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Back to School

Posted on September 2, 2009 in Education

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NYC 6th grade teachers brainstorm ways to integrate the Genographic Project into their classrooms this school year.

Members of the Genographic team were invited to Harlem yesterday to discuss the Genographic Project with teams of sixth grade teachers from five different New York City public schools.  As part of a new pilot program through Silk Road Connect, Yo-Yo Ma's multidisciplinary educational initiative, teachers from various disciplines ranging from science to history to the arts attended.  Teachers brainstormed on ways to integrate the Genographic Project into their classroom and had the opportunity to swab to learn their own Genographic journey.   Check out the photos from the day.  

If you are an educator and you would like more information, please visit http://www.ngsednet.org/community/index.cfm?community_id=278

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Encore, The Human Family Tree

Posted on September 1, 2009 in Videos

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Did you miss the premiere of The Human Family Tree on the National Geographic Channel?

Tune in tonight at 9 PM ET/PT for the encore presentation.

Additional airdates include:
Sunday, Sept. 6 at 2PM ET
Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 5PM ET
Check your local air listings for more details.

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Posted on August 30, 2009 in Videos

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World Premier Screening of The Human Family Tree

Posted on August 14, 2009 in Videos

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The Genographic Project invites you to a world premiere screening of National Geographic Channel's The Human Family Tree highlighting the community of Astoria and narrated by Kevin Bacon.

Date: Monday, August 24, 2009

Time: 8 p.m.

Location: Astoria Park, Queens, NY Astoria Park Lawn on Shore Blvd. between Hell Gate Bridge and the pool. No RSVP is required. Please forward to family and friends.
The Human Family Tree travels to one of the most diverse corners of the world—Queens, New York—to demonstrate how we all share common ancestors who embarked on very different journeys. Find out how, on a single day on a single street, with the DNA of 200 Astorian neighbors, we set out to trace the ancestral footsteps of all humanity.

Brought to you by National Geographic and IBM's The Genographic Project and the Central Astoria Local Development Coalition Inc.

To learn more or to participate in The Genographic Project, visit our website.
The Waitt Family Foundation A research partnership of National Geographic and IBM
 
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Posted on August 13, 2009 in Videos

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Don't miss The Human Family Tree, a new HD film about the Genographic Project, premiering in the US on August 30 at 9PM on the National Geographic Channel. Visit www.natgeotv.com or check local listings for information on your country's air date.

View the official film website

On a single day on a single street, with the DNA of just a couple of hundred random people, National Geographic Channel sets out to trace the ancestral footsteps of all humanity. The Human Family Tree explains the public participation aspect of Genographic and binds together much of the work the project has done since its launch. Narrated by Kevin Bacon (subject of a pop culture trivia game based on the concept of "six degrees of separation"), we travel to one of the most diverse corners of the globe― Queens, N.Y. ― to demonstrate how we all share common ancestors who embarked on very different journeys. The neighbors featured in The Human Family Tree find out that their connections go much deeper than a common ZIP code.

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