Summer registration now open
Registration opened Monday, March 4, for summer courses at Nebraska. To enroll in UNL graduate courses, follow the steps outlined on the Nebraska Math and Science Summer Institutes website. Continue reading…
Free inquiry-based geoscience field course for pre-service teachers
We are currently accepting applications for a free geology field course for pre-service teachers. This is a 16-day science immersion and discovery experience in Wyoming, Nebraska and South Dakota. Free for all undergraduate and graduate level science education majors! Continue reading…
Stains named a 2019 Rising Star by ACS Women Chemists Committee
Congratulations to Marilyne Stains on being named a 2019 Rising Star awardee by the American Chemical Society Women Chemists Committee. Continue reading…
Apply by April 1 for Geoscience Bridge program
Do you know any current high school juniors or seniors who would be interested in a free field camp to explore the geology of Nebraska, the Medicine Bow Mountains and the Black Hills? Encourage them to apply for the Geoscience Bridge Program. Continue reading…
Comic books inspire UNL professor’s love for physics, art
For as long as he can remember, physics Professor Dan Claes has loved comic books. Growing up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Claes got his first comics as beat-up hand-me-downs from his neighbor across the street. Continue reading…
UNO's IS&T offers high school internship opportunity
The University of Nebraska at Omaha's College of Information Science and Technology offers a Summer High School Internship Program that gives students an innovative, hands-on experience directly in their labs. They are also hosting an open house on March 30. Continue reading…
STEM Teaching Tool #1: Explanation vs. argumentation practices
The vision laid out in the NRC Framework for K-12 Science Education asks learners to engage in the science practice of ‘constructing explanations’ and also in ‘argument from evidence’ (along with six other practices). But, some curricula and PD resources don’t make this distinction. They integrate a Continue reading…
Originally published March 6, 2019 -
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