SSI 2013 to Feature Symposium on Science and Public Policy
Posted: May 2 2013
Given the central role that public issues - and the development of public policies designed to address them - play in the civic engagement aspirations of the SENCER enterprise, a focused exploration of science and public policy seems essential.

Science, Human Rights and National Security
Posted: Mar 6 2013
International human rights law recognizes that in limited circumstances "the interests of national security" may be legitimate grounds for restricting enjoyment of rights (see, for example, Article 8(1) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)).

Why integrate human rights into STEM education?
Posted: Feb 7 2013
Human rights are a part of most domestic law, they are an important element in foreign policy engagement, and they are increasingly permeating debates on issues of vital social, economic, political, religious and cultural importance.

Seven New Models Added to SENCER Digital Library
Posted: Apr 29 2009
The most recent additions to the SENCER Digital Library are the seven courses and programs selected to be part of the SENCER Model Series during the summer of 2008. The diverse group of resources includes international collaborations, single courses, and course clusters, and focuses on issues such as sleep, HIV/AIDS, food, and pregnancy.

SENCER Selects Seven Courses and Programs for 2008 Model Series
Posted: Jul 1 2008
SENCER E-Newsletter, July/August 2008, Volume 7, Issue 9 SENCER is pleased to announce the selection of seven courses and programs as additions to the 2008 SENCER Model Series. SENCER Featured and Emerging Model ...

Symposium Participants Present Campus Projects to Congress
Posted: May 1 2008
SENCER E-Newsletter, May 2008, Volume 7, Issue 7 Participants in the 2008 Washington Symposium and Capitol Hill Poster Session shared enthusiasm for improving STEM education and a depth of experience with ...

30 Teams Selected to Participate in SSI 2008
Posted: Apr 1 2008
SENCER E-Newsletter, April 2008, Volume 7, Issue 6 Thirty teams and 22 individuals representing 51 colleges, universities, and other educational organizations have been invited to attend SSI 2008, which will be ...

Global Science: Discourse and Collaboration
Posted: Feb 1 2008
SENCER E-Newsletter, February 2008, Volume 7, Issue 4 Dr. John A. Mecham, Department of Biology and Health Sciences, Meredith College Dr. Erica Kosal, Department of Biology, North Carolina Wesleyan College Dr. ...

SENCER Launches Leadership Fellows Program
Posted: Feb 1 2008
SENCER E-Newsletter, February 2008, Volume 7, Issue 4 David Burns, PI, SENCER "We want to recognize and honor the contributions of distinguished SENCER leaders and enlist them in the movement to achieve new ...

NCSCE Announces 2008 Washington Symposium Participants
Posted: Feb 1 2008
SENCER E-Newsletter, February 2008, Volume 7, Issue 4 The National Center for Science and Civic Engagement welcomes representatives from 25 colleges and universities to participate in the Washington Symposium and ...

Trafficking in Civic Engagement
Posted: Jan 1 2008
SENCER E-Newsletter, January 2008, Volume 7, Issue 3 Keith Aufderheide, Oglethorpe University- Professor of Chemistry When Oglethorpe University submitted an application for a Post-Institute Implementation Award ...

Report from New York: Partnerships for Increasing Conservation Literacy and Engagement
Posted: Dec 1 2007
SENCER E-Newsletter, December 2007, Volume 7, Issue 2 Michael J. Foster, Chanda Bennet, Brian Weeks, Ana Luz Porzecanski - Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History and Trace ...

NCSCE Funds Projects to Improve Teaching and Learning
Posted: Dec 1 2007
SENCER E-Newsletter, December 2007, Volume 7, Issue 2 NCSCE has funded a promising group of projects that emerged from discussions at the 2007 SENCER Summer Institute. Teams of 4-6 people who attended SSI 2007 ...

Reflections on Science and Children and SENCER
Posted: Nov 1 2007
SENCER E-Newsletter, November 2007, Volume 7, Issue 1 Susan Mooney - Associate Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, Stonehill College On the last day of the Summer Institute in Portland, a group of ...

United States Senator Praises SENCER Work
Posted: Nov 1 2007
SENCER E-Newsletter, December 2007, Volume 7, Issue 2 Biotechnology, computer and information sciences, mathematics, chemistry, and physics form the rungs of the modern career ladder. Students across the nation ...

SSI 2007 Participants Work to Improve Education for All Students
Posted: Sep 1 2007
SENCER E-Newsletter, September 2007, Volume 6, Issue 11 The 2007 SENCER Summer Institute passed quickly, as always, with full days, much discussion, and hard work done by all who spent the early part of August in ...

Assessment Designs for SENCER's Future: The SSI 2007 Assessment Plenary
Posted: Sep 1 2007
SENCER E-Newsletter, September 2007, Volume 6, Issue 11 Richard P. Keeling - Senior Fellow, NCSCE More than 60 SENCER leaders and alumni gathered during this year's Summer Institute at the University of ...

SENCER Work Spurs Creation of Georgia/Armenia Fulbright Program: First Awards to be Granted for Summer 2008
Posted: Sep 1 2007
SENCER E-Newsletter, September 2007, Volume 6, Issue 11 A strong international SENCER network has developed over the past several years, the result of the dedication and hard work of both American and ...

Summer Institute Team Takes on New Degree Program
Posted: Jul 1 2007
SENCER E-Newsletter, July 2007, Volume 6, Issue 10 Stephanie Winterrowd, Macon State College Macon State College is a smaller member of the University of Georgia system located in Macon, Georgia. We are an open ...

Survey on Teaching Evolutionary Biology Launched
Posted: Jul 1 2007
SENCER E-Newsletter, July 2007, Volume 6, Issue 10 Mike Klymkowsky of the Bioliteracy Project at the University of Colorado, Boulder has set up a website and survey in the hopes of collecting and analyzing ...