NebraskaSCIENCE News for Summer 2023

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The platform used to email the UNL newsletters has changed, as of July 1. Be sure to check with your colleagues that they are still receiving our newsletters. The subject lines may now start with [NMNEWS] or [NEBSCINEWS]. Continue reading…

 
Math and science teachers, led by Mindi Searls (left), take the temperature of marshmallows during Math 893: Secondary-Integrated STEM, an NMSSI course, in July 2023.
Math and science teachers, led by Mindi Searls (left), take the temperature of marshmallows during Math 893: Secondary-Integrated STEM, an NMSSI course, in July 2023.

Integrated STEM makes a comeback in NMSSI 2023

The Nebraska Math and Science Summer Institutes closed out Summer 2023 with 20 courses, four of which were grant-funded, and welcomed 149 distinct graduate students to our programming. Continue reading…

 

Lewis receives NAS Friend of Science Award

Jim Lewis receives the NAS Friend of Science Award from David Harwood.At the 2023 annual spring meeting on April 21, Dr. Jim Lewis was a recipient of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences Friend of Science Award. The Nebraska Academy of Sciences annually recognizes one or two people with high achievements in attaining the historical and current objectives of NAS. Continue reading…

 

NASEM: Application open for next cohort of New Voices

https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/new-voices-in-sciences-engineering-and-medicine/for-applicantsThe application for the next cohort of New Voices members is now open! The National Academy of Sciences is seeking U.S.-based emerging leaders in all disciplines of the sciences, engineering, and medicine with a demonstrated commitment to service beyond their immediate discipline and institution. Continue reading…

 
Originally published July 21, 2023 - Submit an Item