The Nebraska Math and Science Summer Institutes has lots of good news! The 20 percent tuition discount for all in-person NMSSI courses for current Nebraska teachers has been approved by UNL, and we have five courses – two of which are brand-new! – to offer to science teachers this summer. Continue reading…
Dr. Troy Sadler, professor of science education at the University of Missouri and director of the ReSTEM Institute: Reimagining & Researching STEM Education, will review research on socio-scientific issues in scientific literacy on Thursday, March 17, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Henzlik Hall. Continue reading…
Behlen Observatory will be open to the public on the evening of Friday, March 11, from 7-10 p.m. If the weather is clear, attendees will be able to see the Great Orion Nebula, the Andromeda Galaxy, a thin Crescent Moon, and Jupiter. The Society of Physics Students will have physics demonstrations. Continue reading…
Mark Griep, an associate professor of Chemistry, recently published a "Guidebook for the Sharing Cycle of Science Learning: A Method to Connect Tribal College Science Lab Courses to Community Topics". Continue reading…
YNS 2016 summer camps include multi-day sessions on Biodiversity (at Cedar Point Biological Station), Nanoscience (at UNL), Cybersecurity (at University of Nebraska at Kearney) and Algae Biofuels (at Doane College). See yns.nebraska.edu for details on residential/commuter options; apply by May 1. Continue reading…
Are the STEM educational pathways any less efficient than for other fields of study? How might the losses be “stemmed” and greater efficiencies realized? These questions and others are at the heart of this study recently released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Continue reading…
A team of scientists announced last month that they had heard and recorded the sound of two black holes colliding a billion light-years away, a fleeting chirp that fulfilled the last prediction of Einstein’s general theory of relativity. Continue reading…
Registration is open for the 2016 Water for Food Global Conference organized by the Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska April 24 to 26 at Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln. This year's event will focus on public-private partnerships to achieve water and food security. Continue reading…
Don't miss a special SciPop talk before "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" hits theaters this month. Continue reading…
The nano@illinois Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) 2016 program will run from June 13-July 22, 2016. This 6-week summer research program is organized and managed by the University of Illinois Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST). Continue reading…
Touching only 2 toothpicks can you re-arrange the goal post so the football is on the outside? Continue reading…
Science teaching orientations and beliefs about science held by preservice science teachers were gathered prior to participation in a teacher education program. Even though all participants were qualified scientists, naive beliefs about science were prevalent. Continue reading…