#Research institutes

[dmiherwardha]

Community Engagement and Outreach: Bringing Research to the Public

Community engagement and outreach are essential for bridging the gap between research and the public. With numerous research institutes and PhD colleges in Nagpur and other places in India, these efforts ensure that research findings are accessible, understandable, and beneficial to the community. Engaging with the public can enhance the impact of research and foster a more informed society.

The Importance of Community Engagement

Community engagement involves researchers actively communicating with the public. This can be through public talks, workshops, social media, or collaboration with local organizations. The goal is to make research findings relevant and useful to everyday life. By doing so, researchers can address community needs and gain valuable feedback.

Outreach activities also help to demystify the research process. Many people must understand what researchers do or how their work affects society. Researchers can explain their work and its implications in simple terms by engaging with the community. This can lead to greater public support for research and increased funding opportunities.

Examples of Effective Outreach

Several research institutes in India have run successful community engagement programs. These institutions organize events where researchers present their work to the public. For example, public lectures and science fairs can attract a wide audience. These events allow researchers to share their findings and interact with the community.

Workshops and hands-on activities are also effective. They allow participants to experience research firsthand, which can be especially engaging for young people and spark their interest in science and research. For instance, interactive science demonstrations can show how research applies to real-world problems.

Benefits to Researchers and the Public

Community engagement benefits both researchers and the public. Researchers gain a better understanding of public concerns and can tailor their work to address them. This feedback loop can lead to more relevant and impactful research outcomes.

For the public, engagement activities provide education and empowerment. People become more informed about scientific developments and how they affect their lives. This knowledge can lead to healthier lifestyles, better decision-making, and increased support for research initiatives.

Strategies for Successful Outreach

To engage effectively with the community, researchers should use a variety of strategies:

Public Lectures and Seminars: Organize regular talks where researchers can present their work in an accessible way.

Science Fairs and Exhibitions: Create interactive displays that allow the public to explore research findings.

Social Media: Use platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to share research updates and engage with a broader audience.

Collaborations with Schools: Partner with local schools to bring research into the classroom and inspire the next generation of scientists.

Community Partnerships: Work with local organizations to address specific community needs and ensure research has a direct impact.

Conclusion

Community engagement and outreach are crucial for making research accessible and relevant. Involving research institutes in Nagpur and other cities, these activities can significantly benefit researchers and the public.

By fostering a dialogue between researchers and the community, we can ensure that research serves society and addresses its most pressing needs. Engaging with the community enhances the impact of research and builds a more informed and supportive public.

[alithographica]

Museum SOS

I just saw the news that the Museum of the Earth in Ithaca, NY is facing foreclosure after a group of donors failed to produce about $30 million USD that they had promised.

The museum is run by the Paleontological Research Institution, whose collection has about 7 million fossil specimens—one of the largest in the US—and is one of only a few natural history museums in upstate NY. PRI runs both the Museum and the Cayuga Nature Center, which is also dealing with the budget shortfall.

The organization is working on restructuring (namely downsizing) to improve their financial sustainability but they still need funds, and one thing they've said could help is if people shop at their store!

The foreclosure news broke like two days ago and their shop is already selling fast (testament to how many people want them to survive!) but there are a few items left in stock, including some prehistoric plushies. If you want to make a purchase to help maybe keep them afloat, their online gift shop is here and is honestly extremely reasonably priced.

so how about a FOOT LONG TULLY MONSTER

OR A DUNKLEOSTEUS

OR SOME

TRILOBITE SLIPPERS

They've also got some books, shirts, toys, etc. and I'm sure those sales numbers will help the authors/artists as well.

(Regular donations are also welcomed)

[shinobicyrus]

Via Jason Linkins

Did you know among Trump's flurry of coronation-day executive orders included a halt to all research being funding by the National Institutes of Health?

It invests more than $40 billion in biomedical research per year.

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Justin Horowitz at MMFA:

Project 2025 advisory board members have attacked or outright called for the end of no-fault divorce, the option to dissolve a marriage without having to prove wrongdoing by a partner. Research highlighted by CNN found “no-fault divorce correlates with a reduction in female suicides and a reduction in intimate partner violence,” including “an 8 to 16% decrease in female suicides after states enacted no-fault divorce laws.” Project 2025 is backed by a nearly-900 page policy book called Mandate for Leadership, which extensively outlines potential approaches to governance for the next Republican administration, including replacing federal employees with extremists and Trump loyalists and attacking LGBTQ rights, abortion, and contraception. The Heritage Foundation’s proposals have a track record of success — the first Trump administration implemented 64% of Mandate’s policy recommendations. Project 2025 is also supported by a coalition of over 100 conservative organizations, many of which have spent years promoting critiques of no-fault divorce as “destructive” for society — or even blaming it for enabling a “culture of death.” According to a Media Matters review, at least 22 Project 2025 advisory board members have made similar comments targeting, restricting, or eliminating no-fault divorce. Additionally, MAGA and far-right media figures have pushed for the removal of no-fault divorce laws across the country, and several local Republican parties in Texas, Nebraska, and Louisiana have called for the dissolution of no-fault divorce in some capacity.

Project 2025 partner organizations, including the American Family Association, Concerned Women for America, Family Research Council, and The Heritage Foundation, have called for significant restrictions or an outright ban on no-fault divorce.

[the-shadows-request-candy-corn]

Trump may be about to sign the death sentence of the National Institute of Health, and, by extension, the Office of Lab Animal Welfare.

He gutted research animal protections.

Any vertebrate that isn't a mammal will have no rights.

Neither will mice or rats.

If NIH grants are stopped, researchers can't pay anyone. They can't perform research. They can't pay for veterinary services.

They won't be required to provide veterinary services.

The only medical research that will happen will be self funded by big pharma, and they can torture the animals and skew all the lab results that they want.

Just like Musk did to the primates in his neuralink research.

I don't know what's going to happen to me or anyone else at the university where I work. My job is to make sure the animals are treated humanely and to provide veterinary care. I'm especially scared about what's going to happen to those research animals if veterinary staff gets laid off. The USDA only covers mammals, and it doesn't even cover all of them. Every rat I've ever made a tiny paper gift box full of marshmallows for, every mouse I've ever watched grow up, every rodent I've ever separated from an aggressive dominant brother and then treated their tiny wounds, they have no protections if NIH goes down. Decades of research into humane handling, euthanasia, and animal behavior will be tossed aside and wasted.

Please, do everything you can. Protest. Contact your representatives. Anything you can do. Do it for science, for medicine, for people's lives, for people's jobs, and for the animals.

Edit: thank you to everyone who's spreading this, but please reblog the updated reblog that I have pinned to my profile. The NIH is no longer frozen, but "indirect expenses" limits is just as big a threat to lab animal welfare, scientific integrity, and people's jobs as an NIH freeze.

[thelordofologies]

I might just be slow, but . . . hold up, wait a minute something ain't right . . . I'm just kidding, but I just realized the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) has a Whiptail Gulper Eel, or Saccopharynx lavenbergi in their logo:

It's so insanely awesome, I LOVE Whiptail Gulper Eels ! I mean look at it !

COOLEST LOGO EVER ! ! !

[saywhat-politics]

A federal judge says it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants issued by the National Institutes of Health.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Monday it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants, adding that the cuts raise serious questions about racial discrimination.

U.S. District Judge William Young in Massachusetts said the administration’s process was “arbitrary and capricious” and that it did not follow long-held government rules and standards when it abruptly canceled grants deemed to focus on gender identity or diversity, equity and inclusion.

[solhunder]

After months of extensive investigation and analysis of the Ectohominfans Minimus (commonly known as the "Little Baby Man"), the researchers at the Institute of Little Guy Research (ILGR) has released this handy guide to further the public's education and understanding of this remarkable and elusive creature.

ILGR would like to remind you that Ectohominfans Minimus, though small, can pose great danger to life and limb if agitated. Please do not approach a Common Little Baby Man in the wild without proper handling education and equipment. Remember: they're less afraid of you than you are of them.

[ilgr-official]

Exciting news!

ILGR has gained its first permanent resident! He will be introduced to his new habitat soon - keep an eye out for updates!

In the meantime, ILGR is asking the public to submit names for this little guy! What should we call him? Please submit your name ideas via the "Comments" button on this post.

Thank you for your continuing support of our endeavors, and as always: Ad Astra Per Parvum!

[amelia-yap]

vomits another AU

[montereybayaquarium]

👾 Today's the day! 👾

The community science mobile game that we’ve been working on with our fronds at FathomVerse and @mbari-blog (and that y’all helped beta test 🎉) is now available for FREE in the Google Play and Apple App stores! 

This is the game ctenophore you if you like: ✅Cozy games ✅Neat deep-sea animals ✅Community science ✅Helping the ocean

We’ll also be diving into the FathomVerse as we play along with MBARI’s Dr. Kakani Katija tomorrow, Thursday, May 2 at 1:30 PM PT on our Twitch and YouTube. 

Want to know more about FathomVerse and how it was made? Check out our latest webstory!

And shout out to the folks from our community here on Tumblr who helped to beta test early versions of the game!!!!!!! 🎉💙 we love u, tumblr fronds

[chernobog13]

The deck layout of the SSNR Seaview from Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

According to the dates listed above, this vessel would have been in service 52 years by now.

[judesmoonbeauty]

HE IS JEJFKGKGKHHKGKHKGKKHKHKH!!

[idontmindifuforgetme]

A guy just used studying for the mcat together as an excuse to get my number . Women in stem fields core

[starstrewnspore]

wait. guys. the magnus institute was built over millbank prison, right? but this one wasn't. this time it's not in london. so what's it built over this time?

[mim70]

Residential building on the Pavlov Institute of Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences

Koltusi (Keltto), near Vsevolozhsk, Saint Petersburg region