Take advantage of summer savings on graduate courses
Take advantage of savings of up to $600 by enrolling in a graduate course this summer through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Nebraska Math and Science Summer Institutes. Continue reading…
Join our new cohort of Math in the Middle
We are now accepting applications to Math in the Middle from teachers who want to be of this community of highly qualified teachers of mathematics in grades 4-8. The 2020 Math in the Middle cohort is designed with flexibility in mind. Acceptance will be done on a rolling basis. Continue reading…
Learn about population dynamics with new online COVID-19 math resource
A new resource by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Professor of Mathematics Glenn Ledder allows students and the general public to conduct their own experiments to learn about the population dynamics of COVID-19. Continue reading…
Mathematics graduate student earns NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Collin Victor, an applied mathematics graduate student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is one of four current graduate students to receive a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Continue reading…
Katt co-authors 'Productive Math Struggle'
Congratulations to Susie Katt of LPS, our Primarily Math graduate, Noyce Master Teaching Fellow and UNL doctoral student, on the publication of her new book "Productive Math Struggle: A 6-Point Action Plan for Fostering Perseverance," which she co-authored with John SanGiovanni and Kevin Dykema. Continue reading…
Lee chosen as one of 2020 Alice Buffett Outstanding Teachers
Kristy Lee, a math teacher at Marrs Middle School, is one of 15 Omaha Public Schools teachers chosen for an Alice Buffett Outstanding Teacher Award. Lee, a graduate of the OPS TLA Math in the Middle program. has been with OPS for 15 years, all of them at Marrs. Continue reading…
Meet the spring SCC, WNCC STEM CONNECT Scholars
Profiles of the spring Southeast Community College and Western Nebraska Community College Scholars are now online. Learn about the instructors who inspired them to pursue STEM. See this newsletter for features on SCC student Logan Wessel and WNCC student Alan Ouderkirk. Continue reading…
SCC biotechnology student drawn to variety in STEM
An untraditional collegiate path shapes how Southeast Community College student Logan Wessel views careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. After graduating from high school, Wessel entered the workforce but found himself unfulfilled and struggling with feelings of uncertainty. Continue reading…
Spots available in AGAM online summer camp
All Girls All Math is a summer camp for high school girls that is held by the Department of Mathematics and the Center for Science, Mathematics, and Computer Education. We are switching to an online format this summer and have three spots open right now. Continue reading…
Twins find welcoming STEM community at WNCC
When Alan Ouderkirk began courses at Western Nebraska Community College, he was nervous about finding a community that would embrace and support him. However, Alan and his twin brother, Adam, First Generation students from Bayard, Nebraska, quickly fit right in. Continue reading…
Vote in the 2020 STEM for All Video Showcase
You are invited to participate in the 2020 STEM for All Video Showcase, May 5-12, a free, interactive, weeklong video showcase event that will feature over 170 federally funded projects by the National Science Foundation. Continue reading…
Originally published May 1, 2020 -
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