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D-Lib
Jul/Aug 2003
Colleen Whitney |
University of California Museum of Paleontology The site encompasses thousands of pages of information on life through time, organized in three major "exhibit halls": geologic time, phylogeny, and evolution. The exhibits are heavily interlinked, offering browsers of all levels opportunities to pursue concepts of particular interest.   |
National Defense
March 2011
Cynthia D. Miller |
National Science Foundation Supports STEM Education Of equal importance to the foundation is the support of science and engineering education, from pre-kindergarten through graduate school and beyond, with a variety of fellowships and programs specifically for teachers and students. |
Fast Company
Jackie Snow |
The Final Pieces Of The 9/11 Memorial Museum: Visitors, Their Stories, And Rooms That Listen Like all museums, the 9/11 Memorial Museum will tell visitors a story. Unlike most places, however, rooms in this building will also listen to memories. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 19, 2009
David Nagel |
Science Students Benefit from Teachers' Research Experience When high school and middle school science teachers engage in extracurricular research work, their students benefit. |
Chemistry World
January 23, 2013
Paula Stephan |
Too many scientists? It may be hard to believe, but once there was a time when scientists (young and old), policy wonks and those in government worried about a shortage of trained individuals to conduct research. |
D-Lib
November 2001 |
Sue at The Field Museum 'Sue' is the largest, most complete and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex) to have been discovered to date. The award winning online exhibition makes learning about Sue possible for those who cannot visit The Field Museum... |
HHMI Bulletin
Fall 2012 |
Fifty International Students Get Support from HHMI Italian graduate student Elisa Araldi is one of 50 from 19 countries who were awarded HHMI International Student Research Fellowships. |
Geotimes
February 2006
Naomi Lubick |
Geomedia Museums: Darwin's Life and Work on Exhibit... Books: Carving Grand Canyon: Evidence, Theories, and Mystery... Grand Canyon: Solving Earth's Grandest Puzzle... |
Fast Company
May 2000
Cheryl Dahle |
Museums with a Mission What's the purpose of a museum? The old answer: to house and to display dead stuff -- the museum as mausoleum. The new answer: according to designer Ralph Appelbaum, to experience life and learning. He creates museums with a mission. |
Science News
May 13, 2006 |
Science Safari: The Mind of Leonardo This stunning online exhibit from the Institute and Museum of the History of Science in Florence, Italy, features the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci. |
Geotimes
August 2006 |
Geomedia On exhibit: The Traveling Smithsonian... Books: Bedrock: Writers on the Wonders of Geology... The Winds of Change: Climate, Weather and the Destruction of Civilizations... |
D-Lib
Jul/Aug 2010
Markey et al. |
The Benefits of Integrating an Information Literacy Skills Game into Academic Coursework: A Preliminary Evaluation BiblioBouts seeks to satisfy student requests for a gaming experience directly integrated into their current coursework. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 7, 2009
Ruth Reynard |
More Challenges with Wikis: 4 Ways To Move Students from Passive to Active Wikis are truly powerful tools to support collaboration. However, teachers are the central engager and the one who keeps the process moving forward. |
Science News
December 11, 2004 |
Exploring the Heart Learn about the human heart at a fascinating online exhibit from the Franklin Institute Science Museum in Philadelphia. |
HHMI Bulletin
Aug 2011 |
Michelle Withers: Extolling the Teacher-Scientist I create learning activities so students come up with their own answers. I need to figure out what questions will get them there. How can I guide them to figure it out? |
Chemistry World
July 10, 2013
Marie Cote |
Never shut down another person's ideas Vy Dong is a professor at the University of California at Irvine, US. Her group investigates better tools for organic synthesis, including new reagents, catalysts and strategies. |
Geotimes
August 2007
Harvey Leifert |
Say Hello to Your PIO A public information officer is a science writer who can explain the significance of what scientists have discovered in terms nonscientists can understand. Here's how they can help earth scientists. |
HHMI Bulletin
Nov 2011 |
HHMI Offers International Student Research Fellowships New fellowship supports 48 international graduate students. |
Geotimes
September 2007
Kathryn Hansen |
Controversy in the Cradle of Humankind East Africa indeed has much heritage to protect, as the region has been a hotspot for paleoanthropologists trying to understand the evolutionary relationships between early hominins since at least the 1950s. |
Chemistry World
September 1, 2014
Bibiana Campos Seijo |
Developments in chemical education The author exposes developments that occur when chemistry students make informative social media videos and make use of alternative publishing strategies. |
Geotimes
January 2007
Edward Derbyshire |
International Collaboration in Global Science: Price or Prize? The UN triennium 2007 - 2009 International Year of Planet Earth aims to contribute to the improvement of everyday life, especially in less-developed countries, and by promoting the societal potential of the world's earth scientists. |
Geotimes
July 2003
M. Ray Thomasson |
Cooperating to Lead The American Geological Institute gathered geoscience leaders in Washington, D.C., to find new opportunities for alliance. |
CIO
August 15, 2002
Daintry Duffy |
Be Your Own Tour Guide Motivo, a Columbus, Ohio-based company, has created the Configurable Tour, an application that lets visitors log on to a museum's website and create a virtual exhibit based on their particular interests, then print out a map to guide them around the museum floor. |
Science News
May 20, 2006 |
Science Safari: Darwin and Evolution This online exhibit is a fascinating account of how Charles Darwin developed his theory of evolution and how that theory is regarded today. |
Geotimes
September 2003
Jill Karsten |
A Unified Approach to Diversifying the Earth Sciences In the geosciences, a community-wide conversation is vital to recruiting and retaining a diverse population. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2, 2009
Ruth Reynard |
5 Ways We're Diminishing Learning by Assuming Face-to-Face Instruction Is Best Face-to-face instruction is often assumed to be the proven method, while other methods have yet to prove themselves. This assumption is not only misleading, but it might also be helping to diminish potential opportunities of better learning for our students. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2009
Geoffrey H. Fletcher |
Mind the Gap The newest Speak Up survey shows a disconnect between student and educator views on learning that must be addressed. |
Chemistry World
April 24, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Science skirmishes continue on Capitol Hill A proposal by Republicans in the US Congress to reauthorize landmark legislation surrounding science and technology funding is being met with fierce backlash from scientific groups, as well as Democrats. |
Geotimes
June 2004 |
Geomedia Book Review: The Long Summer... Museum Review: New Science Museum in the Nation's Capital... New Maps From the U.S. Geological Survey... |
Geotimes
January 2005
Naomi Lubick |
Horses' Mouths Date Sierra Nevada Uplift Estimates on when the Sierra Nevada began its major uplift vary widely. In an effort to pinpoint the escalation, some geoscientists are going straight to the horse's mouth, literally, using horse teeth to date the mountains' uplift. |
Geotimes
January 2007
Erin Gleeson |
Without a Budget, NSF Loses The new Congress does not intend to pass a 2007 National Science Foundation budget, and instead plans to run the federal government on a continuing resolution for all of fiscal year 2007. |
