DISCOvery Outreach

DISCOvery Outreach Activities

Staying connected with local communities and fostering science in future generations

Dr. Ana C. Barrios Sosa, MATT and the Honors College Collaborate with DC Virgo and MiCasa - Fall 2020, Fall 2021 and Spring 2022

Honors students visit DC Virgo's classroom 'virtually' in the Fall of 2020 and Fall of 2021 during the COVID Pandemic to help expand the scientific knowledge of the new generations and help students learn about careers in science.

We are happy to share that in person workshops were possible also in the Fall of 2021 and Spring 2022, where UNCW students interfaced with DC Virgo (~20-30 students) and MiCasa students (10-20) during 5 workshops. We appreciate all the work from our Meeting at the Table (MATT) team and Dr. Courtney Alexander, our collaborator from UNC Pembroke who shared history on medicinal products used by the Lumbee tribe.

Summer 2021 - Jr Seahawk Virtual Workshop - Color and Chemistry

Live Virtual Workshop delivered to ~25-30 middle and high school students. Topics covered include - natural products and antibiotics (check our DISCO students bacterial Agar Art!); - the pH rainbow; -uncover hidden messages through ink chromatography

High School Outreach Program - Summer 2019

D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy - October 2019 UNCW Camp

DISCOvery team member Charles Johnson helps to make a difference