The 2014 Scientific Images Contest launched with a day full of outreach at Evanston Township High School (ETHS) last month. More than 550 students from art and science classes visited the gallery during the school day to learn more about Northwestern University research and to chat with visiting scientists.

But, this year, the scientific images weren’t the only artwork on display. Photography by Dan Dubrow’s physics class was also featured, along with artistic interpretations of winning scientific images done by Pam Baumgartner’s AP Studio Art class. Read more!

As part of Northwestern University’s We Will campaign, you can now give directly to Science in Society through the online fundraising portal.

Rob Murphy has worked in West Africa for over 20 years, primarily in Nigeria and Mali, two countries that have been impacted by Ebola virus but have managed to contain it. The facts and myths of Ebola will be the focus of his presentation.

Visit our online calendar to learn about upcoming science events in the Chicagoland area. Do it Now!

The 2014 Scientific Images Contest launched with a day full of outreach at Evanston Township High School last month. But, this year, the scientific images weren’t the only artwork on display. Photography by Dan Dubrow’s physics class was also featured, along with artistic interpretations of winning scientific images done by Pam Baumgartner’s AP Studio Art class.

In this episode, we spoke with Leidamarie Tirado-Lee and Emma Flores, two graduate students who are passionate about bilingual science education. Tirado-Lee and Flores, both PhD students at Northwestern University, are members of Jugando con la Ciencia (Playing with Science), a bilingual science education program based in the Evanston Public Library.

Philae landed gracefully on a comet. The intrepid robotic explorer launched from the European Space Agency’s Rosetta space probe and touched down at approximately 10 am CST today, becoming the first man-made craft to land on a comet.