In a few years, popcorn could become a standard element in science classrooms across Illinois and the nation. With funding from a new U.S. Department of Agriculture grant, a University
Tony Studer, professor in ACES, received a grant from the Department of Agriculture to further develop “pop-omics” his popcorn-based curriculum last September. The grant provides the funds that make it possible for the pop-omics curriculum to reach K-12 schools. The pop-omics curriculum is primarily used to teach genomics in the classroom by allowing.
Popcorn might just be a movie theater snack to most of us, but associate professor of crop sciences Tony Studer plans to make it the basis of an entire curriculum.
In a few years, popcorn could become a standard element in science classrooms across Illinois and the nation. With funding from a new USDA grant, a University o