SEPAL Graduate Student, Hibba Ashraf, was recently awarded the University Scholarship award. University Scholarship recognizes Hibba’s academic achievements and her community involvement of SF State students.
Congratulations Hibba!
Please join us in congratulating SEPAL Alums Mia Hiles & David Frischer, who have both been recently hired as middle school science teachers in the Bay Area!
Mia was an SFSU Biology Student who participated in the SPIKE program, and a National Science Foundation (NSF) Noyce Scholar. She will be an Eighth Grade Science Teacher at Ingrid B. Lacy Middle School at Pacifica.
David was also a SPIKE participant, and will be teaching science at Bret Harte Middle School in Oakland.
Congratulations Mia and David!
SEPAL was featured in the San Francisco State University’s Newspaper, Golden Gate Xpress. This article highlights effective studying habits for college students.
Check out this article here!
Thomas Jenkinson, SEPAL NSF SK-12 Fellow from 2008 – 2010 & Master’s Student with Dennis Desjardin, was recently awarded the Dow Sustainability Fellowship. This is an academic fellowship in conjunction with the Dow Company and the University of Michigan which supports Doctoral Students over two academic years.
Congratulations, Thomas!
SEPAL Graduate Student, Kathryn Danielson, was selected as the 2013 College of Science & Engineering Hood Candidate.
Congratulations Kathryn!
Congratulations to Kimberly Tanner and her team of Science Faculty with Education Specialties on their recent publication in the prestigious science journal, The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Their paper addresses “Widespread distribution and unexpected variation among science faculty with education specialties (SFES) across the United States”
Seth D. Bush, Nancy J. Pelaez, James A. Rudd II, Michael T. Stevens, Kimberly D. Tanner, and Kathy S. Williams, PNAS 2013. PDF
See the SFSU New Press Release here!
Spectrum Scientist, Jennifer Chinchilla, was selected for the SFSU Community Service Learning Award for the two years of outstanding participation in the Spectrum program to co-sponsor after-school science clubs for girls of color at local SF middle schools.
Spectrum Faculty and SFSU Biology Professor, Dr. Letica Marquez-Magana was selected to be featured in the new magazine, Cosmo for Latinas! She was just awarded the 2013 Fun/Fearless award in the Science area for her contributions in science and the mentorship she provides for students of color at SFSU. Please keep an eye out for the issue appearing on newsstands on June 2013.
SEPAL alumna Becky Fulop’s 2012 Advances in Physiology Education paper – Investigating high school students’ conceptualizations of the biological basis of learning – was the third article highlighted in the Recent Research feature of the new issue of CBE: Life Sciences Education. See the feature here.
Congratulations Becky!
CCB FEST Principal Investigators Jeff Schinski and Kimberly Tanner were featured in the recently published Nature article, “A sense of community: US scientists passionate about teaching can find rewarding work at community colleges.” Read the article here!
SEPAL Alum, Tatiane Russo-Tait, and SEPAL Master’s Student, Kathryn Danielson, are highlighted in the SFSU Spring Publication of “BioNews.” Read the article here!
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