Nebraska EPSCoR and the Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will sponsor the 22nd annual Women in Science Conference on April 3-4, 2020, at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Nebraska Union in downtown Lincoln. Continue reading…
We are now accepting applications for a FREE geoscience field course for pre-service teachers.
Dates: June 13-28, 2020
Apply here: https://scimath.unl.edu/apps/
Deadline to apply: April 1, 2020
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Eleven Giant Mars Maps™ were awarded to Nebraska schools in 2019. To apply to receive a map for your school at no cost, applications are being accepted until Feb. 2, 2020. ShareSpace’s Giant Mars Map™ is an exciting, core science standards-based, interactive educational tool. Continue reading…
UNL's Association for Women in Science is hosting a Webinar Watch-a-Thon and roundtable discussion about work-life integration and managing from the middle for women in STEM fields from noon to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 4 in the Nebraska Union Heritage Room. Registration is not required. Continue reading…
The University of Nebraska State Museum and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences will host the 16th annual Dinosaurs and Disasters family fun day from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at Morrill Hall, south of 14th and Vine streets. Continue reading…
Central Community College in Columbus is hosting the STEM Educators' Workshop from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10. The event includes lunch. To register, contact Karin Rieger at krieger@cccneb.edu. Continue reading…
High school teachers are invited to participate in a 3-day summer workshop that will share a new climate science curriculum module (CliMES) focused on supporting students’ 3-D learning through the use of NASA’s web-based climate model. Reserve your spot by Feb. 14. Continue reading…
Applications are open for Nebraska EPSCoR's Young Nebraska Scientists (YNS) summer camps. At YNS camps, middle and high school students visit campuses throughout the state, make friends, and do hands-on STEM activities. Through National Science Foundation funding, YNS offers need-based scholarships. Continue reading…
The Nebraska Academy of Sciences administers five scholarships for high school students totaling $2,150 and two collegiate scholarships totaling $1,500 each year. Applications for these scholarships are now being accepted. Deadlines coming up soon! Continue reading…
Nebraska researchers are exploring whether the STEM training gap among Latinos in the U.S. workforce is due in part to challenges in testing and measuring academic achievement.
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On the 30th anniversary of the “Pale Blue Dot” image captured by NASA’s Voyager mission, join astronomers Rich Terrile and Rob Zellem at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, for a look at the impact of that image and other distant views of Earth. Continue reading…
High school students in grades 10 and 11 from across the U.S. may apply for the STEM Enhancement in Earth Science high school intern program. The deadline for submitting applications for the summer 2020 internship program is Feb. 22, 2020. Continue reading…