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Study Identifies Strategies to Support STEM Students During Pandemic
Taking stock of 2020-2021 for STEM college students, study recommends how to mitigate pandemic disruptions in 2022 and ahead.
February 18, 2022
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Strategies To Support Students Disrupted by the Pandemic
Museum study finds pandemic negatively affected college students in STEM fields—and identifies strategies for new school year.
August 12, 2021
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Museum Partners with MIT to Introduce Students to AI in Scientific Research
With a grant from the National Science Foundation, Museum program for high school students adds a machine learning track.
January 28, 2021
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Museum Receives Grant to Study COVID-19 Impact on STEM Students
The research team will look at how students from the Science Research Mentoring Program and similar programs navigate 2020.
August 25, 2020
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High School Herpetologists Study Gemsnakes
NYC high school students in the SRMP program work with Museum scientists on research about snakes, spider venom, more.
June 16, 2020
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Students Across Globe Participate in Museum’s OLogy Challenge
The Museum is helping students around the world continue learning from home with hands-on activities for families.
May 4, 2020
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Museum Curator Helps Science Teachers Bring Paleontology to the Classroom
Melanie Hopkins’ took MAT alumni on a fieldwork excursion to learn how to incorporate paleontology into their curriculum.
October 25, 2019
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Myths About Sharks and Rays
These closely-related species have something else in common: they're frequently misunderstood.
September 25, 2019
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Help Solve The Riddle of Neanderthal Disappearance
Crime scene neanderthal makes a mystery out of human relative’s extinction.
April 9, 2015
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The Museum's Science Research Mentoring Program
Gavriela Carver is a participant in the Museum's Science Research Mentoring Program. As a high school junior she spends up to four...
August 4, 2014
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Urban Advantage Celebrates 10 Years
On June 7, 2014, the Museum celebrated more than 50,000 New York City middle school students who took part in the Urban Advantage...
June 12, 2014
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Urban Advantage: 10 Years of Connecting Students to Science
The Urban Advantage Middle School Science Initiative program helps NYC middle-school students delve more deeply into science.
May 6, 2014