EVENTS

STEM & COVID-19 GET THE FACTS - CHECK THE SCIENCE
TUESDAY JUNE 29

12-1 pm on Zoom

 

Talk-story session for Hawaiʻi middle-schoolers and their families

A panel of distinguished science educators and clinicians is available to answer your questions about 

• COVID-19 science

• how science works

• how COVID-19 vaccine works 

• what happens if someone gets COVID-19 

Panelists:

• Dr. Leo Pascua. MD, Pediatrician, Imua Health Group. Wahiawa, Hawaiʻi and COVID-19 survivor

• Dr. Davida Smyth. Understanding Science. Associate Professor of Natural Sciences at The New School, New York

• Dr. Robert Seiser. Vaccine Science. Professor of biology and chemistry at Roosevelt University, Chicago

• Dr. Meghan Moran. COVID-19 Vaccination Communication. Associate professor in the Department of Health, Behavior & Society at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 

• Dr. Karen Kashmanian Oates. Biology and Biotechnology. Professor of Arts and Sciences at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Moderators:

• Dr. Amy Shachter. Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Santa Clara University, and

• Dr. Ulla Hasager. Anthropologist and CSS Director of Civic Engagement at University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa. For additional information, please contact Dr. Hasager at ulla@hawaii.edu

 

SPONSORED by the After-School All-Stars Hawaii, SENCER Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi Pacific Islands Campus Compact, UHMānoa-College of Social Sciences Program for Civic Engagement, the National Science Foundation, and the Online Vaccination Science Resources (OVSR) for COVID-19 Education project.  This work is supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. NSF DUE: 2049163. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.