Middle Tennessee State University will host the new Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (WISTEM) Center beginning July 1st. The WISTEM Center will work to maximize efforts to support women in STEM by collaborating with the community, support female STEM faculty in their academic development and career growth, maximize resources and opportunities for girls and women to pursue STEM education and careers, and support teachers from pre-K to college in promoting best practices of gender equity in STEM education. Judith Iriarte-Gross, professor of chemistry and a SENCER alumna, will direct the Center. Read more>
Science Education and Civic Engagement: An International Journal, the online, peer-reviewed publication issued by NCSCE, invites paper submissions for its next release. July 31, 2009 is the deadline for items for peer review and possible publication in the October/November issue, but papers may be submitted at anytime for consideration in future issues. Papers should be emailed to danielle.kraus@ncsce.net.