Journal Club @ Abiitan
Abiitan Mill City is a growing retirement community in the heart of downtown Minneapolis. Between the fall of 2018 through the fall of 2023, UMN NRT students hosted science journal clubs as part of Abiitan's on-site programming. The goal of this journal club was to discuss current topics in science and provide a space for residents to ask questions and interact with scientists in their community. This collaboration also served as a skill development opportunity for our students, who learned how to critically evaluate science news stories and communicate about science. Journal club topics ranged from popular news stories to sensory-science related to our students' research. Journal clubs topics included:
- Science news stories - what can we believe?
- Restoring vision in visually impaired children
- Hearing loss and cognition
- Brain training games
- Science policy of cell phone bans
For more information about this program, please contact Kristi at [email protected].