STEM Outreach Matrix

Lectures, readings and other content covering a number of key topics in neuroethics.

SCAN’s goal is to train future scholars and professionals in diverse fields to work knowledgably with neuroscience.

A Penn student organization dedicated to improving science education for Philadelphia students. Penn students from all schools and majors learn about inquiry-based teaching methods and lead weekly science programming during the school day or after school/weekends.  Currently working in Lea School (K-8), Science Leadership Academy (9-12) and Upward Bound Science (9-12).

 Academic partnership between Penn and the University of Puerto Rico.  Multiple opportunities exist for becoming involved

This is a joint event between Drexel and Penn to promote S&E to K-12 students and the general public.

Summer Research Fellowships to undergraduates from colleges and universities in the United States who are majoring in science or engineering. 

One day program designed for science teachers who are interested in the science behind archaeological objects and covers archeochemistry, archeometallurgy, and archeoceramics. We accept 15-20 teachers and may include museum docents who conduct tours of such objects

The Moelis Access Science (MAS) program seeks to improve STEM education by partnering Penn students and faculty with K-12 community schools using K-12 Teacher-Fellow Partnerships, STEM-Related Academically Based Community Service (ABCS) Courses, Teacher Professional Development, and Evaluation.

 Funded by NSF under grant # 1450467, the Penn I-Corps Site supports the translation of research from STEM areas into the marketplace by providing educational programming, financial support and strategic guidance through offering Penn-affiliated teams access to commercialization programs at PCI and a new entrepreneurial curriculum. The goal of the Site is to expand PCI's startup creation services to Penn-affiliated teams and accelerate start-up creation at Penn.

 AppItUp collects app ideas from the Penn Community with the goal of turning the best ideas into products. We partner with investors, software developers and business leaders to make it happen.  The AppItUp Challenge provides the opportunity for any Penn student, staff or faculty member to submit their idea for a mobile app and have it tunred into reality by professional software developers for free.

The Student National Dental Association (SNDA) Impressions Program at Penn Dental Medicine (PDM) is a  one day workshop geared toward educating undergraduate students about careers in dentistry with hands on activites and information on applying to dental school.

 A one week program that inculdes hands-on activities at Randolph High and Radiology lectures at Penn Dental Medicine (PDM) 

Graduate student speaker series for high school students interested in STEM subjects, health science and social sciences. Seeks to match high school students with mentors for science research and college applications.

A unique twist on the traditional science fair designed to make scientists better communicators and to interest elementary school students in science: Third and fourth graders from local elementary schools come to Penn to judge the projects that Penn undergraduate,graduate students and post-docs create.

Each spring Biology faculty, graduate students and postdocs host more than 30 students from Philadelphia high schools for a day of research lab visits and conversation about science careers and continued science study.  

EAGR streamline workshop design and management to enable busy STEM experts to maximize the educational impact of community outreach hours and effort through facilitating small group workshops and table demos that unite high school students with graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty members from Penn.

A 3-week summer program with the goal to introduce high school students to the experimental basis of biology, including relevance to disease.  The focus of the program will be on how we know what we know.

A 3-week summer program with the goal to introduce high school students to the experimental basis of mechanics and advanced topics in physics.  The focus of the program will be on how we know what we know.

 A 3-week summer program with the goal to introduce students to the biological foundations of the brain.

The program welcomes highly motivated and talented students to explore Engineering at the college level. The Academy's intensive, 3-week programs combine sophisticated theory with hands-on practical experience in cutting edge technologies.  Work with leading faculty while earning college credit, live on Penn's historic campus, and connect with new friends from around the world.

GRASP supports STEM education in the Philadelphia region by providing training, mentoring and assistance to local schools. GRASP students mentor teams, train STEM educators and provide tours of GRASP to area schools. School year activities culminate in a K-12 student open house in celebration of National Robotics Week each April. 

Penn Engineering is responsible for coordinating the Eastern Pennsylvania FIRST LEGO League (FLL) robotics program. FLL provides an opportunity for middle school students between the ages of 9-14 to engage in hands on engineering using the LEGO NXT robotics platform. Penn FLL supports over 100 teams of middle school students by organizing regional events, providing on campus training and mentoring to coaches and teams Penn Engineering faculty, staff and students participate as volunteers in all areas of the program. 

 The Robotics RET involves 10 math and science teachers per year from Scholl Ditrict of Philadelphia public middle schools. Teachers spend 6 weeks learning about and conducting research in the field of robotics while developing curriculum that can be applied in their classrooms in order to inspire and develop engineering and computer science skills in their students.

A one-week day program in the summer for underserved Philadelphia middle school students providing a hands-on experience in science and engineering. This program utilizes a different Innoworks’ curriculum every year such as The Eureka Effect, Dare to Discover and Making Sense of Senses.

Each year, the Nano/Bio Interface Center highlights nanotechnology across Penn. High school classes, undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs and faculty participate in exhibits, demonstrations, tours, posters and talks.
 

STEER is the Short Term Educational Experiences for Research in Environmental Science program, which offers paid summer internships for Penn undergraduates. 

The CTSA internship program provides an 8-week mentored experience in translational and clinical approaches to understanding disease and developing therapeutic modalities. The focus of the internship is research, generally in a laboratory setting. The internship consists as well of several hours each week devoted to coursework and a seminar series. 

Service Link is a project where trained undergraduates and medical students assist Sayre Health Center patients to access services that improve health and quality of life (e.g. utilities assistance, referral appointments, SNAP [food stamps] and other public benefits). The project has over 20 volunteers and is organized by a medical student graduate group as well as undergraduate volunteers.

Project BioEYES utilizes live zebrafish to teach week-long biology experiments in 4th, 7th, and high school classrooms nationwide. We are looking to expand our units to involve new STEM areas.  

The SUIP provides an intense research experience to students interested in graduate study in the biomedical and biological sciences.  Approximately 30 college students from across the US participate in this 10-week full-time laboratory research experience each year; most are rising juniors and seniors. 

The Teachers Institute offers academic content seminars for professional development, led by senior Penn scholars, which are open to K-12 public school teachers from the West and Southwest Regions of the School District of Philadelphia at no cost. 

The VETS program is an exciting 1-week summer experience.  Three sessions have been designed specifically for college students and two sessions have been designed for high school students. The program has been created for those who are interested in the science of veterinary medicine. 

The University of Pennsylvania Talent Search Program is for eligible middle and high school students from West Philadelphia. It seeks to create a college-going culture by providing students with information, skills, educational and cultural experiences.

The Provost’s Summer Mentorship Program is a four week non-residential college preparatory program for Philadelphia public and charter high school students. SMP provides a range of coordinated academic and personal development resources to prepare the 50-75 students to compete successfully for admission to colleges and universities.

The Trio Veterans Upward Bound Program, a federally funded program serving 120 persons annually, enhances the learning experience of military veterans. It offers intensive pre-college academic courses and comprehensive support services towards the pursuit of post-secondary education.

The Penn Upward Bound Math and Science Program is a college preparatory program for high school students at targeted West Philadelphia high schools who are interested in the STEM fields. UBMS provides these highly motivated first-generation, low income students with educational, scientific, and cultural programs that enhance their ability to complete high school and then go on to complete degrees at competitive four-year post-secondary institutions.