Dr. Eric Hegg recommended as dean of MSU College of Natural Science
Effective September 1, 2024, Eric Hegg will take over as dean of the College of Natural Science, succeeding Phillip Duxbury, who served as the college's dean since August 2018.
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Dr. Clausell Mathis encourages 'shaking up the way we teach physics" in The Conversation
The Conversation recently published a piece by Dr. Clausell Mathis, Assistant Professor of Physics in the Lyman Briggs College and of Science Education in the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University titled 'Why U.S. Schools Need to Shake Up the Way they Teach Physics".
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Sep
22:30
Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior (EEB) Town Hall
The department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior (EEB) at MSU sponsors weekly seminars throughout the academic year, featuring four special lecture types; the Spartan Eminent Lecture, Distinguished Alumni Lecture, Notable Dissertation Lectures, and Career Exploration Panels.
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Aug
21:00
College of Natural Science Colloquium 2024, October 23, 2024
"Colloquia With Your College" is an event where new Spartans will meet other new students in their college, the Dean, Faculty, Academic Advisers and upper-class students. This session is an essential way for new students to learn about what it takes to be successful at Michigan State University. For more information on locations and times, go to: https://natsci.msu.edu/undergraduate/current-students/natsci-colloquium-2024/index.aspx
Clare Carlson, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Clare Carlson is a post-doctoral researcher working on the Assessing Mathematical Sensemaking in Science (AMaSS) project with Dr. Kevin Haudek. She completed her dissertation work in the Chemistry department at Michigan State University, focusing on undergraduate chemistry and biology education research. Clare is fascinated by the mechanisms of student reasoning and the methods used to investigate student reasoning about complex scientific phenomena. Outside of work, she loves to play and watch soccer, eat delicious food, and spend time outdoors with her family.
Cory Miller, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
Cory is an assistant professor working on the Multiple Literacies project. Her research interests involve professional learning and supporting teachers as they make changes in their science teaching practices.
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Jan
19:00
Dr. Stephen Meyers, University of Wisconsin-Madison, January 18, 2023
CREATE, and the Office of the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education office (APUE) are delighted to welcome Dr. Stephen Meyers from the University of Wisconsin—Madison as our Speaker Series guest for January. Stephen will be on campus from January 17 - 20, and will be available to meet with colleagues around his presentation on Wednesday, the 18th. His talk will begin at noon and wrap up by 1:30 p.m.
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Jan
20:00
J. Green, J. Keane, and V. Melfi, Co-Integrate talk, January 24, 2023
Please join us for another Co-Integrate event on January 24, 2023.
Dr. Jennifer Green, John Keane, and Dr. Vince Melfi will present "Fostering a Culture of Instructional Development in the Department of Statistics and Probability: Our Journey with First-Year Graduate Teaching Assistants" from 1 PM to 2:30 PM. Please join us for as much of the presentation as you can.
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Feb
02:00
Presentation postponed; Christie Morrison Thomas, February 22, 2023
We are deeply saddened by the events on campus on Monday, February 13, and are grieving for our community's loss of life and the senseless tragedy that took place on our beloved campus.
Dr. Peng He and Mao-Jen Tseng's presentation scheduled for Weds, 2/15, has been postponed until further notice.
Dr. Christie Morrison Thomas is scheduled to present her work on Weds, 2/22; at this juncture, we are planning to proceed with that event. We will update this page if anything changes. See the attached announcement for more details about her talk.
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Mar
14:00
CREATE at the MSTA 70th Annual conference, March 3-4, 2023
It's time for the 70th Annual Michigan Science Teacher's Association conference! The event will be held at the Lansing Center and Radisson Hotel in downtown Lansing on Friday, March 3, and Saturday, March 4, 2023. The conference will be in person this year.
CREATE will have six presentations at the conference that you won't want to miss:
Friday, March 3, 2023, 9:30 - 10:30 AM, in the Governor's Room: How successful science teachers teach (and am I doing it?), Dr. Christie Morrison Thomas
