Category Archives: Education
UC Davis to offer summer internships in physics, math to students from Mexico
Undergraduate math and physics students from Mexico will be able to take up research internships at UC Davis this summer under a new program supported by the Consulate General of Mexico in Sacramento. The program will add an additional place …
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Robots teaching math: C-STEM Day and one-day conference
Two upcoming events showcase how teachers can bring robots into the classroom to help teach algebra, math and science and get kids fired up about careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. C-STEM Day, May 4 — Middle and high …
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Teachers, want to be a robotics fellow?
The UC Davis C-STEM Center has two fellowship opportunities, Robotics Fellows and CREST Fellows, for teachers in science, technology, engineering and math. Application deadline for both fellowships is April 5. The Center is also once again offering its Summer Institute, …
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Girls Who Code summer program kicks off with Girl Rising premiere
Intel Corp.’s Girls Who Code program will be coming to UC Davis this summer. Now in its second year, Girls Who Code aims to educate and inspire 13- to 17-year-old girls to pursue opportunities in technology and engineering. UC Davis is the …
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Tour campus museums on Super Science Saturday, Feb. 2
The day before Super Bowl Sunday, take an afternoon for some super science museums. UC Davis’s second annual Biodiversity Museum Day will take place Saturday, February 2, from 1 to 4 pm. The event is a special opportunity to go …
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UC Davis C-STEM Center Wins NSF Grant for Learning Math with Robots
Contributed by Harry Cheng The UC Davis C-STEM Center has received a grant of $300,000 from the National Science Foundation to study collaborative mathematics learning with robots. The two-year project aims to transform math education by integrating computer programming, robotics, …
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UC Davis magazine: Entrepreneurs, guns, domes
The Spring issue of UC Davis Magazine is on its way out to alumni and parents, and available online at the magazine’s website and in a new online “zmag” format. The cover story of this issue, by Clifton Parker, is …
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Weekend workshop prepares “Counselors for Computing”
School counselors will gather at the UC Davis Conference Center Saturday for a workshop on how to guide and advise school students interested in careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The counselors will hear from both teachers and …
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Business school, College of Engineering fare well in US News rankings
The UC Davis Graduate School of Management and the graduate programs of the College of Engineering are both included in this year’s US News and World Report rankings. The Graduate School of Management’s part-time MBA program placed No. 19 among …
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UC Davis, Sac City College open first community college center at a UC campus
Community college and university officials this week dedicated the newly completed Sacramento City College Davis Center at UC Davis West Village. The Davis Center will open its doors to more than 2,000 students this Saturday, Jan. 14. It’s the first …
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