Stanford University Office of Science Outreach

Stanford University's Office of Science Outreach (OSO) encourages and assists Stanford faculty to engage in "science outreach" -- that is, organized activities targeted at our nation's youth, school teachers, and general public that will increase their interest, understanding, and involvement in math, science, and engineering. Reporting to Stanford's Dean of Research, the OSO serves faculty throughout the University in the following ways: We assist faculty in creating outreach project ideas and proposals, identify potential partners for them (both within Stanford as well as K-14 schools, science museums, etc), and facilitate information and resource sharing among all of the University's science outreach programs. In addition, the OSO directs several programs in which Stanford faculty and their students can participate.

Organization contact: Kaye Storm, ()
Organization website: http://oso.stanford.edu

Summer Research Program for Teachers
Stanford’s Summer Research Program for Teachers offers eight-week research fellowships for teachers of middle school, high school and community college in the Bay Area. Operating in partnership with IISME (Industry Initiatives for Science and Math Education), Stanford places each teacher in a faculty member's lab to carry out research four days a week (Tuesday - Friday). On Mondays the teachers meet as a group for science and engineering lectures by Stanford faculty, lab tours, and workshops on teaching.
Location: Stanford University, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
Venue/facilty: school
Link: http://oso.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/spt/
Organization: Stanford University Office of Science Outreach
Contact: Kaye Storm, ()
Primary discipline: biology, chemistry, environmental science, physics
Type of program: workshops