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HHMI Debuts “The Making of the Fittest” Short Films
October 12, 2011
In a red carpet event for 600 biology teachers, HHMI will unveil three short science films that use vivid storytelling to teach the vital concepts of adaptation and natural selection. The films, which were created to be used in classrooms, will premiere at the National Association of Biology Teachers annual meeting. More
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David Elisco Chosen as Director of Development for HHMI’s New Film Production Unit
September 22, 2011
Award-winning writer and producer David Elisco has been named director of development for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s new film production unit. More
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Hot Topic of Human Evolution Takes Center Stage at HHMI’s Holiday Lectures on Science
September 22, 2011
Human evolution—one of the most discussed scientific topics and one of the hardest for teachers to tackle—will be the focus of the 2011 Holiday Lectures on Science from HHMI. More
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New Fellowship Funds Research for 48 International Graduate Students
August 04, 2011
A new fellowship program will enable 48 graduate students from 22 countries to devote their full attention to research at a critical time during their professional development as scientists. More
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Fellowships Encourage Medical, Dental, Veterinary Students to Enter Research Careers
July 05, 2011
Medical, dental, and veterinary students from 47 schools will be diving into intensive, HHMI-sponsored research experiences this summer at top research centers across the country. More
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Collaboration Seeks to Create Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Curriculum
June 08, 2011
HHMI has launched four-year, $1.8 million science education experiment that will bring together four universities to create and share effective models for teaching interdisciplinary science. More
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HHMI Names Michael Rosenfeld to Lead New Documentary Initiative
May 05, 2011
Award-winning documentary producer and former president of National Geographic Television will lead HHMI's $60 million science documentary initiative. More
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HHMI Helps Summer Institute Expand to Regional Sites
May 03, 2011
New funding from HHMI will be used to scale up a successful summer program that aims to enable thousands of college and university science faculty to receive intensive professional development designed to improve undergraduate biology education. The $3 million grant will expand the National Academies Summer Institute for Undergraduate Education in Biology from a single location at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, to a total of nine regional centers over the next five years. More
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HHMI Announces Competition for $60 Million in Grants for Undergraduate Colleges
April 05, 2011
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has invited 215 undergraduate-focused colleges and universities from across the country to apply for a total of $60 million in science education grants. This year it has changed its approach to these awards in hopes of getting better information about which kinds of science education programs succeed in developing the talent and leadership skills of students.
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Student Research Shows Diversity of Bacterial Viruses
January 27, 2011
The Science Education Alliance is celebrating a major milestone with a scientific publication in PLoS One. The 192-author article is based on the work of students and faculty at the first 12 schools that offered its phage genomics course. More
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