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− | <p> ENGRG 1050: Our team conducts a series of presentations targeting students in introductory engineering seminars (ENGRG 1050) to introduce them to synthetic biology. These seminars are a mandatory course for all freshman engineering students at Cornell, and thus is a great way to expose potential future participants to how rewarding the Cornell iGEM experience can be. We touch upon our projects in the past and discuss the multidisciplinary focus placed upon our designs over the past years. In doing so, we emphasize the integral role of various fields of engineering as well as synthetic biology in providing comprehensive solutions to real-world problems.</p> | + | <p> <b> ENGRG 1050 </b>: Our team conducts a series of presentations targeting students in introductory engineering seminars (ENGRG 1050) to introduce them to synthetic biology. These seminars are a mandatory course for all freshman engineering students at Cornell, and thus is a great way to expose potential future participants to how rewarding the Cornell iGEM experience can be. We touch upon our projects in the past and discuss the multidisciplinary focus placed upon our designs over the past years. In doing so, we emphasize the integral role of various fields of engineering as well as synthetic biology in providing comprehensive solutions to real-world problems.</p> |
− | <p>Lab Tours: Cornell iGEM is always eager to share our lab experiences with members of the community, and to this end has offered a series of educational lab tours. We invite underprivileged incoming Cornell freshman through the Pre-freshman Summer Program (PSP) as well as local Ithaca High School female students interested in pursuing engineering to come visit our lab space. During the tours, we teach students how to get involved in research as Cornell undergraduates. | + | <p><b>Lab Tours</b>: Cornell iGEM is always eager to share our lab experiences with members of the community, and to this end has offered a series of educational lab tours. We invite underprivileged incoming Cornell freshman through the Pre-freshman Summer Program (PSP) as well as local Ithaca High School female students interested in pursuing engineering to come visit our lab space. During the tours, we teach students how to get involved in research as Cornell undergraduates. |
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− | <p>PSP Lab Tour & | + | <p><b>PSP Lab Tour & Pane</b>l: Cornell iGEM is always eager to share our lab experiences with members of the community, and to this end has offered a series of educational lab tours. This year, we invite underprivileged incoming Cornell freshman through the Pre-freshman Summer Program (PSP) to come visit our lab space. During the tours, we teach students how to get involved in research as Cornell undergraduates. Following the lab tour, we participated in a large panel where PSP students could ask questions about joining research on campus. |
− | <p>RAW Expo/Spring Forum: The RAW Expo was designed to connect people from various disciplines who have created something. We were able to feature our 2014 iGEM device, and garner design feedback from science, architecture, art, and fashion organizations. | + | <p><b>RAW Expo/Spring Forum</b>: The RAW Expo was designed to connect people from various disciplines who have created something. We were able to feature our 2014 iGEM device, and garner design feedback from science, architecture, art, and fashion organizations. |
− | <p>Charter Day Weekend: Student Innovators in Action: Charter Day Weekend was a series of events held to celebrate Cornell’s Sesquicentennial, and was attended by hundreds of alums, trustees, and current students. We were chosen to be one of 50 student groups featured during the Student Innovators in Action forum, and through this, were able to represent our school. | + | <p><b>Charter Day Weekend</b>: Student Innovators in Action: Charter Day Weekend was a series of events held to celebrate Cornell’s Sesquicentennial, and was attended by hundreds of alums, trustees, and current students. We were chosen to be one of 50 student groups featured during the Student Innovators in Action forum, and through this, were able to represent our school. |
− | <p>Humans and SynBio: We believe that it is important for members of the community to be informed about synthetic biology, which the public is often misinformed about. To this end, the team has developed a novel social media platform, Humans and Synbio, as our take on the popular Facebook page, Humans of New York. We ask members of our local Ithaca community as well as friends around the world for their opinions on synthetic biology, and share the responses on our platform, allowing us to better understand the vast opinions on this rapidly evolving field of science. Humans and Synbio has shown us that no matter their opinion, the people we meet always have stories to tell. We aim to share our story with them, too. | + | <p><b>Humans and SynBio</b>: We believe that it is important for members of the community to be informed about synthetic biology, which the public is often misinformed about. To this end, the team has developed a novel social media platform, Humans and Synbio, as our take on the popular Facebook page, Humans of New York. We ask members of our local Ithaca community as well as friends around the world for their opinions on synthetic biology, and share the responses on our platform, allowing us to better understand the vast opinions on this rapidly evolving field of science. Humans and Synbio has shown us that no matter their opinion, the people we meet always have stories to tell. We aim to share our story with them, too. |
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