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Movie Aims to Inspire College Students With Tales of Successful Minority Scientists
September 29, 2009
A new student-produced documentary film examines the choices and experiences of graduates of Spelman College, a historically black women’s college in Atlanta, as they pursue careers in science. More
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New Health Science Major in Minnesota Redefines Interdisciplinary
September 08, 2009
An innovative new health sciences curriculum, spearheaded by HHMI Professor Claudia Neuhauser, is specially designed to integrate seemingly unrelated topics, such as biology and statistics or chemistry and ethics. Neuhauser and her colleagues at the University of Minnesota Rochester hope the courses will help students to make the kinds of intellectual leaps that will be crucial to their success in careers as scientists, doctors, even entrepreneurs. The first class of 55 students start September 8. More
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Institute Takes Fear Out of Teaching Elementary School Science
August 31, 2009
More than 100 elementary school teachers from the San Francisco Unified School District came together this summer to get hands-on experience on using science kits in their classrooms. More
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Teacher Training Means More Science at Montgomery County Elementary Schools
August 31, 2009
Science experiments will be taking place across Montgomery County, Maryland, as part of an initiative funded by HHMI that aims to place a highly-trained science teacher in each of the district's 130 elementary schools. More
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HHMI Seeks Schools to Join Science Education Revolution
May 27, 2009
HHMI will hold its third nationwide competition to find 12 colleges and universities to join the Science Education Alliance, a bold effort to engage students through authentic research experiences at the start of their academic careers. Schools may submit applications from May 25 to October 1, 2009. More
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Fire Ants Invade High School Biology Classes
May 26, 2009
Mississippi high school teachers have teamed up with scientists at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the Marine Biological Laboratory to design a high school biology curriculum focused on fire ants. Teacher Susan Bender hopes the painfully familiar pests would help draw her students’ attention to science. More
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Summer Students Successfully Complete Janelia Undergraduate Research Program
October 06, 2008
The Janelia Undergraduate Scholars Program, which is in its first year, hosted 14 undergraduate students from the U.S. and U.K. The students worked on research projects under the guidance of Janelia Farm scientists. More
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Engineering Success: Prince George’s County High School Alumni Return to Redesign Classes
August 26, 2008
Ten graduates of the elite science and technology magnet program met over the summer to create top-flight engineering courses for high school students. The classes will include the latest in computer programming and drafting with software and are designed to be taught by a non-expert. More
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Professor Pevzner's Do-It-Yourself Proteomics Class
July 02, 2008
Pavel Pevzner has created a class that turns undergraduates into experts on genome annotation. Without more bioinformatics specialists like his students, we’ll either we’ll drown in data or, worse, miss the key connections that undergird human health or disease, he says. The class has published their results in the journal Genome Research. More
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New DVD From HHMI Details Fight Against HIV/AIDS
March 27, 2008
A new DVD from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute provides an in-depth look at the challenges facing physicians, scientists, and others who are on the front lines of the global AIDS epidemic. More
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