A Cooler way to Learn About Science

September 2nd, 2010 Jasmine F 2 comments

genesismeet new pplThis is Jasmine – I last wrote about my experience in the field on the Sereno Dinosaur Expedition this summer, and now would like to share another experience from a different Project …

Tags:

Dinosaur Giants Bash!

August 31st, 2010 Mikki 1 comment
Dinosaur Giants at The Field Museum in Chicago

Dinosaur Giants at The Field Museum in Chicago

A small room inside of a historical museum was abound with 40+ excited high school aged students. However, these were no average students. …

A Day in the Woods

August 30th, 2010 Jehad 3 comments

Tiktaalik, one of Tyler's pieces

It was a pleasant Saturday when i went to the Fullersburg Woods in Brookfield with the renown Paleo Artist Tyler Keillor. I had met Tyler before during my work at the fossil lab and i loved …

Tags:

The 2010 Junior Paleontologists back from South Dakota

August 20th, 2010 Mikki 1 comment
The 2010 Junior Paleontologists at The Mammoth Site

The 2010 Junior Paleontologists at The Mammoth Site

On Thursday, August 12th, 14 Chicago Public School students boarded a plane bound for Chicago. A …

Sisters4Science Student and Scientist Create an “Out-of-This-World” Internship Opportunity!

August 20th, 2010 Jameela 4 comments
K'Maja and Dr. Kim Coble survey galaxies using the Global Telescope Network.

K'Maja and Dr. Kim Coble survey galaxies using the Global Telescope Network.

For the past six weeks, K’Maja has been studying the Small Magellanic …

Tags:

Launching an Alternative Reality to the “Black Boys” Report

August 19th, 2010 Gabe 5 comments

report

America’s Public Schools fail more than half of its black males.

That’s the data-based story emerging in the fourth-annual report from the Schott Foundation for Public Education. Sometimes called the “Black Boys Report,” it offers access to data …

Tags:

Congratulations to the 2010 Fossil Lab Interns!

August 19th, 2010 Jameela 1 comment
Bola, Jehad, and Kathleen finish work on a 110-million year old Ouranosaurus femur.

Bola, Jehad, and Kathleen finish work on a 110-million year old Ouranosaurus femur.

This summer, three Project Exploration students interned in Dr. Paul Sereno’s famous …

Tags:

Recap of My Fossil Lab Internship Experience

August 17th, 2010 Kathleen L 1 comment
Kathleen preparing a fossil during her internship.

Kathleen preparing a fossil during her internship.

Last time reporting from Kathleen from the fossil lab! As torn as I am between emotions of leaving the …

Tags:

South Dakota-The End

August 14th, 2010 Justice P No comments

On Thursday, August 12, 2010, the Junior Paleontologist of 2010 has retured to Chicago. This was a great experience for everyone. All of us students consider each other family and have made lasting memories with each other. Even though nobody found any bones this year, we still had a lot …

Tags:

All Girls Expedition Student and Teaching Fellow Link Up for Internship!

August 12th, 2010 Jameela 2 comments
All Girls Expedition team member Constance is excited to begin an internship in Heather King's lab!

All Girls Expedition team member Constance is excited to intern with University of Chicago graduate student Heather King!

At Project …