Leen-Kiat Soh is using a National Science Foundation grant to lead an interdisciplinary team of Nebraska researchers in developing and deploying a program aimed at helping the state’s educators effectively teach computer science to a diverse group of K-8 students. Continue reading…
Rebecca Lai, associate professor of chemistry, will compare the fantastic beasts from Harry Potter's universe with a few of our more magical earthly creatures at 7 p.m. Nov. 7. Continue reading…
The 2018 Fall Seminar Series at the School of Natural Resources continues on various Wednesdays through Dec. 5 in the Hardin Hall on Nebraska East Campus at the corner of 33rd and Holdrege streets, Lincoln.
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Join authors from this recent consensus study report from the Board on Science Education and the Board on Children, Youth, and Families that calls for a shift in how science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects are taught to students in grades preK-12 who are learning English. Continue reading…
Out-of-school time (OST) can help young people to see that STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) is more than an assignment in school. OST STEM activities can help youth understand that what they are learning now is pertinent to their future and the future of the whole world. Continue reading…
From biosensors and tenacious science to Harry Potter and fashion, Faculty 101 reflects the many facets of Rebecca Lai, associate professor of chemistry. Lai explains how bits of paper, gold, and DNA could represent the portable future of detecting water contamination and diagnosing disease. Continue reading…
Join the NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative at Texas State University for free 60-minute webinars this month. Continue reading…
The National Air and Space Society is hosting the 2018 Vice Adm. Donald D. Engen Flight Jacket Night lecture on Nov. 8 featuring aerospace engineer, fighter pilot and Apollo program flight director Eugene Kranz, who served as flight director for Apollo 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17. Continue reading…
How does NASA capture the faint whispers of spacecraft voyaging to far-flung destinations across the solar system? The answer involves giant radio antennas, global cooperation, and a LOT of careful planning. This panel-style discussion Nov. 8-9 will share how the network turns radio waves into data. Continue reading…