1. Communication Science to the Public through a University--Museum Partnership.
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Payne, Amy C., Deprophetis, Wendy A., Ellis, Arthur B., Derenne, Thomas G., Zenner, Greta M., and Crone, Wendy C.
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INTERNSHIP programs , *NANOTECHNOLOGY , *TECHNOLOGY - Abstract
The article informs that in the spring of 2002, the University of Wisconsin (UW) Internships in Public Science Education (IPSE) program began as a way to connect audiences of all ages to scientific expertise and cutting-edge research that might not otherwise be available to them. Graduate and undergraduate interns designed hands-on, interactive activities that use basic science concepts to explain cutting-edge nanotechnology concepts. The UW IPSE program is a National Science Foundation-funded collaboration between the UW Materials Research Science and Engineering Center on Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces, and Discovery World, The James Lovell Museum of Science, Economics, and Technology in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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- 2005
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