Who: Anyone affiliated with Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR What: Annual Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR meeting When: 12 — 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21 Where: RI Commerce Corp., 315 Iron Horse Way, Providence, RI 02908 The ‘all-hands’ annual meeting will provide the opportunity for updates on RI NSF EPSCoR, a forum for discussing issues, and […]
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Unveiling the secrets and science of seaweed
Artist brings out beauty beneath the slimy globs San Francisco artist Josie Iselin was working as a docent at a reef when she happened to take a piece of seaweed and hold it up to the sky. “Seaweed is so unceremonious when it’s draping over a rock,” she explained to an audience at a recent […]
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For most, if not all, beachgoers, algae holds little appeal. The dark globs feel slimy to the touch and cloud the water for recreational use. But, artist Josie Iselin will offer a completely new perspective on these typically maligned and misunderstood organisms in a Tuesday, Sept. 2 talk at Roger Williams University. The event will […]
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Metcalf workshop explores blogging to engage, educate audiences What do googly eyes, mermaids, the Loch Ness Monster, and superheroes have in common? There is little connection, other than the same, simple power to grab attention and offer the chance to connect with a non-science audience. Even if the involvement is at the most superficial level […]
Continue reading "Science as a super power"On becoming a scientist
The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program focuses much of the 10-week experience on conducting research. However, as Rhode Island students learn during the course of the summer, there is more to being a scientist than holing up in a lab or collecting samples in the field. “Taking part in seminars, workshops and networking events are […]
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Science and summer fun are not necessarily subjects that students naturally would group together. But, Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR takes advantage of the state’s coastal waters, out-of-school time, and its groundbreaking science to open the doors to unique opportunities that change perspectives and engage young minds. “Getting exposed to this type of trip is huge,” said […]
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For 10 weeks this summer, Rhode Island NSF Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) undergraduate fellows are working to develop and enhance their investigative skills. But, as students in the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program (SURF) discovered in a recent workshop, conducting scientific research is, by itself, not enough. They also have to communicate […]
Continue reading "The art of communicating science"Classroom lessons come to life at the bay
Offered the chance to have researchers from Rhode Island NSF Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) visit her classroom, Sophia Academy science teacher Alyssa Wood seized the moment. “One of the big things I’ve found is, if given the opportunity, take it,” said Wood, six years into her teaching career. “It makes sense, having a scientist come to our […]
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RISD studio introduces new ways of thinking Artists and scientists are breaking educational ground by uniting their respective disciplines through Rhode Island NSF Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). During the 2014 spring semester at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), a new course, Marine Duck Studio: The Art and Science of Ecocentric Practices, turned students loose […]
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Biotech tour gives students taste of career opportunities It helped to bridge the gap between the concepts, techniques and equipment we learn about in class, and the actual jobs in industry that are available to them. This semester at Coventry High School, Julie Pankowicz is teaching her biotechnology class about the upstream and downstream processes, […]
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