Outreach

Yale Pathways to Science and Pathways Summer Scholars events bring 6th-12th grade students from the greater New Haven community to Wright Lab for week-long summer courses; open houses providing hands-on experiences and demos; and laboratory tours. Pathways to Science also involves interested Wright Lab members in additional outreach activities outside of the lab.

Summer Explorations in Science, Technology, and the Natural World is a four-day program for middle school students hosted by Wright Lab in the summer. Participants learn about programming and robotics through hands-on projects and group-led exploration, attend lectures by Yale scientists, and engage in guided tours of both Wright Lab and the Yale Peabody Museum.

Wright Lab frequently provides tours of the lab for a variety of visitors and Yale groups, including for: Yale Alumni Association reunion weekends, Yale Founders Day, distinguished visitors to the University, Yale College classes, recruitment visits, the Yale Science and Engineering Association, CTSEED, FlexSchool, the Yale Office of Development, and the Yale Society of Physics Students. 

Wright Lab has a legacy of connecting art and science through exhibits and programming to educate, inspire, entertain, and engage people of varied ages and backgrounds.

Members of Wright Lab lead and participate in many of the outreach endeavors of the Yale Physics Department. This includes Girls’ Science Investigations events, the annual Yale Physics Olympics, the annual Halloween Spooky Demo Show, and attendance at annual outreach conferences. Wright Lab members also participate in a variety of outreach organizations sponsored by the University.