Holly Godsey, Director of Student Success and Teacher Development at CSME, was awarded the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Faculty Fellowship for 2019. In her role as Faculty Fellow, she will be coordinating the Educational Futures and Student Success Presidential Task Force that has been charged with strategic planning for growing enrollment, changing student […]
Uncategorized
Special seminars on undergraduate research programs (12/3 and 12/10)
The College of Science and the Center for Science & Mathematics Education are pleased to host two guest speakers who will discuss national models for undergraduate research programs: Monday, 12/3 Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program Edward Coyle, VIP Director and John B. Peatman Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Institute […]
CSME welcomes new staff members
New resources available from University of Utah Science & Engineering Fair
The University of Utah Science & Engineering Fair (USEF) is pleased to announce new resources for 2018-2019: A resource page of “Science Fair Friday” videos, geared towards helping teachers, parents, and students navigate the process of project development, implementation, and fair preparation. A new funding opportunity for students in grades 10-12, […]
MSSST Physics announces final presentation schedule
The 19 students in the MSSST Physics cohort are wrapping up their degree program and preparing to give final project presentations in December. Presentations are open to the public and will take place in CSC 206. Click on the dates below to download a flyer: Monday, 12/3: 4pm-7:00pm Megan Angell, 4pm: “Identifying Earthquake Swarms […]
Building a Faculty Cluster in Math & Science Education
Funding available for graduate student internships
The NSF’s Non-Academic Research Internships for Graduate Students (INTERN) Supplemental Funding Opportunity is available in FY 2019 and FY 2020. The funding needs to be requested by the PI of an active NSF award. The PI can request additional support (up to $55,000) for periods of six months per student. The requested funding can be used to support travel, […]
Job opportunity in Inclusive Excellence – OSU
The Center for Research on Lifelong STEM Learning at Oregon State University is accepting applications for a full-time program coordinator Inclusive Excellence. OSU recently joined the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s (HHMI) and the American Association of Colleges & Universities’ Inclusive Excellence Community as one of 57 universities pioneering pathways to Inclusive Excellence in undergraduate STEM education. […]
Webinar discussion with Kimberly Tanner (Sept 14)
The Editorial Board of CBE–Life Sciences Education (LSE) and the American Society for Cell Biology invite you to Online with LSE – a journal club-style webinar offering “behind the scenes” looks into research published in LSE. This new, monthly webinar series is designed to provide life science educators with insights about how to design, […]
HHMI Faculty Fellows Announced
The UPSTEM HHMI Faculty Fellows program is designed to build leadership capacity at the University of Utah and Salt Lake Community College around undergraduate science and math education. UPSTEM Fellows learn how to enhance learning for students with different backgrounds and preparation levels and gain skills necessary for catalyzing change within their own departments and […]