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Community Science Forum 2008
"Putting the Fire into Science Education"

November 10, 2008
Norman C. Nelson Student Union
at the University of Mississippi Medical Center

Please check back later for details and photos.

Jim HIll SOAR Lead Teacher Presents at MSTA

Susan A. Bender presented at the Mississippi Science Teacher's Association Conference on October 20-21, 2008. Her presentations were entitled What's Bugging You: Case Studies in Insect Epidemiology and also Microarrays and the Treatment of Cancer.

Presentation Files (PDF) (Coming Soon)

What's Bugging You
Microarrays and the Treatment of Cancer

About Base Pair

Base Pair, initiated in 1992 is a mentorship program that pairs faculty from the University of Mississippi Medical Center with high school students and educators from the Jackson Public School District. Base Pair provides academic credit towards graduation, career orientation and advanced laboratory training in the biomedical sciences.

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) recently funded the Base Pair program for an additional five years. The program received a grant of more than $695,000. HHMI is the largest private supporter of science education initiatives in the world. For additional information on the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, please click the logo below to visit their website.

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