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Regardless of how successful an outreach effort is, when you are ready to engage with a new audience, it is crucial to develop a new partnership with experts and adapt your efforts to the needs of the new audience. Due to the MRSEC’s success building partnerships with experts to engage community members who are economically disadvantaged, the Center used this model to engage two new underserved audiences with ISE: people who are blind or have low vision, and students in migrant communities.

2020 Education & Outreach Science at Home Video Competition

Last week marked the annual Wisconsin Science Festival, and although we weren’t able to interact face-to-face, members of our MRSEC worked together to share their stories and science with folks all across the state. Below are some of the Science Festival highlights from us! MRSEC Director and IRG1 Co-Lead Paul Voyles and IRG1 Co-Lead Mark …

If you or someone you know loves exploring the cutting edge of science and technology, then you’ll love our new activity: the Tapping Triboelectric Nanogenerator! Triboelectric nanogenerators are devices that convert kinetic energy from our everyday movement and turn it into useful electricity. Follow along to create a simple version of this state-of-the-art technology for …

The folks over at Sustainable Nano discuss Improv for Science Communication, with a shoutout to UW MRSEC! Check it out!

Looking for high quality science and engineering activities that your young learner can do from the comfort of your home? Well then, we’ve got you covered! Check out our At Home Science Activities page! On that page, you’ll find videos guiding you through the activities, links to more detailed information, and age range. All the …