Wednesday, April 30, 2014

kNOW-SCIENCE participates in the Rockefeller University Science Saturday

The Rockefeller University's Parents & Science initiative hosts numerous events throughout the academic year. kNOW-SCIENCE participated with its own booth to the Science Saturday Open Day in May 2014, sharing the excitement of science with children and adults alike!
 

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Cancer. What is it, where does it come from and can you increase your chances of avoiding it?

Cancer, a word that has more than 700 million hits on Google, that features in 100 million news articles and affects, directly or indirectly, the majority of the world population, still remains a mystery to us. So, what is cancer and where does it come from?

Our very own Simona Giunta, from the kNOW SCIENCE team, explains the basics of cancer. To read the full article, click here.

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

kNOW-SCIENCE launches new website

Scientists from the Rockefeller University launch a new online interface for the kNOW-SCIENCE.org initiative, educating non-scientists and the public about the latest research topics and scientific information. Our in-house web-developer, Alistair Field is re-shaping the kNOW-SCIENCE website and building some cool animations to make science more accessible to the public. Want to book one of our amazing presentation? Click on the Presentations tab above! If you have any issues using our new website or spot any mistakes, please let us know @ info@know-science.org

kNOW-SCIENCE partners with Genspace for community science outreach

kNOW-SCIENCE and Genspace join forces in tackling science literacy in the general public. The collaboration will feature a series of monthly lectures at the Genspace community laboratory delivered by kNOW-SCIENCE's scientists on a variety of topics. Want to attend the lectures and/or to know more? Watch this space or subscribe to our email list by emailing us @ info@know-science.org