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SEPA Ideation Session at the Montshire March 2023
We held our second ideation session at the Montshire in early March where our SEPA mentors prepared a series of forensics activities in advance of a field trip which will bring eighth-graders from our partner schools to the museum in order to solve the mystery of a gem heist!
New Hampshire Academy of Science STEM Opportunities
Based in Lyme, New Hampshire with state of the art laboratory facilities, the New Hampshire Academy of Science is offering two summer programs funded through their NIH/SEPA award for middle and high school students.
There are also opportunities for 8th and 9th graders to apply for their STEM Fellowship program.
The students chosen as NHAS STEM Fellows will be part of a distinguished group will participate in research programs following the timeline:
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Summer 2023 - begin with a 1-week summer research orientation program
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Academic Year 2023-24 - involvement in authentic research either remotely or on-site at one of our participating laboratories in our after-school program
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Summer 2024 until high school graduation - conduct advanced physical science and engineering research during our
3-to-5-week summer Applied Scientific Research programs with flexibility to participate in our after-school programs
Details on each program, and application information, can be found on the NHAS website, under PROGRAMS.
SEPA Ideation Session at the Montshire January 2023
The team of mentors was excited to gather again at the Montshire museum in Norwich, VT as planning gets underway for the 2022-2023 year of the SEPA project! We missed co-PI Sloboda who was unable to attend, as you can see! 
Sparking Rural Students’ Interest in STEM
When asked why he leads the NIGMS-supported Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) program at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, Roger D. Sloboda, Ph.D., the Ira Allen Eastman Professor of Biological Sciences (emeritus), shares a story. Read more>>
SEPA Mentor Applications Open for 2022-2023 Academic Year
Applications are now open for the 2022-2023 Academic Year!
Please read through all materials carefully. If you have any questions, please direct them to a member of the SEPA Dartmouth team.
Roger Sloboda, Biological Sciences, 603-646-2377
Michele Tine, Sociology,
Vicki May, Engineering Sciences, 646-9148
V. Lynn Foster-Johnson, (Geisel) 603-667-6734
Below, you will find links to the Application form, project information, and the advisor recommendation form. Please read through and complete each section. Once completed, all application materials should be sent as a single file directly to co-PI Roger Sloboda via email: rds@dartmouth.edu
The deadline for all applications is Friday, August 12, 2022.
Tick Behavior
Ticks are the topic of our second unit of inquiry and are explored in terms of their role in the food web, but we also know they are responsible for the spread of Lyme disease. This recent article in the Adirondack Explorer discusses tick behavior, and makes a suitable pre- or post-read for our Tick Unit!
A World of Science in a Box
Terrariums were all the rage in Victorian England because they allowed urban botanists to grow and share plants in controlled environments, protected from industrial pollution.
More than a century later, the miniature gardens encased in transparent containers are being used by Dartmouth students and faculty to help teach middle schoolers about the behavior of ecosystems and the potential effects of climate change.
Read the full story on our SEPA mentors collaborating with Thayer School of Engineering students to make terrariums for the third year of our Rural STEM Educator partner schools!
Graduate student mentors, seventh grade science teachers, and program staff gathered on October 29th at the Montshire Museum in Norwich, Vermont for the first ideation session of the 2021-2022 academic year. Many ideas were developed and strong ideas shared for the proposed curriculum for seventh graders!
SEPA Mentor Applications Open for 2021-2022 Academic Year
Applications are now open for the 2021-2022 Academic Year!
Please read through all materials carefully. If you have any questions, please direct them to a member of the SEPA Dartmouth team.
Roger Sloboda, Biological Sciences, 603-646-2377
Michele Tine, Sociology,
Vicki May, Engineering Sciences, 646-9148
Amanda Skinner, Guarini School, 603-646-2142
V. Lynn Foster-Johnson, (Geisel) 603-667-6734
Below, you will find links to the Application form, project information, and the advisor recommendation form. Please read through and complete each section. Once completed, all application materials should be sent as a single file directly to co-PI Roger Sloboda via email: rds@dartmouth.edu
The deadline for all applications is Friday, August 13, 2021.
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