Front Page, Spring 2007

Teacher Scholarships Available for Summer Courses in Denali (application deadline-May 28) The Murie Science and Learning Center is awarding full scholarships to teachers for select 2007 teacher training and field seminar courses in Denali National Park and Preserve. These field-based experiential courses are small group intensives that expose teachers to science, research, and educational opportunities using the Denali ecosystem as their classroom.  Most courses are three days in length. Professional development credit (1-3) is available through the University of Alaska-Anchorage and the University of Alaska-Southeast. To apply or find additional information visit the Murie Science and Learning Center website at www.murieslc.org or call (907) 683-1269. The courses available for the 2007 Scholarships are listed below:
Teacher Trainings:
      Using iMovie to Capture Interest in Science- June 25-27
      World of Wolves- July 9-11
       Denali Dinosaurs- July 16-18
      Science Writing- July 19-22
Field Seminars:
       Denali Fault/Nenana Canyon: Geology Exploration, June 9-10
       Denali 's Large Mammals, June 22-24
      Dall Sheep and their Predators, June 29 - July 1
      The Science of Fly-Fishing, July 13-15
      Denali Field Journaling, August 3-5
      Geology of Denali , August 10-12
      Family Field Seminar, August 13-15
The Murie Science and Learning Center is a collaborative effort of the National Park Service with several non-governmental partners.  The center's mission is to provide research, discovery, and learning opportunities within northern Alaska National Parks to promote understanding, appreciation and caring for our national and cultural heritage.

The Denver Museum of Nature & Science Is offering a wonderful summer program entitled the 2007 Rosen Student Scholars Program, explains Polly M. Andrews , Director/ Youth and Teacher Programs. Museum researchers will be heading into the field to uncover fossils and they are looking for interested high school students to participate in the project

This program involves studying the diversity and evolution of mammals that lived in western North America during the Eocene (55-35 million years ago), when global warming and global cooling occurred. Students will be involved in learning the basics of the science (especially the language), critical thinking, problem formulation, data collection, data analysis, and the presentation of research to the scientific community.

The internship will involve June field work in Wyoming . Later, they will work three days a week in the laboratory of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. All food and lodging expenses and basic camping gear will be provided for each student during the field work.

This is open to students who are enrolled in grades 10-12 during 2007 and committed to science and a potential career in science. Students will be recruited through a diversity of means. Six (6) students will be selected with a special emphasis placed on those students who are First Generation College students and come from underrepresented groups in the sciences. Selected students will be required to participate in a personal interview with a selection committee. Interview dates and

times are to be determined. Incomplete applications are not accepted. Paul and Harriet Rosen fund the Rosen Student Scholars program. Student interns will

receive financial compensation for their research and lab work at the minimum wage rate. The application deadline is April 20.

For complete information and application form, please click

2007 Rosen Student Scholars Program Denver Museum of Nature & Science