Announcements
- Expedition Chesapeake Launches Essay Contest for Students – Deadline for submission is May 31, 2012
- Due to the success of the first Virginia KidWind Challenge, a second Virginia Kid Wind Challege is being offered on June 16th at JMU! Go to the Kid Wind Challenge page for a link to registration.
- June 20-22
The Virginia Center for Wind Energy is hosting the 3rd biennial Statewide Wind Energy Symposium at James Madison University. This is a great chance for JMU students, faculty, and staff from across all departments to learn about wind energy right here on campus! More - A FREE Windwise Curriculum Teacher Workshop is being offered at JMU on June 22nd in coordination with the Virginia State Wind Energy Symposium. Download the registration form. Due June 18, 2012.
- Grade 5-12 STEM Education Program Opportunity for School District and School Communities
An 8-week experiment design competition in the community, held Spring 2012, will allow grade 5-12 student teams to design real microgravity experiments vying for their community’s reserved mini-lab slot on ISS. - Additional Science Competitions
Partnership Announced
James Madison University is proud to be an Official Partner of the inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival to be held in the greater Washington DC area in October 2010. The Festival, which will be the country’s first national science festival, is a collaboration of over 500 of the country’s leading science and engineering organizations and aims to reignite the interest of our nation’s youth in the sciences. The culmination of the Festival will be a two-day Expo on the National Mall on October 23-24, 2010, which will give children, teens and adults the opportunity to explore all facets of science & engineering through hundreds of fun, hands-on activities. For more information on all Festival events and how you can get involved, visit www.usasciencefestival.org
