Ernest Everett Just was an African-American biologist who studied marine biology, cytology, and parthenogenesis. Just advocated that we should study the whole cell under normal conditions, rather than breaking apart the cell in a laboratory. He spent the majority of his career at Howard University; however, he always sought out positions at other school’s so…
Month: February 2019
SERC 2019 is Right Around the Corner!
The Science and Engineering Research Challenge is being held March 23 and we’re looking for volunteers to help out! Every year we have students from all over southern Illinois come to compete with their science projects. It’s an amazing opportunity and we’re always so glad to host it here at SIUE. If you are interested in…
Mae C. Jemison
Dr. Mae C. Jemison was the first Black American woman in space! She was admitted into NASA’s astronaut training program on June 4, 1987, & flew into space on September 12, 1992. Before becoming an astronaut, Dr. Jemison obtained a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering and a B.A. in African and Afro-American studies from Stanford…
STEM Center Item of the Week!
Last Wednesday was National Radio Day, so this week’s item of the week deals with waves and frequency! At the STEM Center we have tuning forks of different sizes. Each tuning fork has a different frequency (number on the fork) and produces a different sound when struck. Tuning forks are great for physics educators to…
STEM Center Item of the Week!
This week’s item of the week is cubelets! Cubelets are a fast, easy, and hands-on way to introduce students to programming. Each block has a specific function, and by putting the blocks together, you can create a fully functional robot. By choosing different blocks and combining them in different orders, you alter the robot and…