institute Science & Society Program that aims to position societally minded youth as leaders and innovators who will push science forward in the 21st century.
OFIS has four programming pillars: 1) Mentorship Program 2) Ambassador Program 3) Educational Media Campaigns 4) Champions for Science & Social Justice
As part of the Mentorship Program, graduate STEAM study mentors from across the U.S. provide tours of their research lab for OFIS mentees to share about their research and what a typical day might be like for them. The lab tours are part of OFIS's STEAM and Social Justice curriculum.
Our Future Is Science (OFIS) is an initiative of Aspen Institute Science & Society Program that aims to position societally minded youth as leaders and innovators who will push science forward in the 21st century.
OFIS has four programming pillars: 1) Mentorship Program 2) Ambassador Program 3) Educational Media Campaigns 4) Champions for Science & Social Justice
As part of the Mentorship Program, graduate STEAM study mentors from across the U.S. provide tours of their research lab for OFIS mentees to share about their research and what a typical day might be like for them. The lab tours are part of OFIS's STEAM and Social Justice curriculum.
Our Future is Science is a mentorship program through the Aspen Institute Science & Society Program that covers social justice and STEM courses in the hope to create change in the future. As a mentee, I researched modules and projects dedicated to a chosen discipline and created a capstone project where I presented my findings. - https://ourfutureisscience.org/ Sources: Images: Siri - https://www.cultofmac.com/447783/toda... Google image - https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-d... Cancer screening -https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.tech... Smoothie - https://depositphotos.com/stock-photo... Articles: Racial Discrimination in Face Recognition Technology - https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/20... Self-driving cars more likely to drive into black people, study claim -https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/se... https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/22/22... https://www.technologyreview.com/2020... Movie: Coded Bias - https://www.netflix.com/title/81328723
Health Disparities are a pressing issue facing many communities today, including mine. Individuals living in areas dependent on drinking water from the Cape Fear Watershed have higher rates of cancer due to contamination from PFA substances. We as the younger generation have the power to help with some of these inequities. So what can we do? VOTE
OFIS Mentee Trinity explores the environmental impacts of microplastics in her home state of Florida and organizes an educational park clean-up with local non-profit organizations.
OFIS Mentees Kezia and Adays conduct interviews evaluating the environmental and residential health impacts of poor housing in the South Bronx.
OFIS Mentee Anabella works with local youth and community organizations to educate on the positive effects of home gardens and fresh food through her Greenline project.
OFIS Mentee, Prisha Bhat, and her Mentorship Team explore tree inequity from different perspectives. Based in Texas, she worked with her school’s administration, peers, and community partners to create a tree-planting program on her high school’s campus to bring awareness about the issue AND address via a community-centered approach.
OFIS Mentees Ameera, Faris, Ariyah, and Laura discuss the importance of healthcare and insurance cost transparency.