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Ava Gjokaj wins education award at th 2025 University Undergraduate Research & Arts Forum

Congratulations to Ava Gjokaj, a student research assistant in the CREATE for STEM Institute, for winning the Education award (Section 3) at the 2025 UURAF forum!
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The Role of Habitus, Structure, and Agency in the Implementation of Science Reform Practices

Hildah Kwamboka Makori, Consuelo Juliette Morales, and Irene S. Bayer published in April 2025 issue of Science Education
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PRIME research partnership awarded prestigious Community-Engaged Teaching designation

The Michigan State University Distinguished Partnership Award for Community-Engaged Teaching recognizes individuals who demonstrate an outstanding commitment to fostering meaningful relationships between the university and the local community.
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CREATE SEED grant funds outdoor science instruction project

Congratulations to Dr. Cory Miller and team (Kara Haas, Ben Botwinski and Jillian Osbourne-Hawkins)! The group was awarded a $50,000 grant through CREATE for STEM to develop a program that helps assess the impact of increased observation and practicing of place-based, outdoor science instruction on preservice teachers' science identity.
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