Category Archives: Ed Workforce URM

Although Lagos State has an abundance of aquatic resources, wetland ecology is not a well-promoted subject in secondary schools. This project would engage secondary school students in twelve schools in outreach programs coinciding with major environmental days. The outreach programs will include both a lecture component and printed materials, such as pamphlets, encouraging students to…

The goal of this project is to facilitate participation of under-represented minorities as students in the Juneau Icefield Research Program (JIRP). JIRP is a rigorous program where students spend eight weeks traversing the Juneau Icefield, learning about Arctic system science and conducting research projects along the way. There are many strong students from diverse backgrounds…

This project is focused on bringing together approximately 350 school-age students in Central Nigeria, ages 10-16, to interest them in a career in the geosciences and establish a student-mentor program for any who want to pursue that interest. Running over the course of 10 months, the objectives are to spark a passion for the geosciences…

Reclaiming STEM will be the second annual science communication workshop, aimed at providing training for diverse scientists to learn how to communicate their science at the intersection of research and social justice. The workshop will host 200 scientists in Fall 2019 and is focused on teaching them how to effectively communicate their science in a…

This project will inspire Nigerian students to proceed with, complete their education and consider a STEM career pathway by sparking an interest in STEM through weeklong, hands-on, space-science workshops. This project will utilize the concept of scientific but people-oriented education (SPOE) as described in published research. Through workshops beginning in June after the school year,…

Effectively informing youths about the effects of climate driven changes on their environment requires methodologies that visibly identify these effects in a fun-filled, entertaining, interactive and informative manner. This strategy will be even more effective if the lessons are delivered by persons the children can relate to and in an environment that is familiar and…

The overarching goal of this project is to enhance awareness and stimulate further interest in Earth & space science among university/college students and lecturers, high school teachers, policymakers, and the general public in order to increase participation of students in STEM fields. In addition, there will be instruction for high school teachers (and pre-service teachers)…

A team of 29 young scientists (postdoctoral researchers and PhD students) from 15 countries based in different institutes at the University of Bremen produced a collection of stories known as the "Once Upon A Time . . . A Scientific Fairy Tale" (OUAT) aimed to communicate science and promote dialogue between scientists and the general…

The geosciences are the least diverse of all STEM disciplines (Bernard and Cooperdock, 2018), partly owing to lack of early exposure to the field and misperceptions about job opportunities (Sherman-Morris and McNeil, 2016). Our proposal directly addresses these issues by developing a “Picture Yourself as an Earth Scientist" (PYES) Pop Up Photo Booth. This outreach…

This outreach event on International Day for Women and Girls in Science (11 February 2019) will bring 100 female students from Puerto Rican schools to the Arecibo Observatory’s Science and Visitor Center (S&VC) to have a VIP backstage experience and participate on a workshop about the role of Women in Space Science. The event will…