Author Archives: Rochelle Bloom, Ph.D.

Co-sponsored by the Duke Center for Science Education, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, and Duke Program in Education.  A symposium for K-8 educators and teachers in training.   A video recording of the symposium can be found here:  https://youtu.be/xrmuqveHtxI

Congratulations to Chris Adamczyk, Executive Director of Duke’s Center for Science Education, who was honored on April 20 by President Brodhead for winning a 2010 Presidential Award. This prestigious award is given to Duke staff and faculty to recognize distinctive contributions to Duke University & the Duke Health System over the past year. Read more about her award here.

The Duke Center for Science Education has received a $1.3 million gift from The Hartwell Foundation to establish a residential summer science camp for teens in grades 8, 9, & 10.  The campers will be bright, curious, capable students who are still unsure about choosing science as a career path.  The camp, a collaboration between the Center and Duke Medicine, will seek to make a life-changing difference early in the lives of young campers by sparking the desire to follow an academic pathway that leads to lifelong involvement in science.  For more information and to view the press release, click here.

The Duke Center for Science Education recently received generous support from RBC Corporate to support the Showcase of Science Education coming this Fall.  Stay tuned for more information on this exciting venture!

Duke Today’s Research Blog features a story on a virtual reality program developed by students in Rochelle Schwartz-Bloom’s independent study course in science education.  Students Marcel Yang and David McMullen reported to the Visualization Forum about their really cool program to help students learn chemistry–and it’s all about alcohol!

Spotlight on Interdisciplinary Studies: The Duke Center for Science Education is highlighted in the July 2008 Spotlight published by the Provost’s Office on Interdisciplinary Studies. Read how the Center interweaves faculty research, student education, and community outreach.

The Pharmacology Education Partnership (PEP), a high school curriculum developed by faculty in the Department of Pharmacology & Cancer Biology and at the NC School of Science & Math, was assessed nationally and published in the Sept.28, 2007 issue of Science Magazine. Details on the paper available here.