Research Associate Position in Science Education in the Frey Research Group in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Utah. A research associate position is available in the Frey STEM Education Research group at the University of Utah in the Department of Chemistry. This position is a full-time, 12-month position, with the potential to […]
Read MoreThe Hugo Rossi Lecture Series presents: Undergraduate Research at Scale: What if the treatment is a CURE? Erin Dolan, University of Georgia Thursday, January 30, 2020 National calls to improve undergraduate STEM education have emphasized the importance of undergraduate research experiences. Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences, or CUREs, involve groups of students in addressing research […]
Read MoreThe Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Utah offers a Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) where students work closely with a faculty mentor and their research group on an individual project. All interested students are invited to apply for this 10-week summer program. The 2022 SURP program will run from May 26 – […]
Read MoreThe Center for Science and Mathematics Education (CSME) is pleased to present the CSME Exchange, an interactive brown bag discussion for UofU faculty, instructors and staff. The next CSME Exchange is: From Sage to Teacher, The Evolution of an Instructor (or Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks) Jon Rainier, Department of Chemistry Thursday, January 16 CSC 206 […]
Read MoreThe Hugo Rossi Lecture Series presents: Improving mathematics teaching at scale: Centering equity-specific learning demands Kara Jackson, University of Washington Tuesday, January 14, 2020 Colleagues and I recently partnered for a number of years with several large U.S. districts to investigate and support improvements in mathematics teaching. In doing so, we generated an empirically […]
Read MoreIn September, three finalists from the 2019 University of Utah Science & Engineering Fair (USEF) junior division were selected as finalists in Broadcom MASTERS, a national middle school STEM competition. All three Utah students received awards at the Broadcom MASTERS competition in October: Sidor Clare (Beehive Science & Technology Academy): Marconi/Samueli Award for […]
Read MoreJoin us for the next CSME Exchange: Integrating the Process of Science into the Introductory Biology Curriculum: Successes, Challenges and the Road Ahead Naina Phadnis and Josh Steffen (School of Biological Sciences) Thursday, 12/5 12:30-1:30pm in INSCC 345 Lunch will be provided! The CSME Exchange provides an […]
Read MoreThe STEM Ambassador Program (STEMAP) is funded by the National Science Foundation and guides University of Utah scientists to carry out effective public engagement of science to public groups that do not or cannot gain access to science engagement in traditional science education venues. STEMAP offers a workshop series and one-on-one guidance to support […]
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce that Gina Frey will be joining the University of Utah’s Department of Chemistry and the faculty cluster in science and math education research in January 2020. Prior to joining the U, Regina (Gina) Frey was Florence E. Moog Professor of STEM Education and Co-Director of the Center for Integrative […]
Read More“Enhancing learning by promoting and assessing more than content knowledge” Renee Cole University of Iowa Friday, November 8, 2019 Skills such as communication, teamwork, critical thinking, and problem solving are frequently cited as intended learning outcomes for STEM degree programs. While these skills, sometimes referred to as workplace or process skills, are highly valued, they […]
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