Wie funktioniert die perfekte Wasserbombe oder ein Kraftwerk aus Teelichtern? Jugendliche lösen beim bundesweiten Physik-Wettbewerb anspruchsvolle Rätsel – experimentell und theoretisch.
Im Finale vom 11. bis 13. April 2014 stellen sie ihre Lösungen in englischsprachigen Präsentationen und Diskussionen vor. Austragungsort ist das Schülerforschungszentrum Nordhessen in Kassel. Das Turnier dient zugleich als Vorentscheid für den internationalen Physik-Weltcup. (more…)
Genetics plays a role, but researchers say environment still key
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study of math anxiety shows how some people may be at greater risk to fear math not only because of negative experiences, but also because of genetic risks related to both general anxiety and math skills.
The study, which examined how fraternal and identical twins differ on measures of math anxiety, provides a revised view on why some children – and adults – may develop a fear of math that makes it more difficult for them to solve math problems and succeed in school. (more…)
Author Ziolkowski highlights international school construction initiative
What started out as an around-the-world backpacking trek for a recent college graduate turned into a volunteer program that builds hope by constructing schools in some of poorest places on the planet.
Jim Ziolkowski, best-selling author and founder of buildOn, a nonprofit that erects schools in developing countries, shared his experiences and vision during a talk given Tuesday evening, March 11, at the University of Delaware’s Mitchell Hall. (more…)
Wildlife biologist Lauren Cruz is dedicated to the conservation of coastal ecosystems. She is a recent graduate from the University of Delaware and currently having a B.S. in Wildlife Conservation, Agricultural and Natural Resources and a minor in Entomology. Miss Cruz plans to pursue a M.S. in Marine Science. She attended the Brown University Environmental Leadership Lab on the Big Island of Hawai’i and participated in several projects in different wildlife fields while at the University of Delaware. During her summers, she worked at the Sedge Island Natural Resource Education Center where she lead kayak tours and taught visiting groups about the marsh ecosystem and its inhabitants.(more…)
Prof. Young-Kee Kim leads conference for aspiring female scientists
On a mid-January Friday night, Savannah Thais stood at the podium in International House’s Assembly Hall and shared some of her experiences as a female student in physics. She described the refusal of some male students to work with her, the difficulty in finding a female professor or mentor in math or physics, and the common message from adults that “I can’t be ‘girly’ and good at physics.”(more…)
Grant Connette received a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology from Davidson College in 2008. In the Fall of 2009 he began a Ph.D. program in Biology at the University of Missouri. His general research interests include various aspects of the population ecology, movement behavior, and landscape-scale distributions of animals. Much of his current research focuses on the behavior, population dynamics, and landscape ecology of terrestrial salamanders in forest landscapes managed for timber production.(more…)
Taichi Suzuki, an Evolutionary Biologist, is currently involved in PhD program in Integrative Biology at the University of California Berkeley. He received his Bachelor’s degree from the Nihon University in Japan and completed Master’s in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at The University of Arizona. He is also associated with Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley.(more…)
Anna Oberrauch, Doktoratsstipendiatin am Institut für Geographie, engagierte sich zwei Jahre mit Jugendlichen in dem Projekt LQ4U. Die Sensibilisierung für zukunftsorientiertes Handeln und Denken, um nachhaltige Lebensqualität zu erreichen, stand dabei im Zentrum ihrer Arbeit mit den Schülerinnen und Schülern.
Das Hauptziel des Teams der Forschungs-Bildungs-Kooperation war es, gemeinsam mit Jugendlichen Lebensqualität zu erforschen. Die Idee zu diesem Forschungsprojekt mit dem Titel „Nord- und Südtiroler Jugendliche entwickeln Zukunftsvisionen zum Nachhaltigkeitsziel Lebensqualität“ stammt vom Projektleiter Dr. Lars Keller. Den Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern ist es ein Anliegen, dass Untersuchungen zur Lebensqualität die subjektiven Sichtweisen der Bewohnerinnen und Bewohner miteinbeziehen, wobei vor allem die Perspektive der Jugendlichen großer Aufmerksamkeit bedarf. Als Entscheidungsträger von morgen sind sie am längsten von den heutigen politischen Bestimmungen betroffen. Gefördert wurde dieses Projekt von der Autonomen Provinz Bozen-Südtirol, Abteilung Bildungsförderung, Universität und Forschung sowie dem Doktoratsstipendium aus der Nachwuchsförderung der Universität Innsbruck. (more…)
