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Center for Public Engagement with Science

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The Center for Public Engagement with Science, or PEWS, at the University of Cincinnati works to expand and enrich the interface between science and the public to benefit all stakeholders.

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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Explore October's Cincinnati Science Roundup! 🔭🌱 Featuring early space primates, a Mt. Airy reforestation hike, exoplanet hunting, and more. Full schedule: ucengagingscience.org/2026/09/28/c... #UCPEWS #SciComm
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Now on YouTube! 🎥🌱 The full recording of the Sustainability@UC keynote lecture, "Biting the Hands That Feed Us: Labor and Social Sustainability in the Food System" with Dr. Teresa Mares, is live! Watch the full talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyU5...
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What does it mean to make science approachable for young minds? 🔬🌱 PEWS intern Annika Baldwin reflects on leading hands-on Science Harvest activities at the Northside Farmers Market in our latest PEWS News post! Read here: ucengagingscience.org/2026/09/21/p... #UCPEWS #SciComm #Cincinnati
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This Week on PEWS News! 🎓🔬 PEWS graduate students paired with local community partners to co-design outreach projects in science communication, from "Dungeons & Dinosaurs" at the @cincymuseum.bsky.social to energy affordability panels! Read the story: ucengagingscience.org/2026/09/08/e...
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The Cincinnati Science Roundup for September is here!🦎🌿 Check out the full list of events at ucengagingscience.org/2026/09/01/c... #CincyScience #CommunityScience #Cincinnati
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
PEWS Publication Spotlight! 📚 PEWS Director @apotochnik.bsky.social & Graduate Student Affiliate Qianrong Gong have a new review of "Organized Science Denial" in Metascience. Read free via @springernature.com: rdcu.be/fs0Uq #UCPEWS #SciComm #PhilSci
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
From all of us at PEWS, we’re sad to say goodbye to our outgoing postdoc, Kate Nicole Hoffman. In this week’s PEWS News, Kate Nicole reflects on her time at PEWS and shares an exciting update about where she’s heading next! Read more here: ucengagingscience.org/2026/08/21/t...
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Join us on Aug 8 at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center for a panel discussion on Ancestral Weaving! 🧵✨ Featuring Sylvia Kokunda (Action for Batwa Empowerment Group) & UC collaborators discussing Batwa history, craft traditions, & self-determination. 📅 Sat, Aug 8 | 10–11:30 AM | Free & Open to All!
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The August Cincinnati Science Roundup is live! 🌳🔬 From greenspace hikes & mushroom cultivation workshops to climate showcases & informal science meetups, check out what’s happening across Greater Cincinnati this month: ucengagingscience.org/2026/07/29/c...
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Join Physics + Dance Lab @ UC on Aug 6 (5:30-7pm) for a showing of "We Lift Each Other," a documentary on veterans using dance for recovery. 🎬💃 Discussion with Michelle Pearson & Alfredo Hurtado to follow! 📍 Main Street Cinema, TUC 🎟️ Free & open to all! #UCPEWS #UCincinnati
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Watch "Bioethical Responsibilities in 21st Century Crises," moderated by @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social ! 🎬 Scholars explore how ethics must adapt to public health, climate, and structural challenges. 🔗 ucengagingscience.org/2026/07/20/b... #PEWS #Bioethics
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Opening TONIGHT! Join UC PEWS, ABEG, & CCAC from 6–8 PM for "Ancestral Weaving: Batwa Story and Craft" 🧺 Explore handmade Batwa crafts & moving stories of resilience. Baskets available for purchase to support the artisans! 🗓️ Tonight, 6–8 PM 📍 CCAC (3412 Clifton Ave) #PEWS #CincyArts
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
What does quantum physics look like through dance? ⚛️🩰 Join us Friday, 8/7 for a free, evening-length performance by Physics + Dance Lab @UC & Black Box Dance Theatre! 📍 Patricia Corbett Theater ⏰ 6:00–8:00 PM 👉 Scan the QR code on the flyer to RSVP! #PEWS #CincyScience #ScienceAndArt
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Join UC PEWS, ABEG, & CCAC for "Ancestral Weaving: Batwa Story and Craft" 🧺 Explore handmade Batwa crafts & stories of resilience. Baskets available for purchase to support the artisans. 🗓️ Reception: Fri 7/17, 6–8 PM 🖼️ Exhibit: 7/17–8/14 📍 Clifton Cultural Arts Center #PEWS
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Join Physics + Dance Lab @ UC on Thursday, 8/6 for a free showing of "We Lift Each Other" 🎬 Follow veterans using movement to find connection & recovery. Includes a live Q&A. 📍 Tangeman University Center ⏰ 5:30–7 PM 👉 Scan the QR code on the flyer to RSVP! #CincyScience #PEWS
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Opening Friday 7/17 at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center: Ancestral Weaving: Batwa Story and Craft 🌿 Explore handmade objects alongside stories of their makers. Sales directly support Batwa artisans! 📍 3412 Clifton Ave ⏰ Reception: 7/17, 6-8 PM 🎟️ Free & open to all! #CincyScience #PEWS
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Looking for ways to connect with nature and community this month? 🌻 The July Cincinnati Science Roundup is out! Check out local events from butterfly lifecycles to river conservation. Map out your month: ucengagingscience.org/2026/06/30/c... #CincyScience #PEWS
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
🎲 Check it out! "Dungeons & Dinosaurs" explores scientific concepts, innovative teaching tools, and the intersection of gaming and paleontology. 🦖 Learn more about this creative PEWS Graduate Seminar project here: ucengagingscience.org/2026/06/23/d... #UCincinnati #Paleontology #SciComm
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
🎙️ Don't miss PEWS Faculty Affiliate Dr. Nathan Morehouse on the latest Phantom Power podcast episode: "How to Listen Like a Fish!" 🐟 🎧 Listen here: www.mackhagood.com/podcast/how-... #UCincinnati #Bioacoustics #PublicEngagement
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Looking for a collaborative space to discuss public engagement? 👥🔬 Join the PEWS R&D Community! Connect with UC researchers at our weekly interdisciplinary meetings and collaborate on public engagement projects. 🔗 Learn more here: ucengagingscience.org/research-and...
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
How does a seed help care for the planet? 🌱🌎 It's all about learning how gardening takes care of the earth! Join us TODAY, June 17 at the Northside Farmers Market (4–7 PM) for a hands-on activity where kids will plant their own flower or vegetable! 🫘🌻 🔗 ucengagingscience.org/science-harv...
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Can you pitch your research to any audience? 🎙️✨ PEWS offers specialized Pitch Workshops designed to help you communicate complex topics clearly, concisely, and engagingly. Learn expert techniques and bring this training to your team. 🔗 Learn more: ucengagingscience.org/workshops-an...
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Want to bring hands-on public engagement training to your institution? 🏛️✨ PEWS offers customizable workshops designed to give you concrete ideas to connect science with the public. Explore our training modules and get your team involved today. 🔗 Learn more: ucengagingscience.org/workshops-an...
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Fulfill your Natural Sciences and Quantitative Reasoning requirements with PHIL 1032: How Science Works! 🎓🧪 Explore scientific methods, reasoning, and how we interpret data in this undergraduate course. Learn more and enroll here: ucengagingscience.org/how-science-...
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Explore how multidisciplinary faculty are bringing science to the public, from climate equity to the physics of dance! 🌍👟 Discover our Center for Public Engagement with Science (PEWS) faculty affiliate projects here: ucengagingscience.org/faculty-affi...
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Discover how graduate students are making a real-world impact through sustainability fellowships, science outreach, and community partnerships with the Center for Public Engagement with Science (PEWS)! 🎓🌱 Explore our graduate student projects here: ucengagingscience.org/graduate-stu...
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Check out this great article highlighting the work of PEWS Faculty Affiliate Amy Townsend-Small! 💡 www.uc.edu/news/article...
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Are taxpayers being gaslighted by charm of street lamps?
University of Cincinnati researchers found natural gas streetlights in Cincinnati and Boston leak far more methane and carbon monoxide than stoves or water heaters and cost cities far more than LED li...
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Check out the video abstract for the latest in the Cambridge Elements in Public Engagement with Science series: Building Capacity for Public Engagement on Solar Geoengineering. This element is now available FREE to download online! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M9S...
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Cambridge Elements | Building Capacity for Public Engagement on Solar Geoengineering
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SPAN @socphilneuro.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
We're excited to welcome our ITRC groups to Purdue this weekend for our @danafoundation.bsky.social funded workshop, featuring a session w/ @ucpews.bsky.social! Part of SPAN's mission is to provide resources to help foster intelligibility between phil & neuro + foster public engagement with science.
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
PEWS is a proud sponsor of Green Umbrella’s 13th annual Midwest Sustainability Summit, the keystone event of #CincinnatiClimateWeek! Learn more and register at midwestsustainabilitysummit.org
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Cincinnati Residents: What’s your take on our historic gaslights? 🕯️🏙️ Help Dr. Nancy Jennings and her UC research team understand public perceptions of gaslights and the environment. ⏱️ Takes < 5 mins 👤 Anonymous 🔗 Survey: ucincinnati.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #Cincinnati #Sustainability #Cincy
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
PEWS Advisory Board member Ollie Kroner is featured in Movers & Makers Cincinnati! 🌿 Ollie discusses his work as Director of Environment & Sustainability, preparing Cincinnati for a climate-resilient future. Read the full interview: moversmakers.org/2026/03/03/o...
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Join the Thomas More Observatory for their upcoming public event! Free and open to all. This Earth Week lecture explores the Anthropocene —the idea that human activity has become a planetary force capable of reshaping climate, ecosystems, and even the geological record.
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Announcing a new opportunity to join the PEWS team!! PEWS is excited to be hiring a new postdoctoral fellow, ideally starting August 2026. Anyone with a PhD in any related discipline is encouraged to apply! Learn more: #SciEd #STEM #SciComm ucengagingscience.org/2026/04/13/n...
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Now hiring: PEWS Postdoctoral Fellow!
PEWS is excited to be hiring a new postdoctoral fellow to support the important work done at the University of Cincinnati’s Center for Public Engagement with Science (PEWS). Anyone with a PhD…
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
We are excited to host this interactive event on Energy Affordability, developed by graduate students in PEWS' Public Engagement with Science seminar. Members of the Cincinnati community are encouraged to attend! RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Join us for an upcoming virtual event on Bioethical Responsibilities in 21st Century Crises, organized by PEWS Faculty Affiliate @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social. Free and open to all! Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
April’s Cincinnati Science Roundup is here! 🌱🔬 Explore native plants, sea otter conservation, and community cleanups with @greatparks.bsky.social . 🌳 Plus, join @cincychildrens.bsky.social and the city for an air quality meeting. Full list and registration: ucengagingscience.org/2026/04/01/c...
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
🏆 Apply for the Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications! Win up to $40k from @nationalacademies.org & @schmidtsciences.bsky.social for making science engaging for the public! 🔗 www.nationalacademies.org/programs/NAE... #SciComm #ScienceCommunication
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
✈️ Explore Sweden, Norway, and Finland! Join PEWS Faculty Affiliate Dr. Michelle Burbage & Dr. Kermit Davis for a study abroad trip focused on climate health, sustainability, & policy (Aug 8-22). Open to all UC students! 🌍 🗓️ Apply by March 29 via the QR code! #PEWS #StudyAbroad
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
🌍 UC Grad Students: PEWS is partnering with Michelman for a paid summer internship in corporate sustainability! Gain hands-on experience assessing product sustainability advantages. Apply by Friday, March 27. ♻️ 🔗 ucengagingscience.org/wp-content/u... #PEWS #Sustainability
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
New Resource! 🚨 Need tips on communicating science across the political divide? We’ve uploaded a new guide developed by Dr. Vanessa Schipani for a PEWS workshop, providing concrete tips for effective conversations. 🔗 ucengagingscience.org/resources/ #SciComm #PEWS @upenn.edu @asc.upenn.edu
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Dance + Quantum Physics? ⚛️💃 UC undergrads: join the Physics + Dance Lab (Aug 3-7)! Work with @mjacquart.bsky.social & Black Box Dance Theatre to turn complex science into performance. Free to attend, rolling deadline! 🔗 ucengagingscience.org/uc-physics-d... #SciComm
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Heading to London! ✈️🌍 PEWS Faculty Affiliate Dr. Stefan Fiol will be presenting "Confronting Supremacy and Imagining Possibility: Inter-Caste Power Dynamics in Arts Institutions" at the British Forum for Ethnomusicology conference, April 10-14. Join us in celebrating his work! 🎶 #PEWS #UofCincy
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
The March Cincinnati Science Roundup is here! 🌱🔬 Explore urban reforestation, grafting, zoo conservation & more: 🔗 ucengagingscience.org/2026/03/03/c... Featuring: @green-umbrella.bsky.social @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org #SciComm #Cincinnati #STEM
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
⏳ It's not too late to support PEWS! Our fund drive ends this weekend, and we are 60% to our $20K stretch goal. 🎯 All donations matched by The Montgomery Foundation! Double your impact today: 🔗 ucengagingscience.org/supporting-t... #SciComm #SupportScience
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Supporting PEWS
Annual Fundraising Drive! In recognition of Giving Tuesday, PEWS leadership is proud to launch our first fund drive. Through the generous support of The Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Foundation, we …
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Read "Mothers as Science Storytellers" FREE online until Mar 12! 📖 New in the @universitypress.cambridge.org series edited by @apotochnik.bsky.social & @mjacquart.bsky.social. 🔗 www.cambridge.org/core/element... #SciComm #ScienceCommunication #PublicEngagement #STEM #ScienceStorytelling
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
The Physics + Dance Lab (supported by the National Science Foundation) explores arts & STEM! 🩰⚛️ PEWS' @mjacquart.bsky.social is partnering on the project. HS & Undergrads: Apply by March 9! 👇 ucengagingscience.org/2026/02/24/p... #SciComm #STEAM #Physics #Cincy
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Explore careers in public engagement! 🌍🔬 Join PEWS on March 3rd to discover opportunities for STEM, humanities, and social science students. Featuring Kate Schroder, Michelle Burbage & Brenda Hunda (@cincymuseum.bsky.social). 🔗 Scan the QR code on the flyer to RSVP!
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Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Explore careers in public engagement! 🌍🔬 Join PEWS on March 3 for a panel with Kate Schroder (Interact for Health), Dr. Michelle Burbage (UC Medicine) & Dr. Brenda Hunda (@cincymuseum.bsky.social). 🔗 ucengagingscience.org/2026/02/17/p... #SciComm #ScienceCareers #Cincy
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