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Oct 1, 2010 |
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Book publication! |
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Congratulations to IEG collaborator, Prof. Wendy C. Crone, on the publication of her book, Survive and Thrive: A Guide for Untenured Faculty, Morgan & Claypool Publishers (2010). Available on Amazon.com. |
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Sept 29, 2010 |
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JC McKenna Middle School Campus Visit |
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Tracy Stefonek-Puccinelli worked with area middle-school teacher Bruce Curtis to arrange a campus visit for their school. Tracy and several MRSEC students will lead activities about biomimicry with the 6-8th graders. |
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Sept 20, 2010 |
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NISE Net renewed for another 5 years |
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NSF announced today its 5-year renewal award to the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net), of which UW MRSEC is subawardee. |
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Sept 14, 2010 |
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Zenner Petersen talks nanotech on the radio |
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IEG Director, Greta Zenner Petersen, made a guest appearance on ‘In Business with Jody and Joan’ WTDY TalkRadio 1670 to talk about the basics of nanotechnology. A podcast of the show is available at http://ibmadison.com/podcast?podcast_id=640. |
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Sep 8, 2010 |
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‘NanoBite’ features MRSEC partnership |
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The Sept 2010 issue of the NISE Net Newsletter, “NanoBite”, featured the NanoStained Glass window collaboration. |
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Sept 8, 2010 |
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MicroExplorers hits 50 |
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MicroExplorers is about to purchase their 50th Explorer microscope! According to Prof. Doug Weibel, PI of the program, “Once we are 50, 100 is going to be a short hop.” |
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Aug 21, 2010 |
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UW MRSEC travels to Alabama |
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Troy Dassler was an invited presenter at the Tuskegee University Science and Technology Open House for EPSCoR centers throughout Alabama. He shared our nano/bio education-outreach work with area K-12 teachers, students, and parents. |
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Aug 14, 2010 |
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Madison Children’s Museum re-opens – with nanotech art |
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The newly re-opened Madison Children’s Museum features a NanoStained Glass window, made in collaboration with the Museum, MRSEC, and Aldo Leopold Elementary School. |
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Aug 12, 2010 |
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Milwaukee Devin Harris Camp |
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IEG post doc, Dr. Tracy Stefonek-Puccinelli, led science eucation activities about magnetism with over 150 7-12 year-olds during the Milwaukee Devin Harris Camp for underrepresented youth. |
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Aug 11, 2010 |
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RET Teacher wins numerous awards |
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Congratulations to Troy Dassler, an elementary-school bilingual science teacher and one of our RET participants, on winning 7 awards over the last year, totaling more than $33,500 in additional funds for his classroom and after-school programming. |
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July 21, 2010 |
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RET Teacher begins Ed. D. Program |
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Maria Barreras, two-time RET participant and Program Support Teacher for the MMSD Division of ESL, Bilingual Education, and Dual Language Immersion, Maria Barreras, began her Ed.D. Program in Educational Leadership at Edgewood college today. Congrats, Maria! |
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July 19, 2010 |
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RET Teacher finishes second Half-Ironamn |
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Congrats to Jen Ehrlich, multiple time RET Participant and chemistry teacher at Oregon High School, for completing the Door County Triathlon Half-Ironman! |
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July 16, 2010 |
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New Lab Manual lab about lithium batteries |
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IEG collaborator, Prof. George Lisensky, and his undergrad, Tess Jaquez, modified a lab related to lithium batteries and added it to the Video Lab Manual, Tungsten Trioxide Intercalation, http://mrsec.wisc.edu/Edetc/nanolab/WO3/index.html |
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June 25-26, 2010 |
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Teacher PD at SECME |
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Through the IEG’s partnership with Tuskegee University, Zenner Petersen led two invited K-12 teacher workshops at the 34th Annual SECME Summer Institute at Clemson University. |
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June 21, 2010 |
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Nano Briefing for WI Legislators |
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Members and collaborators of the UW MRSEC (Bob Hamers, Tom Kuech, Greta Zenner Petersen, Wendy Crone, Dietram Scheufele) gave a WI Legislative Briefing on Nanotechnology. |
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June 14, 2010 |
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RET Begins |
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The IEG welcomes our 7 RET teachers to campus. |
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June 1, 2010 |
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REU Begins |
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The IEG welcomes REU student, Fri-Atsoh AchiriMofor, from University of Maryland – Baltimore County. |
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Spring 2010 |
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NanoVenture: The Nanotechnology Board Game |
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After five years of iterative development, we've finally finished our NanoVenture game! This educational board game explores the connections between science, nanotechnology, and society. |
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Spring 2010 |
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Outreach Opportunities Abound |
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It's getting close to spring, which means outreach opportunities for students, staff, and faculty are plentiful. If you're from the UW campus and interested in participating in an education event or opportunity, contact Greta Zenner Petersen. |
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February, 2010 |
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Congrats! |
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Congratulations to Troy Dassler, a first-grade bilingual teacher and one of our RET participants, for winning one of NSTA's Toyota TAPESTY grants. Troy will use his award, up to $10,000, to expand science education at Aldo Leopold Elementary School, including his MicroExplorers program. |
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2010 |
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Microexplorers |
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Check out the new blog about after-school science clubs, started by Troy Dassler, an RET Fellow of the MRSEC and an elementary-school bilingual teacher in Madison. |
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