Mubarak Hussain Syed, an assistant professor of Biology at The University of New Mexico, has received the prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation that will allow him to pursue his passions of understanding brain development and function, mentoring students, and science outreach. His project, “
Mechanisms regulating neural identity, connectivity and function- From stem cells to circuits, will receive $1.8 million over five years.
Syed, a neuroscientist, is interested in the development and function of neurons, glia (other cell types in the human brain), and neural circuits. Syed’s lab studies developmental programs regulating neural diversity and function - from stem cells to neural circuits.
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces 2020 Finalists for Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
SACRAMENTO State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond today congratulated six outstanding mathematics and science teachers who are finalists from California for the 2020 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST).
“These teachers are incredible educators, role models, and mentors to all those around them, and through mastery of their craft, they inspire students to study math, technology, engineering, and science including computer science,” Thurmond said. “They’re bright stars and prime examples of excellence in our educational system, and we hope that all students can enroll in great STEAM and computer science programs with educators like them, to prepare them for the jobs of tomorrow.”
Two University of Maine undergraduates are designing place-based education materials and Kâ12 curricula about the Grand Kankakee Marsh in Northern Indiana as part of a National Geographic Society grant.
Mo Weitman and Bell Gellis Morais are working with Katherine Glover, research associate at the Climate Change Institute (CCI) and recipient of a National Geographic Society Early Career Grant, to develop materials that will educate students and teachers about the past and present of an area once referred to as the Everglades of the North.
Weitman and Moraisâs curriculum design forms part of the outreach component of Gloverâs project, âBiogeography of the Grand Kankakee Marsh, Northern Indiana, U.S. over the past 5,000 years,â which seeks to reconstruct the history of the region and contribute to restoration efforts. The Grand Kankanee Marsh once spanned over 1,000 square miles and was famous for its rich biodiversity before it was irreversibly disturbed