Science Learning with Interactive Virtual Education (LIVE)
ScienceLIVE is a STEM outreach program aiming to generate interest and cultivate curiosity in the sciences, increase awareness of the breadth of STEM careers, and encourage the pursuit and persistance of STEM-interested individuals in these careers. To do so, scientist volunteers engage students, teachers, and families in the local community with exciting active-learning programming, mentoring opportunities, and educational materials- all at no cost to participants!
ScienceLIVE was developed, supported, and is managed by faculty, educators, and staff from the RNA Therapeutics Institute (RTI) and the Sanderson Center of Optical Experimentation (SCOPE) at UMass Chan. ScienceLIVE is made possible thanks to funding from the RTI, SCOPE, Department of Microbiology, Department of Systems Biology (PSB), and the Office of Community and Government Relations. External funding sources include grants or donations from the Remillard Foundation, Boston Scientific Foundation, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, ChemGenes, Voyager Therapeutics, and Moderna Therapeutics.
Igniting curiosity within the scientists of tomorrow!
Students, postdocs, staff, and faculty- join us! Various scheduling and programming opportunities with minimal time commitments are available. Sign up here to get involved!
Bring ScienceLIVE to your classroom! Our modules will be taking place in-person within the Worcester Public Schools this academic year.
Check out our upcoming trainee events and volunteer opportunities or see where we've been and what we've been up to!
In 2019, a new and dangerous villain emerged in the world, Spike Man. In ScienceLIVE’s first coloring comic book, you’ll learn about how Spike Man hijacks the body’s factories and how Emma RNA and her legion of molecular superheroes save the day! Download in English, Español, Chinese, Deutsch, Français, Português, Hindi, Vietnamese, and Türk; more languages to come. You can request coloring books for your classroom, library, pediatrician's office here.
ScienceLIVE was founded in 2020 in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic by four UMass Chan Scientists, Drs. Christina Baer, Angela Messmer-Blust, Athma Pai and Mary Pickering. Stacey O'Neil joined the team in 2021 as project manager and organizational guru. All of our volunteers keep ScienceLIVE thriving!
For more information or participate in our outreach program, please email ScienceLIVE@umassmed.edu.
