What is the Chelsea Research Festival?
Chelsea residents are knowledgeable, resilient, and resourceful. We take an active role in our community and in our health, and often work with researchers who study how to improve quality of life amidst challenges related to access to services, environmental injustice, and COVID-19 spread. However, the Chelsea residents who spend time and energy participating in research often don’t get to hear about the results of these studies.
The Chelsea Research Festival highlights Chelsea residents’ contributions to science and bridges the gap between community and research. Chelsea Research Festival is a research poster session that showcases research that is either ABOUT Chelsea, or conducted BY Chelsea community members—or both!
Our Goals
Sharing Research Findings with Chelsea Residents
giving Chelsea residents the opportunity to hear about the advances in health and science to which they have contributed, and add their own perspectives to the results and next steps
Empowering the Next Generation: Educational and Career Pathways in Research by
Exposing Chelsea residents to career and educational paths in research, the sciences, etc., and provide them with networking opportunities—especially middle and high school students
Building Bridges: Fostering Collaboration Between Community and Academia
giving Chelsea residents the opportunity to hear about the advances in health and science to which they have contributed, and add their own perspectives to the results and next steps