Surveys and network analyses of 192 STEM faculty at UNL, the University of South Florida and Boise State University revealed that frequent users of evidence-based instructional practices are far more likely to engage one another than colleagues less familiar with the practices. Continue reading…
Register now for the Joint Astronomy Education Workshop and biannual meeting of the Nebraska Chapter of the American Association of Physics Teachers Meeting! The workshop will be held Saturday, October 24, from
9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Continue reading…
Fifteen faculty members have been selected to participate in the inaugural cohort of the Office of Research and Economic Development’s Research Leaders Program, including Wendy Smith of the Center for Science, Mathematics and Computer Education, and Tomas Helikar of NebraskaSCIENCE. Continue reading…
Miss out on SciComm 2020 live? The videos of four keynotes and six featured speakers are now posted online. SciComm, a three-day online conference on effective science communication, hosted by UNL, attracted 658 participants in August, hailing from 34 countries and 44 states in the U.S. Continue reading…
Many physical and chemical processes occur during just a billionth of a trillionth of a second (an attosecond). Physicists at UNL's Extreme Light Laboratory have devised a way to measure electron pulses used to probe these processes using an ultra-intense laser. Continue reading…
Girls in Aviation Day is going virtual this year! The app will go live on Sept. 26. Available to all interested in aviation/aerospace and STEM, the Aviation for Girls (AFG) App is available now to download. The content will be launched on the official Girls in Aviation Day. Continue reading…
STEM-Trek is looking for eighth-grade science and math teachers who might be interested in helping with a Science Slam contest in October. Continue reading…
Emperor penguins display rigorously geometric spacing and mathematical efficiency when they huddle together for warmth, which may reveal secrets to their overall health. Continue reading…
Humans as a species are adept at using numbers, but our mathematical ability is something we share with a surprising array of other creatures. Continue reading…