Events/Announcements
November 18 12:00 noon 1:00 p.m. Science Brown Bag - Dr. Eric Pyle
December 3 - 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Motivating Students in STEM Disciplines
Dr. Ken Barron and Dr. Chris Hulleman
December 4 - 8-9:30 a.m.
Motivating Students in STEM Disciplines
Dr. Ken Barron and Dr. Chris Hulleman
December 4 - (BRCC) - 8:30 - 10 am (JMU) - 2:30 - 4 pm
Motivating Students in STEM Disciplines
Dr. Ken Barron and Dr. Chris Hulleman
March 9, 2010 (snow date, March 10, 2010) The 51st annual Shenandoah Valley Regional Science Fair is scheduled at James Madison University
March 18-19, 2010 The 17th Virginia Junior Science and Humantities Symposium is scheduled at James Madison University.
News
Center Co-Directors Bob Kolvoord and Eric Pyle were part of a panel on science education on the 30 March edition of WMRA's Virginia Insight radio program. Download a recording of the show.
Bridging the Valley: A STEP Ahead for STEM Majors
James Madison University has partnered with Blue Ridge Community College (BRCC), Bridgewater College (BC), Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), SRI Inc., and the Shenandoah Valley Partnership to address the challenges of building additional STEM major enrollments and retaining students to program completion. The National Science Foundation awarded the partners nearly $1.5 million to meet this goal.
STEM Sell
STEM Sell is a weekly radio program hosted by Dr. Mark Mattson and Dr. Brian Utter. It features a look at interesting and important issues in science, technology, math and engineering, as well as interviews with guests who are active in these areas.
STEM Sell Episode #4 - Guest - Dr. Taz Daughtrey of JMU's Department of Computer Science discusses the various paths of his STEM Career and his efforts to revise the way science is taught to the general population by using historical role-playing.
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STEM Sell Episode #3 - Guests - Dr. Louise Temple of JMU's Department of Integrated Science and Technlogy along with research students Lisa Brown and Isaac Masters discuss their research on poultry-related bacteria and their experiences in JMU's Viral Discovery Program.
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STEM Sell Episode #2 - Guest - Dr. Jim Sochacki of JMU's Department of Mathematics and Statistics discusses his research on computer-based climate modeling.
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STEM Sell Episode #1 - Opening show in the series. Guest - Dr. Bob Kolvoord of JMU's Department of Integrated Science and Technology discusses his efforts in STEM Education and Outreach.
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