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TUBA CITY, Ariz. — Diné College has launched the CONVOY program, aimed at supporting predominantly Navajo students in their pursuit of science education and careers. The field of science has historically marginalized indigenous knowledge, creating barriers for Native American students… [More]

In 2016, Native American people in science and engineering formed only 0.3% of the graduate student population, specifically constituting 0.15% in engineering and 0.38% in the sciences (Bright and Jones, 2020). National Science Foundation (NSF) data from 2018 show that… [More]

This webinar has been cancelled. Content will be included in the April 4, 2024 SEPA Pre-Submission Webinar The goal of the Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) program is to invest in educational activities that enhance the training and diversity of… [More]

SEPA Pre-Submission Webinar NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) (R25 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed), PAR-23-137, https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/par-23-137.html Thursday, April 4, 2024 3:00pm – 4:30pm EDT Agenda SEPA program overview NIH Peer Review and Scoring Human Subjects Grant and Budget Issues… [More]

East Carolina University will lead a new five-year, $1.3 million grant that will give thousands of North Carolina children an early start on learning about science and nutrition. Preschool Education in Applied Sciences (PEAS) is a project made possible by… [More]

Parents know, and research has proven, that preschoolers have hungry minds. They ask hundreds of questions every day as they observe and shape the world around them. Could early food and nutrition education, delivered by trained pre-K teachers, feed their… [More]

If you happened to see Dr. Virginia C. Stage on the ground, digging through the dirt to find roly-polies outside ECU’s Health Sciences Building this past summer, you might not immediately guess that would somehow propel some of the state’s… [More]

Signs of Virginia Stage’s professional calling—helping young children discover science and enjoy nutritious foods—showed up on her plate long before she became a nutrition professor and researcher. As a child, Stage filled her plate with vegetables at restaurant buffets, to… [More]