Science Cafés

A sample evaluation report for the H1N1 Flu Science Café. The café is evaluated against the program's mission - to engage the community in discussions of heal...th science issues in an informal and interactive setting. The report covers: the evening in review, attendees demographics, content and planning, program results and snapshots from the evening. Read More Show Less

A two-page evaluation of a spring 2015 Science Café: "Do you understand me? Looking at Depression in Racial and Ethnic Minorities". Statistics and pie charts a...re part of the evaluation. Read More Show Less

This is a sample flyer for the 2013 fall Science Café Series "My Genes, My Proteins, and My Health". The five sessions covered Drugs and Drug Targets, Drug Dis...covery in the 21st Century, Cystic Fibrosis and Gene Therapy. Read More Show Less

This sample flyer describes a series of Science Cafes surrounding the theme "Science and a Healthier You". Each date in the series is listed along with key poin...ts covered during the café. Read More Show Less

This document provides an example of multiple postcards created to announce an upcoming Science Café: The H1N1 (Swine) Flu and You

This is the content for a teaser email sent to potential attendees of future Science Cafes. This was sent prior to release of the flyer and listed the dates and... topics planned for a spring series. Read More Show Less

This engaging flyer encourages local researchers and the public to engage in a bi-directional conversation around current scientific and medical issues all in a...n informal setting with food and beverages. Read More Show Less

The 2014 Science Cafes poster "Science Cafes: Engaging Scientists and Community Through Health and Science Dialogue" reflects updates for prior versions of this... poster. Statistics from the 2013 Science Cafes, results and conclusions have been added. Read More Show Less

This document provides an analysis of Science Café participants from spring and fall 2013 to spring of 2014. The participants are broken down by gender, age ra...nges, education and attendees status (repeat, first time attendee). Read More Show Less

The Science Café movement has resulted in cafes all over the globe. This is the description of the Science Café concept, its purpose, method, evaluation and i...nitial outcomes. Read More Show Less

This abstract by Syed Ahmed "Science Cafes: Engaging Scientists and Community Through Health and Science Dialogue" gives the background, purpose and methods of ...the café. Read More Show Less

This document lists eight goals that are shared by the community and the research/academic. These are the goals of the Science Cafe. The objective is to show th...at there are shared and bi-directional goals. Read More Show Less

As part of the CE ESE workgroup inventory of Training and Education Projects, this document describes the Science Café and how it was received by community mem...bers and researchers. This survey asks both objective and subjective questions regarding the cafe. Read More Show Less

This handout describes the mission and goals of the Science Café. It details several ways in which science cafés can have an educational impact.

This document is a good introduction piece to use when marketing a Science Café. It covers: What is a Science Café, Who runs a Science Café, What is special ...about our Science Café? and where to go for more information. Read More Show Less

This is an example of a packet given to a Science Café presenter as they prepare for an upcoming cafe. The purpose of this packet is to give the speaker more i...nformation regarding the specifics of the Science Café, including some pointers for preparation for their talk. Read More Show Less

A sample HTML email sent as a reminder regarding an upcoming Science Café. As part of the email content, the video and photography policy is defined. If a part...icipant does not wish to be in photos or video, they are to inform a staff or faculty member when checking in at the registration table. Read More Show Less

This is an example of a packet (with graphics) given to a Science Café presenter as they prepare for an upcoming cafe. The purpose of this packet is to give th...e speaker more information regarding the specifics of the Science Café, including some pointers for preparation for their talk. Read More Show Less

An example of a Science Café follow-up eight question survey sent as a follow-up to participants.

An example a publication citation and its format.

This document lists themes and topics for brainstorming future Science Cafe's. If you're looking for brainstorming ideas, start with our list of 2011/2012 Scien...ce Café Potential Topics and create your own. Read More Show Less

This project management timeline provides a list of all tasks that need to be completed prior to a Science Café series. Tasks are grouped by 4-6 months before,... 2-4 months before, 1-2 months before, 4 weeks before, 1-2 weeks before, 3 days before , 1 hour before and 20 minutes before the event. Read More Show Less

This video clip is a brief excerpt from a Science Café "Science and a Healthier You: Biomedical Innovations - What's Next?" The location was the Central Librar...y and the speaker is Andrew Greene, PhD. Read More Show Less

List of three CTSI community website links.