Youth Outreach

     

Apply for the 2025 Summer Youth Academy by scanning the QR code or clicking the flyer below!

Flyer of the 2025 Summer Youth Academy


 

2022 Youth Science Summit

Our very own Dr. Calvin Kouokam spoke at the Kentucky Science Center's Youth Science Summit on March 15, 2022. Dr. Kouokam spoke to youth about metal in concrete dust in his presentation entitled "What's Hiding in Concrete Dust?"

 

Youth Exchange Session 5.4.22

Guest speaker, Dr. Jamie Young from the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology at the University of Louisville, joined the CIEHS Community Engagement Core on May 4th, 2022 to engage youth in environmental health with her presentation titled "Nothing Lasts Forever...Except PFAS: Reducing Your Exposure to "Forever Chemicals"". Dr. Young spoke about the impact PFAS have on environmental health and her journey to becoming a scientist. Young emphasizes not only the impact on environmental health, but the impact PFAS have on individual health.


Youth Exchange Session 11.3.21

Guest speaker, Dr. Rachel Keith from the Division of Environmental Medicine at the University of Louisville, joined the CIEHS Community Engagement Core on November 3rd, 2021 to engage youth in environmental health with her presentation entitled "E-cigarettes and youth-safety first". Dr. Keith spoke about the impact e-cigarettes have on environmental health. Keith emphasizes not only the impact on environmental health, but the impact e-cigarettes have on individual health.


 Youth Exchange Session 11.10.20

Guest speaker Dr. Kimberly Hartley joined CEC on November 10th, 2020 to engage youth in environmental health with her presentation titled "Growing Up Green: How Nature Can Help You be Healthier." We are working hard to provide online content that is accessible when in-person meetings are limited and look forward to facilitating more Youth Exchange Sessions in the future.

To view more CIEHS Youth Exchange Sessions, visit our YouTube Channel.