Help students reach for the stars with astronomy course for teachers

ISP Faculty Fellow Pat Gibbons, PhD, and Jack Wiegers, ISP science educator, are offering an astronomy course for teachers during the fall 2014 semester. Edu 6012 Earth and Planetary Systems will be geared towards teachers of grades 3-8 and will include multiple hands-on investigations. Learn to build simple equipment that students can construct in the […]

ISP highlighted in Washington Magazine

The Institute for School Partnership was highlighted in the February 2014 issue of the Washington Magazine. A feature story “Creating New Paths of Opportunity” by Diane Toroian Keaggy & Terri Nappier included the ISP in a section on preparing and inspiring K–12 students for college. See the story as it appears in the Washington Magazine.

High school students compete in St. Louis Area Brain Bee

More than 150 people watched as 54 local students competed in the St. Louis Area Brain Bee Feb. 8 in McDonnell Hall on the WUSTL Danforth Campus. This competition for high school students tests knowledge in neuroscience and engages the competitors in cool brain science activities. The annual St. Louis Area Brain Bee is a […]

STL PREP event showcases opportunities for WUSTL faculty and staff involvement in community

Tours of the MySci Investigation Station, housed at the MySci Resource Center, were in full force Nov. 19 at the latest event of the STL PREP (Perception, Reality, Engagement and Partnership) orientation series. The center hosted a learning session for WUSTL faculty and staff called “Impacting K-12 Education.” The event included a tour of the […]

Science at the nano scale excites middle school students in a big way

For several years ISP Faculty Fellow Joe Culver, PhD, associate professor of radiology, and his colleagues in the Program of Excellence in Nanotechnology (PEN) at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology have offered a free after-school field trip to Washington University for middle school students to explore the topic of nanotechnology. With support from the PEN Skills […]

Hazelwood partnership story covered by Missouri Mathematics and Science Coalition

The WUSTL Newsroom story “Closing the gap: How one school district went about fixing standardized science test scores” by Leslie Gibson McCarthy was published with permission by the Missouri Mathematics and Science Coalition as part of their spring 2014 newsletter. See the story as it appears in the Missouri STEM Connection. The Missouri Mathematics and […]

Missouri Environmental Education Association presents award to SIFT & TERF programs

The Shaw Institute for Field Training (SIFT) and Tyson Environmental Research Fellowships (TERF) programs have been awarded the 2013 Outstanding Service Award from the Missouri Environmental Education Association (MEEA) in recognition of promoting environmental education in Missouri. Susan Flowers, ISP assistant director and Tyson outreach coordinator, accepted the award on behalf of Tyson Research Center […]

mySci Investigation Station takes annual trip to Missouri State Fair

“For three years the weather has been splendid for us when we are at the Missouri State Fair,” says Diane Pilla, MySci project coordinator for the Institute for School Partnership. The MySci Investigation Station was part of the Science Street Fair exhibition Aug. 10 and an estimated 1,060 people explored the unique space. The Investigation […]

Teachers, students, and public learn about “green” chemistry

Rachel Ruggirello, ISP curriculum and assessment specialist, and Robert Blankenship, PhD, ISP faculty fellow and the Lucille P. Markey Distinguished Professor of Arts & Sciences at Washington University, were part of the team hosting the “Photosynthesis in Our Lives” event Aug. 11, 2013. A precursor to a meeting of the International Society of Photosynthesis Research, the […]

New WUSTL students get a taste of research

Over the past 22 years, nearly 400 students at Washington University have spent their summer prior to freshman year getting to know more about research through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute-sponsored Summer Scholars in Biology and Biomedical Research (SSBBR) program. High school seniors apply to this fellowship when they are applying for admission to Washington […]