outreach
Stuff we should do when we're doing stuff.
McNulty Lab members are dedicated to improving representation, education, infrastructure, and public engagement both in our own communities and in the communities where we work. Below are a few examples of our efforts, and we welcome new opportunities and partnerships that will improve and extend these goals.
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CAITHS is a grassroots organization on Rusinga Island that emerged in 2013 to make critical interventions in education, sanitation, and health. Their flagship program is a school (KMMA) that provides free tuition, food, and medical care for orphaned and vulnerable children. PI McNulty provides funding for KMMA and CAITHS through his 501(c)(3) organization Friends of KMMA-CAITHS.
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EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR LOCAL COLLABORATORS
A critical component of international research is building scientific expertise in the communities where we work. Since beginning work in Kenya in 2006, all of our projects include training and educational opportunities for local collaborators, including (scaled by project): graduate education, undergraduate research, project internships, and targeted job training. Contact us to find out how to join the team!
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IMPROVING REPRESENTATION THROUGH MENTORING
We take deliberate and positive steps to attract, welcome, and support students and collaborators from groups that are under-represented in science. In addition to working through university mechanisms to promote participation and representation in the lab, our members also work directly with groups such as SACNAS, USSS-TC and the Association for Gender Diversity in Science to provide mentoring to students interested in careers in research and science.
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Site of new Rusinga Prehistory Museum
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RUSINGA PREHISTORY MUSEUM
In collaboration with the Rusinga Island Prehistory Organization, and with guidance from the National Museums of Kenya, the McNulty Lab is working to establish a small exhibition center on Rusinga Island to celebrate nearly a century of contributions to paleontology and paleoanthropology by local researchers and collaborators.
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SCIENCE EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION
Lab members regularly participate in education and outreach activities, locally and in countries where we conduct research. We partner with SASSAK12 to develop and deliver curriculum in local schools, and give public lectures at places like the Science Museum of Minnesota, UMN's Bell Museum, National Museums of Kenya, and Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park. Could your organization benefit from engagement with one of our members? Contact us!
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BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE TO BENEFIT COMMUNITIES
Our field research is based in partnerships with local and regional stakeholders: communities that have welcomed and supported us. Part of participating in a community means working toward the benefit of that community, and we believe strongly in developing infrastructure to support local needs. Some such projects include building furniture for local schools, a foundation for a medical clinic, and a pedestrian bridge to provide villagers safe access to the local town centre.
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