"I Stand With Magic: Campaign to End Black AIDS" - Abbott and the Magic Johnson Foundation

On World AIDS Day, December 1st, Abbott and the Magic Johnson Foundation announced the launch of the "I Stand With Magic: Campaign to End Black AIDS” program. As part of the program, Abbott and Earvin “Magic” Johnson, the basketball great, businessman and philanthropist, will launch educational activities in the U.S. cities with the highest infection rates. A nationwide tour of schools and counseling centers already has begun, providing HIV testing, education and other resources for HIV-positive individuals. Community members are also encouraged to visit www.istandwithmagic.com to enroll in the program, get tested for HIV, and “stand” with Johnson and Abbott in the fight against the HIV epidemic in the African-American community.

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Organization: Abbott Laboratories

2009 COSEE SE Coastal Legacy Workshop Impacts of Growth and Development on Coastal Wetlands
Why are wetlands important? How do I impact estuaries? How are inland cities connected to the coast? These questions will be explored during the COSEE SE 2009 Coastal Legacy Workshop held June 15-20, 2009 at the Honey Creek Camp and Conference Center in Waverly, GA! This week long educational opportunity will investigate impacts of development to the health of our estuaries and wetland systems. 20 formal and informal educators from GA, SC and NC will will interact with local scientists, learn new, standards-based activities to take back to their classroom, meet fellow teachers, receive LOTS of teaching resources! For more information on this workshop and other COSEE SE opportunities, visit www.cosee-se.org.
Location: Honey Creek Camp and Conference Center , Waverly , Georgia, United States
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Organization: COSEE SE and South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium
Contact: Angela Bliss, ()
Collaborating organizations: University of Georgia Marine Institute

2009 World Water Day International Poster Contest
To Celebrate World Water Day 2009, we are holding our 2nd Annual international poster contest with the theme 'Water and Culture’. Posters must be postmarked by March 22, 2009 (World Water Day). Posters will be judged on originality, impact, and visual message. Winners will be announced on our website and contacted directly by April 22, 2009 (Earth Day). This year we will choose * 3 winning posters from students in the Metro DC Area * 3 additional winning posters from students throughout the United States, and * 6 winning posters from international students. Each winning student will have the opportunity to create a community water committee, identify a community water resource problem and design and implement a solution with technical and financial assistance from Nature’s Voice Our Choice. For complete details see the following link: http://naturesvoice-ourchoice.org/index.php/2009-Poster-Contest.html
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Organization: Nature's Voice Our Choice
Contact: Brandy Lellou, ()

4-H Science, Engineering and Technology Initiative
The 4-H Science, Engineering, and Technology (SET) Initiative combines non-formal education with hands-on, inquiry-based learning in a positive youth development context to engage youth in improving their SET knowledge, skills and abilities. 4-H SET combines the strengths of 4-H Youth Development non-formal experiential-based delivery modes and strong youth-adult partnerships to address SET content as defined by the National Science Education Standards (1996).
Location: California, United States
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Organization: UC 4-H Youth Development Program
Contact: Steven Worker, ()

6th Annual Math, Science, Technology Funfest
The Math, Science, and Technology Funfest (MSTFF) is an annual, three day math and science extravaganza held at the Tucson Convention Center. MSTFF will be held in November (dtqes to be announced) at the Tucson Convention Center. Now in its 6th year, the MSTFF (or Funfest as it is commonly called) introduces 4th – 8th graders to diverse math, science, and engineering principles. The MSTFF is a collaborative effort between Raytheon, the University of Arizona, IBM, Honeywell, US Expo, SciEnTeK-12, BIO5, local schools, and other partners to show students a real-life perspective of many diverse sciences. Held yearly, historically in conjunction with the Southern Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Fair (SARSEF), professional scientists and mathematicians use a variety of interactive and hands-on workshops to engage and stimulate the students’ inquisitive nature. The Funfest began as a small science festival at a Tucson elementary school in 2002. The incredible success of the festival led to the development of the current event that is open to the entire Tucson community. Over 300 professional scientists and engineers from a large range of technology fields now come together annually to host more than seven thousand students, teachers and parents over the 3 days.
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Organization: SciEnTeK-12 Foundation
Contact: Dr. Sharon O'Neal, ()
Collaborating organizations: SciEnTeK-12 Foundation

U.S. Physics Olympiad Team

Physics Team Selection

AAPT is responsible for recruiting, selecting and training teams each year to compete in the International Physics Olympiad Competition. This selection process begins in early January when high school teachers nominate their best students. Each year approximately 200 top scorers on this first test advance to the semi-final round of competition.

A second test, student transcripts, and letters of recommendation are used as the basis for selection of the 24 members of the U.S. Physics Team. These students, from schools all over the United States, travel to the University of Maryland-College Park at the end of May for the annual U.S. Physics Team Training Camp. There they engage in nine days of intense studying, testing and problem solving.

At the end of that training camp, five students will be selected for the "Traveling Team." The Traveling Team will return for three additional days of intense laboratory work before they are ready for the International Event.

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Organization: American Association of Physics Teachers

Adopt-a-Physicist
Adopt-a-Physicist connects high school physics students to people with bachelors degrees or higher in physics via online discussion forums. Through their interactions, students can find out about the careers, educational backgrounds, and lives of current physicists.

Adopt-a-Physicist Goals
* Expose high school physics students to the range of careers open to people with degrees in physics.
* Advance the dialogue between the physics and the high school education communities.
* Introduce physicists and teachers to the ComPADRE network and its resources.

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Organization: American Association of Physics Teachers
Contact: Kendra Rand, ()
Collaborating organizations: American Physical Society, Society of Physics Students

ComPADRE: Digital Resources for Physics and Astronomy Education

The ComPADRE Pathway, a part of the National Science Digital Library, is a growing network of educational resource collections supporting teachers and students in Physics and Astronomy. As a user you may explore collections designed to meet your specific needs and help build the network by recommending resources, commenting on resources, and starting or joining discussions.

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Organization: American Association of Physics Teachers
Collaborating organizations: American Physical Society, Society of Physics Students

PhysTEC: Physics Teacher Education Coalition

About PhysTEC

The project has two main efforts: the PhysTEC Institutions and the national Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PTEC). PhysTEC Institutions are selected colleges and universities actively engaged in science preparation of future teachers with substantial project support. Six institutions have completed their main period of project activities, and are working on disseminating the successes of their projects through presentations, workshops, and journal publications. Six others are currently engaged in developing their teacher preparation programs into national models. The project hopes to support additional PhysTEC institutions in future years. PTEC is a national network of nearly one hundred institutions committed to developing and promoting excellence in physics and physical science teacher preparation. PTEC organizes an annual national conference, as well as smaller regional and topical workshops. In addition, PTEC has teamed up with ComPADRE, the NSF-funded digital library, to produce the PTEC website, which houses a collection of electronic resources in teacher preparation. Please see www.ptec.org for more information and to learn how your institution can join this growing movement.

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Organization: American Association of Physics Teachers
Collaborating organizations: American Physical Society

A Great Conversation with astronaut Karen Nyberg
At a young age, Karen Nyberg knew her goal was to become an astronaut. A native of Vining, Minn., she enrolled in UND's School of Engineering and Mines and earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in 1994. She went on to receive a master's degree in mechanical engineering in 1996 and a Ph.D. in 1998 from the University of Texas-Austin. Beginning her career with NASA in 1998, she accepted a position as an Environmental Control Engineer and was soon re-assigned as a Mission Specialist in 2000. Her first spaceflight was in 2008 when she logged more than 13 days in space on the shuttle Discovery. Nyberg currently works at the Johnson Space Center and plans to once again travel into space. The Great Conversation format allows questions to be asked from anyone in the audience. A live video stream of this session can be accessed by clicking on the Great Conversation icon on the University of North Dakota's home page. Individuals watching from other locations can e-mail questions to vpsosoffrsvp@mail.und.edu.
Location: University Student Memorial Union, University Ave & Cambridge, Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
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Organization: Dakota Science Center
Contact: Laura Munski, ()
Collaborating organizations: Dakota Science Center