ENVISION 2021; Virtual Science Festival; Cybersecurity; Empower Conference; Science-U Update
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It's December!
We hope everyone had a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday! It's hard to believe we are almost to the end of 2020 - what a year! Check out the topics included in this month's Science Outreach Newsletter:
- A date and a survey about ENVISION 2021
- A reminder about our delayed Science-U schedule
- Continuation of our Virtual Science Festival
- Cybersecurity quizzes, games and information
- A save-the-date announcement for the Empower Conference hosted by Penn State's Graduate Women in Science
We are looking forward to sharing more information in 2021! Best wishes for the upcoming Holiday Season! -The Office of Science Outreach
ENVISION 2021
Save the date! Our annual STEM Career Day Supporting Young Women will be virtual this year on Saturday, March 20, 2021. This event will feature keynotes from Eberly College of Science students, workshops with hands-on activities lead by Penn State scientists, and networking opportunities with STEM professionals. Students in grades 6-12 will be invited to register for the event in February. For now, we are looking for suggestions about the virtual format and time allotment. Please complete the short survey below to help us out!
Science-U Updates
Although this is normally the time of year when summer science camps are being announced, we are delaying that announcement due to the coronavirus pandemic. As we continue to work remotely, we are looking into various options to keep our 2021 camps safe, as well as engaging. We will notify families of our 2021 camp schedule, the re-registration of campers from last year, and the possibility of virtual camps after February 1, 2021. Stay tuned!
Virtual Science Festival Continues!
Our Virtual Science Festival is still active and available, and the Nittany Lion is there to help navigate the website. New activities and demonstrations are continually being added - so be sure to visit often!
Here are just a few quick and fun science demonstrations that young scientists may enjoy doing at home:
Cybersecurity Quizzes and Games
How cyber-savvy are you? In this current situation where most of our education, entertainment, and commerce is virtual, it's a good idea to keep our electronics and information secure. The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) has provided a few games and quizzes to help improve our cybersecurity awareness. (Some of these sites require Adobe Flash to work.)
- How cyber-savvy are you? Take the quiz and review provided tips!
- Online Lineup Decide which online business to shop and which to avoid!
- Mission: Laptop Security Agent Smith needs your help to keep his laptop safe!
- Spam-Scam-Slam Learn to identify spam and scams with this game!
- Invasion of the Wireless Hackers Answer questions correctly to avoid the hackers!
- Stay Safe Online This website from the National Cybersecurity Alliance is a helpful resource.
2021 Empower Conference
The Penn State Graduate Women in Science organization is presenting its 2021 Empower Conference on February 6, 2021. This virtual networking and professional development event is for juniors and seniors in high school, college students, post-docs, faculty, and professionals in STEM. Building Connections Through Community will be the theme, and Raven the Science Maven will be the Keynote Speaker. Watch for more information to become available, and check out the link below about Raven Baxter!
Meet our team!
Our Office of Science Outreach staff members are happy to assist you with any questions related to Science Outreach. Bookmark our website at https://science.psu.edu/outreach for more information or email us at outreach@science.psu.edu.
We would love to hear from you!
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