Poster session 9-11am
Reception 11-12pm
All interested students, faculty, and friends are welcome.
Speaker: Reid Schwebach
Title: “Undergraduate bioinformatics: an interdisciplinary research-intensive degree concentration at Mason”
The STEM seminar is an interdisciplinary forum about science education. This collaborative group of faculty and students share pedagogical successes and challenges across disciplines. All interested faculty, students, and staff are welcome.
This session is designed for students interested in becoming an LA and faculty interested in working with an LA in one of their classes next Spring.
Under the direction of the STEM Accelerator faculty, the LA Program provides undergraduate students with the opportunity to help their peers succeed in College of Science classes, work closely with a faculty member, and deepen their own knowledge of a subject. The LA Program also supports faculty who are teaching COS courses.
Accelerator faculty will present information about applications and deadlines, and answer questions. All interested students and faculty are welcome.
This session is designed for students interested in becoming an LA and faculty interested in working with an LA in one of their classes next Spring.
Under the direction of the STEM Accelerator faculty, the LA Program provides undergraduate students with the opportunity to help their peers succeed in College of Science classes, work closely with a faculty member, and deepen their own knowledge of a subject. The LA Program also supports faculty who are teaching COS courses.
Accelerator faculty will present information about applications and deadlines, and answer questions. All interested students and faculty are welcome.
Curious about bioinformatics and biodiversity? Come learn about these fields and contribute to an international effort to share knowledge!
WeDigBio.org is an international event (October 20-23, 2016) that raises awareness of the importance of biodiversity research collections and engages volunteers in liberating data from these collections so that more people can access them for research and educational purposes. On October 21, we are holding a 4-hour blitz at George Mason University to contribute to this effort.
GMU participants be transcribing label information from very high-resolution images of natural history collections via a user-friendly web interface called NotesfromNature.org. Many of the specimens are from Virginia and from GMU research collections. Each 40 minute time slot will include an introduction to the field of biodiversity informatics, the Notes from Nature project, and the opportunity for participants to build the global research database with their transcriptions.
We welcome GMU participants to sign up for one of four time-slots and bring a laptop with wireless capability to the event. Tickets are free and limited to 80 participants per time slot. Door prizes and refreshments will be provided.
Free tickets and sign-up here.
Speaker: Ben Dreyfus
Title: “Teaching energy in physics, chemistry, and biology: Is energy a bridge or a barrier?”
What is STEM Seminar?
The STEM seminar is an interdisciplinary forum about science education. This collaborative group of faculty and students share pedagogical successes and challenges across disciplines. All interested faculty, students, and staff are welcome.
Sponsored by the Northern Virginia Mineral Club & and the GMU Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences
Hours:
Saturday 11/21 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday 11/22 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Features:
20 plus Dealers selling Minerals, Fossils, Crystals, Gems, Jewelry, Carvings, Meteorites & more!
Also, Demonstrations, Hands-On, Exhibits, Door Prizes, Scout Teaching Area & Kid’s Activities – including FREE Kid’s Mini-mines & Fossil Dig.
Silent Auction on Sunday afternoon.
Admission to Show/Ballroom:
Adults $6, Seniors $4, Teens (13-17) $3.
FREE – Children (12 & under), Scouts in uniform & GMU Students w/valid ID.
