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UT Austin's Petroleum Extension Program is offering free e-learning assets for Public High Schools and Community Colleges

By Community Author

March 30, 2020

Now, more than ever, we understand the challenges many educational institutions across the nation face due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Help UT STEM Center support undergrad research

By Christian Bazán

March 10, 2020

Provide a powerful teaching experience for burgeoning educators. The UT STEM Center is sponsoring a pilot Undergraduate Research Experience for students at The University of Texas at Austin.

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Brown Bag Colloquium Series: Benjamin Ahn and Francis Su

By Christian Bazán

March 10, 2020

UPDATE: Due to the current transition to online learning, all in-person events have been rescheduled for a time to be determined in the Fall semester.

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Does Early Algebra Matter?

By Christian Bazán

Jan. 13, 2020

Note: Research from the UT STEM Center is frequently available as professional development for K-12 educators. Click on this link to learn more.

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Fall speaker series wraps up and new spring series in the works

By Christian Bazán

Jan. 7, 2020

Since the fall of 2018, the STEM Center has been hosting Brown Bag lunch talks from a variety of noted scholars in STEM Education. The fall 2019 series wrapped up on December 4th with Kate Melhuish, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics from Texas State University. In the presentation, Dr.

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New STEM Scholar colloquium series to begin Fall 2019

By Christian Bazán

June 3, 2019

Continuing the success of the Brown Bag and STEM Ed Scholars of Color Colloquia, the STEM Center will be hosting eight STEM scholars this Fall. The scholars will share their latest research in an informal lunch setting in the STEM PD space in the George I. Sánchez Bldg. Rm 352. All students and faculty are welcome to attend.

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Inequality in college STEM education. Study finds Black and Latinx students leave STEM majors at higher rates.

By Christian Bazán

June 3, 2019

Recent national studies indicate that black and Latinx students are entering STEM post-secondary education at a rate comparable to that of their white peers, yet STEM fields remain predominantly white and male. Little research has been conducted to understand the completion patterns seen in STEM degrees and whether they are consistent with other fields for black and Latinx students.

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TEA Lone Star STEM grant application open

By Community Author

June 3, 2019

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has opened the Lone Star STEM grant application. Based on a letter of interest submission two types of potential grantees will be identified:

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The STEM Center's Project LEAP featured in Education Week

By Christian Bazán

April 9, 2019

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STEM Scholar speakers share latest research with UT students and faculty

By Christian Bazán

March 18, 2019

The UT STEM Center has been hosting two scholar speaker series for the spring semester, the Brown Bag Colloquium and the STEM Ed Scholars of Color Colloquium. Both series offer UT students and faculty opportunities to hear and discuss the latest research in STEM education in informal lunch sessions. STEM Center Director Eric Knuth created these lunch talks as an opportunity to promote scholarship and community within the academic environment.