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SF State biology department receives $1.5 million to support science teaching
Thu, 24 May 2012 03:18:23 -0700
( San Francisco State University ) The San Francisco State University Department of Biology has received a $1.5 million education grant from Howard Hughes Medical Institute to support the faculty as they refine their teaching skills and explore new resources and new ways to assess their students' learning.
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Fish biology offered at WSCC
Wed, 23 May 2012 21:05:16 -0700
Have an interest in fish — and some background in science? Hamdy Helal, West Shore Community College professor of biological sciences, is offering a fish biology course (ZOO 257 51) beginning next week that may be of interest to you.
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Grinnell College Awarded $1 Million from HHMI for Science Education
Thu, 24 May 2012 06:45:44 -0700
HHMI capstone award to Grinnell for "sustained excellence and important contributions to undergraduate science education"
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Funding will establish platform technology for emerging synthetic biology field
Thu, 24 May 2012 07:05:11 -0700
( Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council ) The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council will help the UK's world-leading researchers in synthetic biology to establish platform technology in the emerging field with a new grant of almost £5 million. Platform technology is the crucial next step necessary for applications -biology-5Read More...
47 Colleges to Participate in $50 Million Science Education Initiative
Thu, 24 May 2012 03:09:20 -0700
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) announced today that it has selected 47 small colleges and universities in the United States as the recipients of grants totaling over $50 million that will enable the schools to work together to create more engaging science classes, bring real-world research experiences to students, and increase the diversity of students who study science.
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New science labs coming to MiraCosta College
Tue, 22 May 2012 14:13:00 -0700
Students finding it difficult to squeeze into science courses at MiraCosta College will get some relief, after trustees voted Tuesday to spend up to $4.7 million on several new modular laboratory buildings at the Oceanside and San Elijo campuses.
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$1M research grant for Hope College
Thu, 24 May 2012 06:21:05 -0700
Hope College is the only institution in Michigan to receive a special grant to not only better teach students science but to get them enthused about it.
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