on March 1, 2007
The Department of Education of the Canton Ticino, together with the Faculty of Innovative Technology of the SUPSI, the Swiss National Center for Super Computing and the IRB have launched a joint initiative to encourage young people to explore the possibilities of a scientific or technological career.
Aimed at middle school students, the campaign,“Noi:Futuro”hopes to increase awareness of the science and technology careers with special emphasis on female students. Statistics show that in Switzerland and Europe an ever-decreasing number of students choose to pursue a career in science or technology.
To combat this trend a working group has been created to find new channels of information including a poster competition as well as a series of events and initiatives.
The IRB will participate in a series of laboratory activities in Immunology in which IRB scientists will guide a group of students through a hands-on experience of immunological research. Other themes are:
- DTI 1: tema “Robot”
- DTI 2: tema “Spazio”
- DTI 3: tema “Materiali avanzati”
- DTI 4: tema “Internet/Web/Multimedia”
- CSCS: tema “Visualizzazione avanzata”
For more information:
DTI (Dipartimento Tecnologie Innovative della SUPSI), Manno: Giambattista Ravano, Bernardo Zumthor tel. 058-666.65.11 dti@supsi.ch
CSCS (Centro Nazionale Svizzero di Supercomputing), Manno:Bernardo Zumthor tel. 079-67.67.302 bernardo.zumthor@supsi.ch
The IRB is also doing its part through local school outreach programs.This month three different classes visited the IRB:
- On the 26th of March a group from Liceo Lugano 2 led by Prof.Vismara took part in a presentation and tour of the IRB as well as an informal lecture by Fabio Grassi on immunology.
- On the 28th David Jarossay and Marcus Thelen presented to a group of students from the Liceo Bellinzona.
- On the 29th Maurizio Molinari presented the work of his lab on Alzheimers Disease.
These visits are an important opportunity for the IRB to participate in the local community and to expose young students to the world of scientific research.
