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April 07, 2022 17:46
| over 2 years ago
Watch recordings and see shared resources from Public Lab’s past research area review events here 2021 Research Area ReviewsDecember 13-17, 2021: Air Quality Data research area reviewA summary of the latest research area review on air quality data is here, including a list of new data-related resources on the Public Lab website. We wrapped up the review with a week of events on communicating air quality data. Presentation & discussion on visualizing and communicating air quality dataWe talked about some basic steps of communicating with air quality data, from understanding data better to cleaning and organizing data to data stories and visualizations. We also highlighted new activity posts and wikis on the Public Lab website covering these topics. After the presentation, @fongvania led an open discussion on air quality monitoring and data. People on the call shared their local concerns with air quality as well as guidance on how to approach some of the challenges with community air monitoring.
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Guest speakers: Community scientists working with air quality dataMary Jo Burke of LES Breathe and Christian Torres of Comite Civico del Valle each spoke about their community-led work building and running air monitoring projects.
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Live build: Simple Air Sensor and data viz demoPublic Lab Research Curation Fellow @fongvania led us through a build and demo of the Simple Air Sensor and how we can use it to visualize air quality data. You can find Simple Air Sensors in the Public Lab store here. Check out the instructions we follow in the build here, and more on reading data from the Simple Air Sensor here.
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September 29, 2021: Wastewater research area reviewTo wrap up the review on wastewater, we had a “Wastewater Week” of sorts and held a series of events on wastewater and stormwater community science. Here's a summary of the new and updated resources on this topic on the Public Lab website. Presentation on wastewater community science methods & group discussionFirst up, we presented a summary of new resources on wastewater community science on the Public Lab website. There are several new activities for people wanting to investigate wastewater and stormwater pollution in their communities, ranging from observing and reporting pollution to sampling and detecting suspected pollution. After the presentation, @alejobonifacio led a conversation where people spoke about the research and teaching they’re engaged in around environmental health and water quality.
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Guest speakers: Community scientists doing wastewater monitoringXose Quiroga (@imvec) and Alejo Bonifacio (@alejobonifacio) each spoke about their projects documenting and monitoring wastewater pollution.
Resources shared on the guest speaker call:
Live build: DIY community microscope & observing aquatic lifeAnd last but not least! Public Lab Research Curation Fellows @fongvania and @alejobonifacio showed us how to build a DIY dissecting microscope and how to use it to observe aquatic life for water quality comparisons. You can find community microscope kits in the Public Lab store here. Also check out the instructions we follow in this instructional video for building the microscope stage and setting up the microscope camera (which serves as the lens).
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June 30, 2021: Mapping for organizing & advocacy research area reviewWe wrapped up our most recent collaborative topic review with a whole bunch of events on mapping for community organizing and advocacy! Here’s a summary of the new and updated resources for this topic on Public Lab. Presentation on research area review workWe started the day by presenting the highlight reel from the last three months of collective work and conversations on this topic. There are new getting-started activities on using maps for advocacy, examples of how maps can be used—for storytelling, understanding a place, as evidence—and more general resources on methods for community organizing and advocacy. Following the presentation, @julia_e_masters facilitated an open discussion where people on the call shared how they’re using mapping in their place-based research and advocacy on environmental health issues.
Resources shared on the call:
Live buildAnd then! @a1ahna from the Kits Team led us through a live build of a camera mount for balloon mapping! 📷 🎈We learned about the history of balloon mapping kits at Public Lab, the materials needed for a camera rig and how to build one, and Alahna’s balloon mapping tips and tricks. You can find balloon mapping kits in the Public Lab store here! Here’s a recording of the live build:
Resources shared during the live build:
Guest speakersCommunity members working on mapping projects joined us for a guest speaker panel. This session brought together people from incredible, expansive projects that could have each presented in a dedicated event, so we chose to switch up the usual presentation format and instead do rounds of answering a series of prompts enabling us to see across projects. Visit the summary of this session to learn more about each panelist and the questions they answered. Spanish language panel: English language panel: March 31, 2021: Soil contamination research area reviewOur latest quarterly deep dive into research areas on Public Lab wrapped up with two public events on community science and soil contamination, attended by folx all over the world. First, we shared highlights from our research area review on soil contamination, including activities to get started with investigating your soil, an overview of methods for testing and remediating polluted soil, and some next step challenges in tool development. People on the call also shared their questions, reflections, and local concerns on soil contamination. A summary of the research area review on soil contamination is here, including some of the ongoing questions and challenges discussed on the call. Resources shared:
Second! We had the great fortune to co-host a virtual tool demo with Jackie James (@jjcreedon) and Mike Rosenberg (@Mike_CSCR) of Citizen Science Community Resources, who showed us their Soil Sampling Toolkit. You can watch the recording and read a summary of the demo here.
2020 Research Area ReviewsDecember 16, 2020: Air quality research area reviewWrapping up Public Lab’s latest research area review on air quality, we held a virtual get-together on community air monitoring. We saw highlights of updated air quality resources on the Public Lab website, talked about local air monitoring projects across the US, and shared goals, questions, and tips with each other. Joining us to share their ongoing projects and experiences in community air monitoring:
Check out a summary of the research area review on air quality here, including highlights of some of the ongoing questions and challenges discussed on the call.
Resources shared:
September 23, 2020: Microplastics research area reviewIn this call that wrapped up Public Lab’s research area review on microplastics, twenty people spanning seven time zones gathered to talk about microplastics monitoring in their communities. We shared stories, asked and answered questions, saw a quick overview of accessible ways to get started in microplastics monitoring, and built connections with each other. Joining us to share their experiences in microplastics research:
Check out this summary post of the event for more information on stories, questions, and topics that came up during the call, and this summary of the microplastics research area review that led up to it.
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December 20, 2021 21:03
| almost 3 years ago
Watch recordings and see shared resources from Public Lab’s past research area review events here 2021 Research Area ReviewsSeptember 29, 2021: Wastewater research area reviewTo wrap up the review on wastewater, we had a “Wastewater Week” of sorts and held a series of events on wastewater and stormwater community science. Here's a summary of the new and updated resources on this topic on the Public Lab website. Presentation on wastewater community science methods & group discussionFirst up, we presented a summary of new resources on wastewater community science on the Public Lab website. There are several new activities for people wanting to investigate wastewater and stormwater pollution in their communities, ranging from observing and reporting pollution to sampling and detecting suspected pollution. After the presentation, @alejobonifacio led a conversation where people spoke about the research and teaching they’re engaged in around environmental health and water quality.
Resources shared on the call:
Guest speakers: Community scientists doing wastewater monitoringXose Quiroga (@imvec) and Alejo Bonifacio (@alejobonifacio) each spoke about their projects documenting and monitoring wastewater pollution.
Resources shared on the guest speaker call:
Live build: DIY community microscope & observing aquatic lifeAnd last but not least! Public Lab Research Curation Fellows @fongvania and @alejobonifacio showed us how to build a DIY dissecting microscope and how to use it to observe aquatic life for water quality comparisons. You can find community microscope kits in the Public Lab store here. Also check out the instructions we follow in this instructional video for building the microscope stage and setting up the microscope camera (which serves as the lens).
Resources shared during the live build:
June 30, 2021: Mapping for organizing & advocacy research area reviewWe wrapped up our most recent collaborative topic review with a whole bunch of events on mapping for community organizing and advocacy! Here’s a summary of the new and updated resources for this topic on Public Lab. Presentation on research area review workWe started the day by presenting the highlight reel from the last three months of collective work and conversations on this topic. There are new getting-started activities on using maps for advocacy, examples of how maps can be used—for storytelling, understanding a place, as evidence—and more general resources on methods for community organizing and advocacy. Following the presentation, @julia_e_masters facilitated an open discussion where people on the call shared how they’re using mapping in their place-based research and advocacy on environmental health issues.
Resources shared on the call:
Live buildAnd then! @a1ahna from the Kits Team led us through a live build of a camera mount for balloon mapping! 📷 🎈We learned about the history of balloon mapping kits at Public Lab, the materials needed for a camera rig and how to build one, and Alahna’s balloon mapping tips and tricks. You can find balloon mapping kits in the Public Lab store here! Here’s a recording of the live build:
Resources shared during the live build:
Guest speakersCommunity members working on mapping projects joined us for a guest speaker panel. This session brought together people from incredible, expansive projects that could have each presented in a dedicated event, so we chose to switch up the usual presentation format and instead do rounds of answering a series of prompts enabling us to see across projects. Visit the summary of this session to learn more about each panelist and the questions they answered. Spanish language panel: English language panel: March 31, 2021: Soil contamination research area reviewOur latest quarterly deep dive into research areas on Public Lab wrapped up with two public events on community science and soil contamination, attended by folx all over the world. First, we shared highlights from our research area review on soil contamination, including activities to get started with investigating your soil, an overview of methods for testing and remediating polluted soil, and some next step challenges in tool development. People on the call also shared their questions, reflections, and local concerns on soil contamination. A summary of the research area review on soil contamination is here, including some of the ongoing questions and challenges discussed on the call. Resources shared:
Second! We had the great fortune to co-host a virtual tool demo with Jackie James (@jjcreedon) and Mike Rosenberg (@Mike_CSCR) of Citizen Science Community Resources, who showed us their Soil Sampling Toolkit. You can watch the recording and read a summary of the demo here.
2020 Research Area ReviewsDecember 16, 2020: Air quality research area reviewWrapping up Public Lab’s latest research area review on air quality, we held a virtual get-together on community air monitoring. We saw highlights of updated air quality resources on the Public Lab website, talked about local air monitoring projects across the US, and shared goals, questions, and tips with each other. Joining us to share their ongoing projects and experiences in community air monitoring:
Check out a summary of the research area review on air quality here, including highlights of some of the ongoing questions and challenges discussed on the call.
Resources shared:
September 23, 2020: Microplastics research area reviewIn this call that wrapped up Public Lab’s research area review on microplastics, twenty people spanning seven time zones gathered to talk about microplastics monitoring in their communities. We shared stories, asked and answered questions, saw a quick overview of accessible ways to get started in microplastics monitoring, and built connections with each other. Joining us to share their experiences in microplastics research:
Check out this summary post of the event for more information on stories, questions, and topics that came up during the call, and this summary of the microplastics research area review that led up to it.
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October 05, 2021 22:41
| about 3 years ago
Watch recordings and see shared resources from Public Lab’s past research area review events here 2021 Research Area ReviewsJune 30, 2021: Mapping for organizing & advocacy research area reviewWe wrapped up our most recent collaborative topic review with a whole bunch of events on mapping for community organizing and advocacy! Here’s a summary of the new and updated resources for this topic on Public Lab. Presentation on research area review workWe started the day by presenting the highlight reel from the last three months of collective work and conversations on this topic. There are new getting-started activities on using maps for advocacy, examples of how maps can be used—for storytelling, understanding a place, as evidence—and more general resources on methods for community organizing and advocacy. Following the presentation, @julia_e_masters facilitated an open discussion where people on the call shared how they’re using mapping in their place-based research and advocacy on environmental health issues.
Resources shared on the call:
Live buildAnd then! @a1ahna from the Kits Team led us through a live build of a camera mount for balloon mapping! 📷 🎈We learned about the history of balloon mapping kits at Public Lab, the materials needed for a camera rig and how to build one, and Alahna’s balloon mapping tips and tricks. You can find balloon mapping kits in the Public Lab store here! Here’s a recording of the live build:
Resources shared during the live build:
Guest speakersCommunity members working on mapping projects joined us for a guest speaker panel. This session brought together people from incredible, expansive projects that could have each presented in a dedicated event, so we chose to switch up the usual presentation format and instead do rounds of answering a series of prompts enabling us to see across projects. Visit the summary of this session to learn more about each panelist and the questions they answered. Spanish language panel: English language panel: March 31, 2021: Soil contamination research area reviewOur latest quarterly deep dive into research areas on Public Lab wrapped up with two public events on community science and soil contamination, attended by folx all over the world. First, we shared highlights from our research area review on soil contamination, including activities to get started with investigating your soil, an overview of methods for testing and remediating polluted soil, and some next step challenges in tool development. People on the call also shared their questions, reflections, and local concerns on soil contamination. A summary of the research area review on soil contamination is here, including some of the ongoing questions and challenges discussed on the call. Resources shared:
Second! We had the great fortune to co-host a virtual tool demo with Jackie James (@jjcreedon) and Mike Rosenberg (@Mike_CSCR) of Citizen Science Community Resources, who showed us their Soil Sampling Toolkit. You can watch the recording and read a summary of the demo here.
2020 Research Area ReviewsDecember 16, 2020: Air quality research area reviewWrapping up Public Lab’s latest research area review on air quality, we held a virtual get-together on community air monitoring. We saw highlights of updated air quality resources on the Public Lab website, talked about local air monitoring projects across the US, and shared goals, questions, and tips with each other. Joining us to share their ongoing projects and experiences in community air monitoring:
Check out a summary of the research area review on air quality here, including highlights of some of the ongoing questions and challenges discussed on the call.
Resources shared:
September 23, 2020: Microplastics research area reviewIn this call that wrapped up Public Lab’s research area review on microplastics, twenty people spanning seven time zones gathered to talk about microplastics monitoring in their communities. We shared stories, asked and answered questions, saw a quick overview of accessible ways to get started in microplastics monitoring, and built connections with each other. Joining us to share their experiences in microplastics research:
Check out this summary post of the event for more information on stories, questions, and topics that came up during the call, and this summary of the microplastics research area review that led up to it.
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July 01, 2021 22:32
| over 3 years ago
Watch recordings and see shared resources from Public Lab’s past research area review events here 2021 Research Area ReviewsMarch 31, 2021: Soil contamination research area reviewOur latest quarterly deep dive into research areas on Public Lab wrapped up with two public events on community science and soil contamination, attended by folx all over the world. First, we shared highlights from our research area review on soil contamination, including activities to get started with investigating your soil, an overview of methods for testing and remediating polluted soil, and some next step challenges in tool development. People on the call also shared their questions, reflections, and local concerns on soil contamination. A summary of the research area review on soil contamination is here, including some of the ongoing questions and challenges discussed on the call. Resources shared:
Second! We had the great fortune to co-host a virtual tool demo with Jackie James (@jjcreedon) and Mike Rosenberg (@Mike_CSCR) of Citizen Science Community Resources, who showed us their Soil Sampling Toolkit. You can watch the recording and read a summary of the demo here.
2020 Research Area ReviewsDecember 16, 2020: Air quality research area reviewWrapping up Public Lab’s latest research area review on air quality, we held a virtual get-together on community air monitoring. We saw highlights of updated air quality resources on the Public Lab website, talked about local air monitoring projects across the US, and shared goals, questions, and tips with each other. Joining us to share their ongoing projects and experiences in community air monitoring:
Check out a summary of the research area review on air quality here, including highlights of some of the ongoing questions and challenges discussed on the call.
Resources shared:
September 23, 2020: Microplastics research area reviewIn this call that wrapped up Public Lab’s research area review on microplastics, twenty people spanning seven time zones gathered to talk about microplastics monitoring in their communities. We shared stories, asked and answered questions, saw a quick overview of accessible ways to get started in microplastics monitoring, and built connections with each other. Joining us to share their experiences in microplastics research:
Check out this summary post of the event for more information on stories, questions, and topics that came up during the call, and this summary of the microplastics research area review that led up to it.
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April 02, 2021 16:34
| over 3 years ago
Watch recordings and see shared resources from Public Lab’s past research area review events here. 2020 Research Area Review eventsDecember 16, 2020: Air quality research area reviewWrapping up Public Lab’s latest research area review on air quality, we held a virtual get-together on community air monitoring. We saw highlights of updated air quality resources on the Public Lab website, talked about local air monitoring projects across the US, and shared goals, questions, and tips with each other. Joining us to share their ongoing projects and experiences in community air monitoring:
Check out a summary of the research area review on air quality here, including highlights of some of the ongoing questions and challenges discussed on the call.
Resources shared:
September 23, 2020: Microplastics research area reviewIn this call that wrapped up Public Lab’s research area review on microplastics, twenty people spanning seven time zones gathered to talk about microplastics monitoring in their communities. We shared stories, asked and answered questions, saw a quick overview of accessible ways to get started in microplastics monitoring, and built connections with each other. Joining us to share their experiences in microplastics research:
Check out this summary post of the event for more information on stories, questions, and topics that came up during the call, and this summary of the microplastics research area review that led up to it.
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December 17, 2020 22:53
| almost 4 years ago
Watch recordings and see shared resources from Public Lab’s past research area review events here. 2020 Research Area Review eventsSeptember 23, 2020: Microplastics research area reviewIn this call that wrapped up Public Lab’s research area review on microplastics, twenty people spanning seven time zones gathered to talk about microplastics monitoring in their communities. We shared stories, asked and answered questions, saw a quick overview of accessible ways to get started in microplastics monitoring, and built connections with each other. Joining us to share their experiences in microplastics research:
Check out this summary post of the event for more information on stories, questions, and topics that came up during the call, and this summary of the microplastics research area review that led up to it.
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December 17, 2020 22:52
| almost 4 years ago
Watch recordings and see shared resources from Public Lab’s past research area review events here. 2020 Research Area Review eventsSeptember 23, 2020: Microplastics research area reviewIn this call that wrapped up Public Lab’s research area review on microplastics, twenty people spanning seven time zones gathered to talk about microplastics monitoring in their communities. We shared stories, asked and answered questions, saw a quick overview of accessible ways to get started in microplastics monitoring, and built connections with each other. Joining us to share their experiences in microplastics research:
Check out this summary post of the event for more information on stories, questions, and topics that came up during the call, and this summary of the microplastics research area review that led up to it.
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