SCIENCE OUTREACH

January 2025

Volume 23

Connecting and Enhancing Community Engagement

Campus Science Exhibitor

Registration is OPEN

for Spring Into Science 2025

Saturday, April 5, 2025

Spring Into Science is a signature Science Outreach event open to the Princeton University research community (undergraduate, graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and researchers) to share your science or research with students in 4th - 10 grades. Table exhibitions should engage in hands-on activities, experiments, or research poster talks. The deadline to register is March 17, 2025. Please contact scienceoutreach@princeton.edu for more information.

Exhibitor Registration

New In Science Outreach

Registration is Open for Swiftie Science!

Saturday, February 8

Science Outreach, in collaboration with the Department of Chemistry and the Cotsen Children's Library, is celebrating everything science and everything Taylor Swift.

The Science Outreach Fellows will share hands-on science activities paired with Taylor's lyrics. There will be two live 45-minute demonstrations at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. Recommended for ages five and up. This event is free and open to the public. Further details will be emailed to registrants.

Laboratory Learning Program (LLP) Summer of 2025

FINAL REMINDER TO HOST A

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT IN YOUR LAB THIS SUMMER!

This is the FINAL opportunity for faculty, department chairs, academic managers, and institute directors to participate in the Laboratory Learning Program for the summer of 2025. The Laboratory Learning Program is a full-time, free research experience in the sciences or engineering for local high school students ages 16 and over. Students are included in ongoing research programs where they must be closely supervised by Princeton faculty and research staff. If you are interested in offering an internship in your lab, you must submit a research project plan to host a student. Once student registrations begin and opportunities are posted, we cannot add additional department projects.

To submit a research opportunity: There is a How to Guide for Lab Learning Program Hosts on the LLP website. You can submit your research opportunity via this Google form. Indicate the number of internships for each research opportunity. Different opportunities will require separate project submissions.

For more information, please visit the online program website about the Laboratory Learning Program. Please contact us at lab-learning@princeton.edu if you have any questions.

Final Opportunity to Sign up tohost a High School Student in the LLP Summer 2025 Program

Volunteers Needed for 2025

Science Outreach Volunteers are needed for several upcoming outreach opportunities. Indicate the location and date of availability when you sign up (in the additional comments section). Sign up with a team or labmates. Lyft transportation is available.

Urban Promise (Camp Truth)

Monday’s 4:45 pm – 5:45 pm

15 students in 5th – 8th grades

February 10

February 17

February 24

March 17

March 24

March 31

April 14

April 28

Urban Promise (Camp Grace)

Tuesday’s 4:45 pm – 5:45 pm

18 students in 1st – 8th grades

February 11

February 18

February 25

March 18

March 25

April 1

April 15

April 29

Additional Volunteer Opportunity

Young Women's Conference in the Frick Atrium (Thursday, March 13, from 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm)

You can sign up using the QR code to indicate your availability for an outreach opportunity.

Science Outreach Fellow Spotlight

Science Outreach Annual Report 2022- 2024

The first Science Outreach Annual Report documents the impact of this newly created science initiative at our university and for K-12 students in our surrounding community and beyond. Science Outreach was created in 2022 to facilitate mutually beneficial and sustainable relationships between Princeton University Science educators and researchers on the one hand, and local K-12 school districts, non-profit organizations, and community stakeholders on the other.

Science Outreach Annual Report 2022- 2024

Science Outreach

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Volunteers Needed for

Spring Semester Outreach Opportunities!

Science community, it’s time to sign up to volunteer for upcoming Science Outreach opportunities this semester. Please indicate your best availability to get involved. K-12 students in our surrounding community are excited to participate in your hands-on, engaging science experiences to increase their awareness and knowledge of science and STEM.

Volunteer opportunities are available at the Trenton Free Public Library, The Ewing Public Library, Lawrenceville Library, Princeton Public Library, Urban Promise, and The Boys and Girls Club.

Let's Track Your Community Outreach

If you, your lab, or your department facilitated an outreach opportunity, please complete the tracking form and upload a photo from your event. We will feature your opportunity in the next edition of the Science Outreach newsletter.

Science Outreach Tracking

Support Camp Kesem Princeton

Kesem is a student organization at Princeton that hosts a free summer camp to support children aged 6-18 who have a parent or guardian with cancer. Please contact Veronica Zhang ('25 Neuroscience Undergraduate) at vz9323@princeton.edu to learn more about how you can support this opportunity.