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It’s that time of year again, Flu Season. December 4-11 is National Influenza Vaccination Week. Over the years, SEPA projects have focused on initiatives to designed to help educate communities around the country about infectious diseases and methods of prevention…. [More]

November is National Diabetes Month. Help your students and their families learn about healthy behaviors. Download posters from the Discover Health/Descrube Salud project. See how the Great Lakes Science Center is introducing students to research related to diabetes, obesity and… [More]

NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) (R25) (PAR-17-339) National Institute of General Medical Sciences Application Receipt Date(s): November 20, 2017; July 9, 2018; July 9, 2019 , by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. All types of applications allowed… [More]

The Journal of STEM Outreach is an open-access journal for researchers who develop and implement programs that connect formal and informal educators with practicing STEM professionals. This journal is a mechanism to disseminate descriptions of programs that might be of… [More]

Proposals are due on November 14, 2017. The Discovery Research PreK-12 program (DRK-12) seeks to significantly enhance the learning and teaching of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and computer science (STEM) by preK-12 students and teachers, through research and development of… [More]

STELAR offers a wide range of resources for STEM educators and program directors. The site aims to build capacity and magnify the results of projects funded by National Science Foundation’s Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program. ITEST… [More]

Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. To assure the vitality and continued productivity… [More]

Our SEPA project focuses on using GENI-ACT, the Genomics Education National Initiative – Annotation Collaboration Toolkit, a software tool that makes genome analysis accessible to educators and students. High school students are trained to use software tools to store, retrieve,… [More]

The Department of Education has announced the recipients of 2017 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program awards. A total of 18 projects were funded to develop, test and assess a wide variety of innovative educational technology products for both students… [More]

This weekend (28-29 Jan) we’re attending the international meeting of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare in Orlando, FL. A version of iNeuron tailored to post secondary education was accepted for showcase at their Serious Games Arcade. It is an… [More]