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Astrobiology Summer Science Experience for High School Teachers – Deadline April 13, 2012

February 1st, 2012 · No Comments · Biology, K-12, Professional Development, Science, STEM, Teacher Development, Teacher Opportunities

Astrobiology Summer Science Experience for High School Teachers (Apply by April 13) (Apply by April 13; July 23-28, San Francisco, Calif.) ASSET, a science and curriculum institute for high school science teachers, offers an interactive and content-rich program, with presentations by leading astrobiology researchers from the SETI Institute, NASA, and California Academy of Sciences. Participants [...]

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Free Plant Phenology and Climate Change Online Course for K-12 Educators – Application Deadline Feb 10, 2012

February 1st, 2012 · No Comments · Biology, K-12, Professional Development, Science, STEM, Teacher Development, Teacher Opportunities

Free Plant Phenology and Climate Change Online Course for K-12 Educators (Apply by Feb. 10) (Apply by Feb. 10; Course Feb. 15-March 14) The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is offering a new online course for educators focused on its successful science program – PB-501 Project BudBurst: Introduction to Plant Phenology and Climate Change. This [...]

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Proposal due date extension: NASA Research Announcement NNH11ZTT002N “Research Opportunities in Space Biology”

December 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Biology, Funding, Higher Education, NASA, Request For Proposals, Research

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has extended the proposal due date for NASA Research Announcement (NRA) NNH11ZTT002N, entitled “Research Opportunities in Space Biology.” The deadline for receipt of proposals has changed from Friday, January 6, 2012 to Monday, January 23, 2012, 5 PM ET. Selections of proposals are expected to be announced by [...]

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Properties of Living Things: Fingerprints of Life Web Seminar – Oct 5, 2011

October 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Biology, K-12, NASA, Professional Development, Science, Seminar, STEM, Teacher Development, Teacher Opportunities

As part of a series of electronic professional development experiences for educators, the NASA Explorer Schools project and the National Science Teachers Association are hosting a 90-minute live professional development Web seminar for educators on Oct. 5, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. EDT. The student activity featured in this seminar will introduce grades 5-8 students to [...]

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NASA Research Announcement (NRA) NNH11ZTT002N – Research Opportunities in Space Biology

October 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Biology, NASA, Request For Proposals, Research, STEM

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has released NASA Research Announcement (NRA) NNH11ZTT002N, entitled “Research Opportunities in Space Biology.” This NASA Research Announcement (NRA) solicits hypothesis-driven research proposals for both ground-based experiments and flight experiments in Space Biology (SB). All proposals must describe hypothesis-driven experiments that will answer basic questions about how cells, plants [...]

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