Thursday, August 27, 2009

Transforming Undergraduate Biology Education: Mobilizing the Community for Change Conference

From July 15-17, YSP Student Director, Britney Moss traveled to Washington DC to present a poster detailing YSP's Summer Focus Program at the Transforming Undergraduate Biology Education: Mobilizing the Community for Change Conference. The conference was attended by ~ 500 people with a shared interest in improving the current state of undergraduate biology education and drafting a report to provide a blueprint for change. The conference activities included panel discussions, plenary talks, participation in small working groups, and poster sessions. The YSP poster was very well received and conference participants were quite impressed by how long the program has existed, how many students have gone through Summer Focus, the types of activities our summer students participate in, and our ability to track our participants over time. Kudos to all the hardworking YSP volunteers who have made all these experiences possible for our students and continue to do so!!

http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2009/0821biology_conference.shtml

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