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Every year, 棉花糖直播 offers small grants, up to $500, to members who are interested in organizing or participating in public science events in their communities.

2023 Recipients

Aaron Eyram Nyadezor (Procare Medical Laboratory)鈥擥hana

Angela Wilson (Old Dominion University)鈥擴nited States

Awah Favour Matthew (Michael Okpara University Of Agriculture)鈥擭igeria

Dusanka Djoric (Medical College Of Wisconsin)鈥擴nited States

Hironmoy Sarkar (Raiganj University)鈥擨ndia

Hyacinthe Tuyubahe (Kl University)鈥擱wanda

Mark Adu Gyamfi (University Of Energy And Natural Resources, Sunyani Campus)鈥擥hana

Michael Moyo (Bindura University Of Science Education)鈥擹imbabwe

Monica Cartelle Gestal (LSU Health Science Shreveport)鈥擴nited States

Oluwatosin Ajibade (Adeleke University)鈥擭igeria

Oscar Mano (University of Zimbabwe)鈥擹imbabwe

Parham Habibzadeh (University of Maryland School of Medicine)鈥擴nited States

Quarshie Frederick (Local Government Service, North Dayi District Assembly, Anfoega Volta)鈥擥hana

Sohail Khan (Veterinary Research Institute Peshawar)- Pakistan Sunday Augustine (Federal University Of Technology Minna)鈥擭igeria

Tanvir Ahmad Nizami (Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University)鈥擝angladesh

Tatiana Pinto (Universidade Federal Do Rio De Janeiro)鈥擝razil


2022 Recipients

Karen Bushaw-Newton (Northern Virginia Community College)

The engaged children in the greater Northern Virginia K-12 community with an interest in STEM, sparking their curiosity and encouraging them to pursue a future as a STEM student, as well as a lifelong interest in science and education. Dr. Bushaw-Newton organized several microbiology-themed stations.

NOVA Night of Science

Chequita Brooks (Appalachian State University)

During the month of April, the hosted the NC SciMatch program, pairing middle-school educators with career scientists. Dr. Brooks ran an activity that showed 100 middle school students how SARS-CoV-2 can be measured in wastewater, helping students conceptualize how wastewater-based epidemiology can be used to track diseases in populations. .

NC Science Festival

Jennifer Bennett (Otterbein University)

At this year's in Columbus, Ohio, Dr. Bennett helped organize a tent titled 鈥淕rossology: The Science of Icky, Sticky, Disgusting Things.鈥 She and her students led participants through microbiology-specific experiences using microscopes set up with demo slides of 鈥渆xciting鈥 microbes, such as Daphnia, Euglena and filamentous algae. .

COSI Science Festival

Rebekah Taylor (Frostburg State University)

Dr. Taylor and her team were part of a group that hosted 25 middle school students at the in June 2022. Students used educational kits to explore the use of biotechnology and CRISPR-Cas9 to engineer E. coli bacteria capable of survival on Mars.

STEM Summer Camp

Mark Chee (University of Tennessee Southern)

Dr. Chee organized a film festival on the UT Southern campus that featured  microbiology and epidemiology-themed films, including "The Spanish Flu鈥擜n Invisible Enemy," "The Trouble With Chicken" and "Why We Wash Our Hands." Each film was preceded by a short presentation from scientific experts who provided context, and was succeeded by a Q&A session that encouraged active reflection by the audience.

UT Southern Film Festival

Rania Smeltz (Virginia Tech University)

Participating in the 2022 Virgina Tech Science Festival, Dr. Smeltz and her team had several microbiology-themed activities for participating K-12 students. These activities included microscopes to allow students to visualize certain bacteria on slides, as well as petri dishes that had been swabbed by different places on the Virginia Tech campus, daily commonly used items and washed vs. unwashed hands, to demonstrate the importance of handwashing. .

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