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Kirsten Hibbard, the executive director of the Challenger Learning Center of Maine, has a spooky science craft.
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Celebrate Halloween With Citizen Science Projects Featuring ZomBees and More!
What’s the best way to celebrate the spookiest time of year? By doing some citizen science! In the spirit of the season, we’re highlighting five projects on SciStarter that impart science with a healthy dose of frights and scares. But be bold, because your participation also brings critical new data to light and helps advance …
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CCTI students get hands-on science experience – Times News Online
Anna Leigh Conway, president of the Carbon Career & Technical Institute Educational Association and president of the Carbon County Education Association, addressed the CCTI Joint Operating Committee Thursday night. She thanked them for their support of the field biology course, which allows the students to have hands-on opportunities around the community. Conway, a science instructor …
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White House science and technology policy adviser headlines remote climate justice panel – UBNow: News and views for UB faculty and staff
White House science and technology policy adviser headlines remote climate justice panel Gretchen Goldman, assistant director for Environmental Science, Engineering, Policy and Justice at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, will headline “Open for Climate Justice,” a remote panel discussion hosted by the UB Libraries on Oct. 27. The discussion, set for …
US public’s trust in science shows growing partisan gap
On Tuesday, the Pew Research Center released the latest iteration of its surveys of Americans’ views of science and scientists. On the most basic level, they see a drop in the public’s opinion of scientists since the height of the pandemic in 2020. But, as always, the situation is more complex when the numbers are …
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New data science institute debuts with interdisciplinary vision
The future of data science at Yale will reside on one of the top floors of a re-imagined Kline Tower on Science Hill, starting in 2023 — but the university, its researchers, and the new Institute for Foundations of Data Science (FDS) aren’t waiting for next year. Doctors, economists, seismologists, psychologists, engineers, computer scientists — …
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Women Rock Science 2022 – DBusiness Magazine
The Cranbrook Institute of Science hosted the fifth annual Women Rock Science event on Wednesday, Oct. 12, at the Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfield Hills. The event raised funds to bring more STEAM programming, delivered by Cranbrook Institute of Science educators, to pre-K to grade 12 students in underserved communities throughout Michigan, including Detroit, …
Moment of Science: Fall Color
Nature’s fireworks are on full display across many parts of the country right now… and barely at all in others. Here’s a primer on the how and why behind your favorite fall color changes. * Chlorophyll is in every green plant you see. It’s not the only ingredient in leaves, but it’s how they make …
Science ‘on their fingertips’: Texas professor making chemistry available to blind students
Baylor professor Bryan Shaw and a team of blind chemists designed experiments and tactile learning aids so blind and visually impaired students can get a literal feel for chemistry. By Shelly BrisbinOctober 25, 2022 10:15 amEducation, Texas Standard Original
NURPH Shows High Schoolers Top-Level Science | News & Events | Materials Science & Engineering
This summer, three high school students from the Chicago Math and Science Academy participated in the inaugural Northwestern University Research Program for High Schoolers (NURPH) developed by MSE graduate students. High schoolers Ahmed Abukar, Warda Aftab, and Andrew Green had the opportunity to perform research in MSE laboratories and participate in materials science tutorials, professional …