“Festival of Scientific Culture” – High School “Caminiti Trimarchi” Giardini Naxos (ME) – 10th March 2025

Mar 10, 2025 | Climate and clean energies, Cover page, Food and Nutrition, Life and health, News, Schools, Sea and pollution, Università degli Studi di Messina, Women scientists

From March 10th to 12th, the seventh edition of the “Festival of Scientific Culture” took place at the “Caminiti Trimarchi” high school in Giardini Naxos (ME).

A short ceremony was held in the Aula Magna to explain to students the main objectives of the MEDNIGHT project.

The Exhibition “The Marie Curie of the Mediterranean” has been displayed in the hallway throughout the festival, in order to inspire the students who visited it.

After the ceremony, the MEDNIGHT researchers has offered to the students some laboratories, experiments and exhibitions

Driving behavior in a simulated environment for road safety
(A. Ruggeri, G. Sollazzo)
Chemistry for sustainability: the artificial leaf that transforms carbon dioxide and/or water into energy vectors, solar fuels.
(C. Ampelli, F. Nastasi)
Do we know about earthquakes? (C. Totaro)
Wellbeing at the table: hunting for flavours and emotions! & Let’s protect the environment
(F. Papa, M. Cannavò, F. Preiti, E. De Salvo, C. Laganà)
From green chemistry to functional eggs. Microalgae used for CO2 subtraction as innovative and sustainable sources of additives in laying hens’ diets. The GREEN EGG project.
(F. Accetta, N. Pelle, D. Puntorieri, G. Pace, A. R. Di Rosa)
MIFTCraft: Climate heroes
(G. Mandaglio, A. Anastasi, M. Modica)
Life Cycle Assessment: In Search of True Environmental Sustainability Against Greenwashing
(G. Mondello, R. Salomone, T. M. Gulotta, G. Gulino, G. Macaione, A. Mondello, F. Scandurra)
Blood sugar and more… looking for lost insulin
(G. Salzano, S. Passanisi, B. Bombaci, M. Papa, D. Pecoraro, E. Galdiero, G. Greco)
All together under the same rainbow
(G.Salzano, A. Longo, V. Cutrupi, E. Inì)
Body Friendly: Prevention of cyberbullying and body shaming
(G. Salzano, A. Torre, A. Sgambati, M. Giardina, I.Pisana, T. Tilotta, F. Arena, B. Salvo, A. Accetta, G. Esposito, C. Bartolotta, M. Imbesi)
Pediatric surgical andrological prevention
(P. Impellizzeri, S. Arena, C. Romeo)
Use of nitrogen-fixing bacteria in forage legumes intended for animal feed.
(M. Oteri, D. Scordia, F. Calderone, A. Maio, T. La Malfa, F. Gresta)
From murals to signs to billboards: the linguistic landscape of Messina
(R. Merida)