Participants Selected for Pre-Institute Symposium on Science and Public Policy
Posted: Jun 13 2013
Responding to requests we received last year, we will experiment with a pre-Institute symposium designed to be useful to participants in SENCER initiatives, to creators of SENCER courses and programs, and to students.

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 Your Involvement
Posted: Apr 3 2013
It is my hope that this series will serve as a prelude to an ongoing and engaged discussion about our role in overcoming the barriers, creating the applications, testing the value, articulating the benefits and educating the next generation in how to further human rights through science and technology.

Science, Human Rights and the Expanding Role of the Private Sector
Posted: Mar 20 2013
What are the implications of this for the significant and increasing role of private companies and institutions in research and development?

Washington Symposium Highlights Campus Achievements, Student Leadership, and New Initiatives
Posted: Mar 20 2013
The overarching Symposium theme of reaching 'a tipping point' in the transformation of STEM education was addressed by Dr. Martin Storksdieck, director of the Board on Science Education, Dr. Mel Schiavelli, executive vice president of Northern Virginia Community College, David Burns, executive director of NCSCE, and presenters across sessions during the program.

Washington Symposium Speakers to Address Communication, the New Standards, Science and Human Rights: Deadline to Register is March 6
Posted: Mar 6 2013
The annual National Center for Science and Civic Engagement (NCSCE) Washington Symposium and Capitol Hill Poster Session brings together educators, students, community members, and policy leaders to discuss the connection of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics course content to civic issues and implications of public policy on curricula; as well as to recognize campus work and consider new initiatives.

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 Classrooms: Small Changes, Big Effects
Posted: Mar 1 2009
SENCER E-Newsletter, June 2003, Volume 2, Issue 1 SENCER Classrooms: Small Changes, Big Effects Terry McGuire, associate professor of genetics at Rutgers and an SSI-2002 advance representative, reports how two ...

The National Center Needs Your Help in the Development of a New Project: The STEM of Democracy
Posted: Mar 1 2009
SENCER E-Newsletter, October 2004, Volume 4, Issue 2 By: Wm. David Burns As I write this, it's just two weeks from November 2, our next national election day. Voting has already begun and serious ...

Coal in the Heart of Appalachian Life: A Learning Community
Posted: Mar 1 2009
SENCER E-Newsletter, December 2004, Volume 4, Issue 4 Phillip J. Mason, Judy Byers, Debra Hemler, Andreas Baur, Galen Hansen, and Noel Tenney, Fairmont State University Coal in the Heart of Appalachian Life is ...

Forensic Investigation: Seeking Justice Through Science
Posted: Mar 1 2009
SENCER E-Newsletter, February 2005, Volume 4, Issue 6 Gregory Miller, Southern Oregon University In recent years, dozens of individuals have been exonerated of capital crimes and released from lifeimprisonment, ...

Half an Hour Away from the End of Civilization
Posted: Mar 1 2009
SENCER E-Newsletter, February 2005, Volume 4, Issue 6 Teaching Nonproliferation to Understand Present and Safeguard Future Washington & Lee University to Host 2005 Teaching Nonproliferation Summer Institute ...

The Evolution of the Model: Science, Society, and Global Threats
Posted: Mar 1 2009
SENCER E-Newsletter, March 2005, Volume 4, Issue 7 The course, "Science, Society, and Global Catastrophes" was originally introduced as a SENCER Model in 2001. We recently asked model developer, Theo ...

Green Chemistry: Not an Oxymoron
Posted: Mar 1 2009
SENCER E-Newsletter, April 2005, Volume 4, Issue 8 Mary M. Kirchoff, Ph.D. Assistant Director for Special Projects Education Division, American Chemical Society Green chemistry is the design of chemical products ...

What Difference Does Teaching a SENCER Course Make?
Posted: Mar 1 2009
SENCER E-Newsletter, July 2005, Volume 4, Issue 11 Recently, we asked a group of SENCER participants and colleagues at their institutions to tell us about the courses and programs that they have developed. We were ...

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 ...

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 ...