“Suddenly they feel like real scientists.” Kay Coates, a high school teacher in rural Wisconsin, talks about access to STEM in our Rural Roots, Research Futures project, recognizing the 20th anniversary of Morgridge Summer Science Camp.
Author: Morgridge Institute for Research
Belonging in science: what I learned before I started college
“Confidence gaps in higher education are rarely about intelligence.” Incoming freshman Bennett Schmidt talks about access to STEM in our Rural Roots, Research Futures project, recognizing the 20th anniversary of Morgridge Summer Science Camp.
From Washburn County to Wisconsin physics
“The big thing that excites me about science is the question, ‘What if?’” Cole Miller, a UW–Madison physics major from Shell Lake, talks about access to STEM in our Rural Roots, Research Futures project, recognizing the 20th anniversary of Morgridge Summer Science Camp.
Rising Sparks: Natasha Strydhorst, science communication
Natasha Strydhorst finds in science communication a good way to marry her multiple interests — and to address “the wicked problems that science and society are facing.”
Kevin Eliceiri receives inaugural Spencer Shorte Legacy Award from the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities
Kevin Eliceiri, director of the Fab Lab and investigator of biomedical imaging, was recognized for his extraordinary contributions to community building and human-centered leadership. The award will support the establishing of the Illuminating People Program, a mentorship matchmaking platform.