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High Schoolers investigate genetic disorders in new hands-on biology curriculum

This spring, AP Biology students at Wendell Phillips Academy High School weren’t reading textbooks and taking quizzes, they were using investigative lab techniques to solve a genetic mystery. The students spent three weeks exploring the science behind (and the implications of) modern genetic testing.

[Now Closed] Science Explorers is recruiting Science Education Fellows!

Earlier this year, Science in Society launched a new STEM education program called Science Explorers.

Capturing the Beauty of Science: 2016’s scientific images inspire new art

Science can produce surprising and beautiful images. The annual Scientific Images Contest highlights some of the stunning work created in Northwestern labs in a range of disciplines. The twelve winning images of 2016 showcase research fields including medicine, chemistry, nanotechnology, and astrophysics.

Science Explorers launches at Mather High School

Science in Society has embarked on a new adventure: offering in-school programming! We’re partnered with Mather High School in West Rogers Park, Chicago, to support incoming freshman with science and learning skills during the transition to high school. The first cohort of students has named themselves Science Explorers.

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