Call for Applications: Vision & Change Leadership Fellows
The Partnership for Undergraduate Life Science Education (PULSE) is a new joint effort by NSF, NIH/NIGMS and HHMI. PULSE is currently seeking individuals with leadership experience from a wide range of institutions, including 2-year colleges, to apply to serve on a team of Vision and Change Leadership Fellows. Deadline for applications is July 9th 2012. Go to http://pulsecommunity.org for complete details.
Report Available – Thinking Evolutionarily: Evolution Education Across the Life Sciences
On October 25-26, 2011, the Board on Life Sciences of the National Research Council and the National Academy of Sciences held a national convocation in Washington, DC, to explore the many issues associated with teaching evolution across the curriculum. Thinking Evolutionarily: Evolution Education Across the Life Sciences: Summary of a Convocation summarizes the goals, presentations, and discussions of the convocation: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13403.
Join Us at NABT for the 9th Annual Evolution Symposium
AIBS, National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent), and BEACON – Center for Evolution in Action will cosponsor the ninth annual evolution symposium and workshop: “Evolutionary Transformations: The legacies of two influential scientists on evolutionary thought.” The events will take place at the 2012 National Association of Biology Teachers Professional Development Conference. Get complete details at http://www.nescent.org/media/NABTSymposium2012.php and to register go to the NABT conference site: http://www.nabt.org/websites/institution/index.php?p=10
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