Coal in the Heart of Appalachian Life part of Coal in the Heart of Appalachian Life
Coal in the Heart of Appalachian Life Andreas Baur, Assistant Professor of Chemistry; Judy Byers, Abelina Suarez Professor of English, Director of West Virginia Folklife Center; Galen Hansen, Professor of Physics; ...

Forensic Investigation: Seeking Justice Through Science part of Forensic Investigation: Seeking Justice Through Science
Forensic Investigation: Seeking Justice Through Science Gregory Miller, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, Oregon. In recent years, dozens of individuals have been exonerated of ...

Slow Food part of Slow Food
An Emerging Model: Slow Food Marion Field Fass, Sc.D., Professor of Biology and Chair, Health and Society, Beloit College (Curriculum Vitae (Acrobat (PDF) 149kB Jul15 08) Abstract Slow Food is one of the First ...

Chemistry & Ethnicity: Uranium and American Indians part of Chemistry & Ethnicity: Uranium and American Indians
Chemistry & Ethnicity: Uranium and American Indians Catherine Middlecamp, Department of Chemistry, and Omie Baldwin, University Health Services, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin Abstract In ...

Science, Society, & Global Catastrophes part of Science, Society, & Global Catastrophes
Catastrophes are used to introduce students tophysics, meterology, epidemiology, the chemistry of greenhouse gases, and statistics. 60 students and five faculty on five campuses are linked by compressed video. Assignments emphasize critical thinking and writing skills, and include group projects, interpretation of data, analysis of journal articles, and mathematical and statistical modeling exercises.

AIDS Research part of AIDS Research
Sherryl Broverman, Associate Professor of the Practice, Department of Biology, Duke University In 2000 Duke University modified its general education curriculum to place a greater emphasis on "the ability to ...

The Science of Sleep part of The Science of Sleep
Herve Collin, Department of Math and Science, Kapi'olani Community College Course Learning Goals for Instructors and Students Course Description Kapi'olani Community College's The Science of Sleep ...

Science outreach - Public Understanding of Science part of Science outreach - Public Understanding of Science
Hannah Alexander, Adjunct Associate Professor, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211 Public Understanding of Science is an interactive course that aims to train students to ...

How Can Global Experience Improve Science Education? Ask the Experts Among Us part of Newsletter Articles
SENCER E-Newsletter, September 2005, Volume 5, Issue 1 One can argue that it is virtually impossible to teach about science in the context of unsolved public issues without naturally considering global issues. In ...

What's Next for SENCER in Africa? US and African Scholars Meet at SSI 2005 to Discuss Opportunities part of Newsletter Articles
SENCER E-Newsletter, September 2005, Volume 5, Issue 1 On August 9th, a group of visiting scholars from Makerere University in Uganda and the University of Johannesburg in the Republic of South Africa met with ...