STEM Ed Announcement: Science in a Changing World at UMass Boston

[Morton Sternheim <mort@k12s.phast.umass.edu>]

Science in a Changing World at UMass Boston

>From personalized genomics to measurements of sea-level rise, from al 
Qaeda websites to citizen technology-assessment panels, from 
brain-based education to labor-saving inventions for use in 
developing countries, social and scientific changes are intertwined. 
"Science in a Changing World," a new graduate track at UMass Boston 
prepares students to participate in questioning and shaping the 
direction of scientific and social changes, as well as to teach and 
engage others to participate in this important endeavor.

Masters degree and Graduate certificate with face-to-face, online, 
and at-a-distance course offerings.

Students with diverse backgrounds and career paths--from laboratories 
to field research, journalism to policy formulation, teaching to 
activism--are welcome to join the track.  The teachers, advisors, 
courses, and research & engagement projects will lead students to 
examine Science and its Social Context and to develop valuable 
professional skills in Research, Writing & Evaluation for Civic 
Engagement and in Collaborative processes & Problem-Based Teaching 
around real-world issues involving science and technology.

Applications accepted to start in spring and fall. For more 
information, see: http://www.stv.umb.edu/SICW.html  
or contact: sicw@umb.edu