{"id":26696,"date":"2020-04-15T15:51:43","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T19:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2020\/04\/15\/virtual-science-cafe-is-open-to-students-and-the-community\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T09:48:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:48:39","slug":"virtual-science-cafe-is-open-to-students-and-the-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2020\/04\/15\/virtual-science-cafe-is-open-to-students-and-the-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Science Caf\u00e9 is Open to Students and the Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_22512\" style=\"width: 298px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2020\/04\/virtual-science-cafe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22512\" class=\"wp-image-22512 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2020\/04\/virtual-science-cafe.jpg\" alt=\"photo of two individuals dressed in PPE in a lab setting\" width=\"288\" height=\"433\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">High school and college students as well as the community are invited to attend a Virtual Science Caf\u00e9 this month.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On Thursday, April 23, from 1:30 to 3 pm, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\">Northern Essex Community College<\/a>, the U54 Partnership between the UMass Boston-Dana Farber\/Harvard Cancer Center and the Lawrence Mayor\u2019s Health Task Force will host a Virtual Science Caf\u00e9 that will connect the local community with researchers in an informal conversation focusing on cancer disparities and research.<\/p>\n<p>Open to high school and college students as well as interested members of the community, the caf\u00e9 will feature a diverse group of speakers, from professors to post-doctoral fellows, college students, and a behavioral health clinician. The program will be interactive and highlight the stories of researchers committed to social justice. Research opportunities for college students will be shared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to build connections between students, community members, and researchers, and highlight research-related career opportunities,\u201d explains Sara Minsky, associate director, Center for Community-Based Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. \u201cWe also want to communicate the importance of diversifying the public health and medical research workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This project is funded by the National Cancer Institute. If you have questions, contact Aileene Maldonado, Harvard Cancer Center U54 Partnership, <a href=\"mailto:aileeneamaldonado-campus@dfci.harvard.edu\">aileeneamaldonado-campus@dfci.harvard.edu<\/a> or 617-655-3746.<\/p>\n<p>Register <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_forms_d_e_1FAIpQLScwmH11u5xnNkDtiB7zDq34HGH-5F-2DMT9tbzIapfiadL2taS3cg_viewform&amp;d=DwMGaQ&amp;c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&amp;r=xfA4UjlmGcKfuhkmFXKy7tpKrywV9IRLa6T7E1wbAuI&amp;m=TzTg1fwwz-1TOqpLyky5xUhmjiL1e3H9psxdYdYZGqo&amp;s=_a_4DMWTdt0eQvaVwG3NuGkDaIKXOqa5JLmZjHUNnG0&amp;e=\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NECC will co-host a Virtual Science Cafe in April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archive"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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