Jeffrey Bennett will present "Strategies for teaching science: What does it take to be a successful science teacher?" on Friday, Oct. 2, at 2:30 p.m. in CBA room 25 on UNL City Campus. Continue reading…
Please join us for a day-long STEM Education Research Retreat on Monday, Oct. 19, in Avery Hall on the UNL City Campus. Registration closes Oct. 2. Continue reading…
Elizabeth Lewis (PI) of TLTE, Daniel Claes (co-PI) of Physics and Astronomy, David Harwood (co-PI) of Earth and Atmospheric Sciencs and Tiffany Heng-Moss (co-PI) of Entomology have been awarded a $800,000 National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program Phase II grant. Continue reading…
Nano is an interactive exhibition at the Hastings Museum that engages family audiences in nanoscale science, engineering, and technology. It opened on Sept. 15 and will be open through January 2016. Continue reading…
The Nebraska Association of Teachers of Science honored Dr. David Harwood with the 2015 Catalyst Award for his contributions to science education in Nebraska at the NATS Fall Conference on Sept. 24, 2015. Congratulations! Continue reading…
Dr. Tom Tretter, Professor of Science Education and Director of the Gheens Science Hall & Rauch Planetarium at the University of Louisville, will give a presentation aimed at understanding science at the extremes of spatial scale on Thursday, Nov. 12. Continue reading…
More than 120 Nebraska high school juniors, seniors, their parents and teachers will gather at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Oct. 3 for the 15th annual Chemistry Day. Continue reading…
UNLSciComm2015: A Symposium on Effective Science Communication symposium brings together an unprecedented breadth of expertise from across the University of Nebraska, as well as Doane College and the University of Colorado. Join us Oct. 4 at Innovation Campus. Continue reading…
When and if American astronauts get close enough to an asteroid to study it, there’s a good chance that a design from a UNL engineering club may influence the building of tools they will use to collect samples. Continue reading…
"On Being a Scientist" describes the ethical foundations of scientific practices and some of the personal and professional issues that researchers encounter in their work. Continue reading…
With the support of a new three-year, $1.25 million grant from the National Science Foundation, researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Ohio State University are aiming to reveal the first physiological links between two vital skill-sets: problem solving and spatial visualization. Continue reading…
The National Youth Science Camp is an honors program for two high achieving high school students from each state in the United States and others from around the world. This residential summer experience is held in a rustic setting in West Virginia’s eastern mountains. Continue reading…