The Science Symposium

Journal Article | September 2022

Students as Science Content Creators and Evaluators

Journal Article | November 2022

Within the context of higher education, the disciplines of science and filmmaking appear disparate, but the importance of storytelling as an integral part of science and research deserves closer examination. Humans have…

Balancing Individual and Collective Agency in Informal STEM Learning Experiences

Journal Article | January 2021

Intentional, Creative, Powerful

Journal Article | January 2022

Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences Spanning Two Semesters of Biology Impact Student Self-Efficacy but not Future Goals

Journal Article | February 2021

Course-based undergraduate research is promoted as an equitable strategy for providing the benefits of research experiences to a larger, more diverse population of students pursuing science degrees. Here, we report the…

Using Force and Motion Concepts to Achieve a Hole in One

Journal Article | July 2023

Gender Inequities Throughout STEM

Journal Article | January 2022

Efforts to promote equity and inclusion using evidence-based approaches are vital to correcting long-standing societal inequities that have disadvantaged women and discouraged them from pursuing studies, including in…

Engaging Students at All Academic Levels in an Inquiry-Based Paleoecologic Learning Activity—Even When You Don’t Have the Rocks

Journal Article | October 2021

Inquiry-based learning is an educational strategy that emphasizes the student’s role in the learning process by having them propose and test hypotheses through experimentation and/or the collection of observational data…

STEM Bridge Program

Journal Article | June 2021

We explored underrepresented minority (URM) students’ perceptions of the merit and worth of a summer STEM bridge program. The Ohio State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program facilitated a three-week…

Engineering Your Own Liquid Soap

Journal Article | March 2021

Place-Based Education and Community Knowledge Connect Youth to Water Topics

Journal Article | August 2023

The Energy Zipline

Journal Article | April 2021

Scenarios, Stakeholders, Autonomy, and Choice

Journal Article | July 2020

A role-play activity is presented that was designed for a STEM education learning experience to enrich science literacy, collaboration, and critical-thinking skills in undergraduate science courses. During the roleplay…

Personal Characteristics Influencing College Readiness of Hispanic Students in a STEM Gateway Course, First-Semester General Chemistry

Journal Article | May 2022

This study is an exploratory comparison of 69 Hispanic students enrolled in first-semester general chemistry (Chem I) who attended either a Hispanic-Serving or emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution and were not…

Advice to Future Participants From Six Cohorts of an Undergraduate Summer Research Program in Atmospheric Science

Journal Article | January 2023

Many undergraduates use research internships to gain experience for graduate school. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs involve heavy research and lab work duties, for which students are…