The 2014 Society of Toxicology (SOT) meeting in Phoenix was my first as an educator rather than as a graduate student or a postdoc. What I remember most about that meeting was the poster session on education and outreach activities. As a new professor, I was looking to connect with fellow...
It only took one week with a passionate educator to inspire one person towards an exciting and productive career in toxicology. Most SOT members acknowledge that they first discovered toxicology during graduate school or even later, but my path as a toxicologist started in high school in a 2005...
For the past several years, there has been a robust poster session at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) Annual Meeting focusing on education, outreach, and related matters. Diverse topics have been presented in these areas. Both the Education Committee K-12 Subcommittee and Undergraduate...
The Education and Outreach Committee of the Mid-Atlantic Society of Toxicology (MASOT) Regional Chapter participated in a new outreach program on October 31, 2014. ToxiCarnival featured carnival games paired with toxicology-related questions to gain chances to win prizes and learn basic...
The SOT Undergraduate Education Program will be held from Saturday, March 9, through midday Monday, March 11, in conjunction with the SOT Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas. Highlights of the Saturday night Opening Event include the Tox Squad Icebreaker facilitated by Alice R. Villalobos, Texas...
Reprinted with permission from US EPA Greenversations 2012 August 29 US EPA's Maureen Gwinn Sharing Science One of my favorite hobbies is introducing kids to science in fun and interactive ways. I remember the first time I "made" DNA—and how that "ah ha!" moment set me on my current...
Spread awareness of toxicology around the world! The programs that provide funding for campus visits by SOT members to expand awareness of toxicology and promote future careers in the field have been renamed and are now called the Domestic ToxScholar Outreach Grants and the International...
Some 50 families from around the Bay area spent Saturday figuring out what Snow White, Romeo and Juliet and the Madhatter have in common at the Lawrence Hall of Science. At the end of day, everyone solved the mystery and received certificates and smiles from the toxicologists and students of...
All undergraduate students, including those who did not receive SOT travel funding, may register for the Sunday portion of the Undergraduate Education Program. The program is being held on March 11 from 8:00 am-9:00 pm at the Marriott Marquis. Speakers will make topical introductory toxicology...
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