Flipping Chemistry Classrooms
April 18, 2013
Gabriela C. Weaver doesn't lecture to her general chemistry students--at least not in class. She records short lecture snippets that the students watch online before showing up. During the class period, the students work ...
Read Full StoryNational Security Garden is Being Built in the DLRC Project Lab
March 6, 2013
Purdue Honors College class creates artistic way to look at soybeans' potential. As artists, Purdue University professors Shannon McMullen and Fabian Winkler aren't afraid to get their hands dirty. Neither are their students. ...
Read Full StoryPurdue Looks to Connect with More High-Tech Companies for Interns for Indiana Program
February 19, 2013
Purdue University is recruiting high-tech startup and second-stage companies across the state to participate in the Interns for Indiana program.
Read Full StoryPurdue looks to connect with more high-tech companies for Interns for Indiana program
February 18, 2013
Purdue University is recruiting high-tech startup and second-stage companies across the state to participate in the Interns for Indiana program. The companies are matched with high-quality undergraduate student interns through the Purdue program,
Read Full StoryVirtual Environment Makes Purdue's Real-Life Accessible Biology Wet Lab Available Worldwide
February 14, 2013
Purdue faculty members and ITaP's Envision Center for Data Perceptualization have developed a Web-enabled, 3-D virtual environment that recreates the real-life Accessible Biomedical Immersion Laboratory (ABIL) ...
Read Full StoryAdvancing Science Learning through Engineering Design
January 30, 2013
Considerable attention has focused on the important role of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. While curriculum has grown in high schools and colleges, there is a growing movement ...
Read Full StoryLearning research center to host annual showcase
January 30, 2013
Purdue faculty and staff are invited to the Discovery Learning Research Center's annual Showcase and Symposium on Feb. 26.
Read Full StoryDLRC Showcase & Symposium-02/26/2013
January 10, 2013
The DLRC invites you to join us for an afternoon of information and conversation to describe how the DLRC can partner with you to enhance your STEM research and proposals. We look forward to seeing you!
Read Full StoryResearch Goes to School Virual Field Trip
December 20, 2012
The Discovery Learning Research Center has developed the means of carrying your research into K-12 classrooms via live webstreaming. Through the magic of technology, you can interact in real-time with students, sharing your enthusiasm ...
Read Full StoryPurdue Professors Elected as Fellows by Top Science Organization
November 30, 2012
Nine Purdue University professors have been awarded the distinction of fellow from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society.
Read Full StoryIAS Recruiting for Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program
November 30, 2012
The IAS Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program aim is to provide talented undergraduate students with physical disabilities an opportunity to engage in biomedical laboratory research and enhance their preparation for graduate study.
Read Full StoryNewest zipTrip to focus on science of nutrition
November 14, 2012
Purdue's newest zipTrip, "Science of Nutrition," will be shown via Web streaming Thursday (Nov. 15) beginning at 10 a.m. EST.
Read Full StoryFaculty Fellow at Discovery Learning Research Center ...
September 21, 2012
The Discovery Learning Research Center is partnering with a Purdue University basic medical sciences professor to advance a research project for interdisciplinary and distance learning based on the prevention of cancer and other chronic diseases.
Read Full StoryPurdue Exhibit Shows How to Make Better Food Choices
July 26, 2012
Fair visitors of all ages will get a full serving of helpful, practical advice on how to plan healthy meals when they go through a new Purdue Extension exhibit.
Read Full StoryWorkshop to Help Teachers Use Engineering Design in Science Classes
June 11, 2012
More than 40 teachers from Indiana elementary schools will attend a Purdue University workshop this month to learn how to incorporate engineering design activities into their science classrooms.
Read Full StoryStudents Honor Former Astronaut with Outdoor Sculpture of Solar System, ...
May 11, 2012
An interactive sculpture of the planetary system, about a football field in length, will crown a new mall at the south end of Purdue's Discovery Park.
Read Full StoryScience Magazine Honors Purdue Lab Class with Award
April 2, 2012
Class guides college freshmen to discover mutations in Salmonella. In a freshman biology class at Purdue University, students participate in research so authentic that their discoveries have been published in a science journal with thirty of the u
Read Full StoryPurdue zipTrips earns Agriculture 2012 Team Award
March 30, 2012
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A program that takes field trips to the classrooms of thousands of elementary and middle school students across the country has been selected to receive this year's Purdue Agriculture Team Award. The annual award recognizes
Read Full StoryFocus Award Winners Support Disability Inclusion in Science
March 12, 2012
Purdue presented four Focus Awards on March 1 for outstanding contributions to furthering the University's commitment to disability accessibility and diversity. ...
Read Full StoryWatch for us at the NARST, NSTA and AERA Conferences
March 11, 2012
The Discovery Learning Research Center will be represented at the National Association for Research In Science Teaching (NARST), National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and the American Education Research Association (AERA) conferences.
Read Full StoryPurdue's Interns for Indiana Program Helping Regional Companies Meet Competitive Demands
March 5, 2012
For Christopher Barbauld, Purdue University's Interns for Indiana (IfI) program has opened the door for the launch of not one but two companies. And the Purdue Calumet graduate isn't finished yet.
Read Full StoryDLRC Showcase & Symposium - February 21, 2012, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
November 7, 2011
The DLRC Showcase & Symposium was a great success. See Dr. Richard O. Buckius' presentation by clicking on this announcement.
Read Full StorySTEM Branches Out
July 14, 2011
Not long ago, if someone uttered the phrase "STEM education," that person probably received quizzical looks. But in today's increasingly technological world, the well-known acronym for "science, technology, engineering and math" is used everywhere, f
Read Full StoryzipTrips wins a 2011 ACE Silver Award
June 21, 2011
"Purdue zipTrips: Disease Detective" won the Silver Award for the 2011 ACE Critique and Awards Program in the category of Electronic Media, Video: Class 30 programs. It was selected from 233 entries. ACE is the Association for Communication Excel
Read Full StoryProgram Promotes Research Among Teachers
June 20, 2011
After receiving a $1.25 million grant, Purdue researchers are launching a new program called Research Goes to School, which provides training to aspiring and current high school teachers in the areas of science, technology, engineering or mathematics
Read Full StoryPurdue to Use $1.25 Million NSF Grant to Launch Sustainable Energy Learning Program for Rural ...
March 28, 2011
Purdue University researchers are leading a program for Indiana's rural high school teachers that encourages participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to groom the next generation of leaders in sustainable energy.
Read Full StoryDLRC Showcase & Symposium
February 9, 2011
The Discovery Learning Research Center is hosting its annual Showcase and Symposium on February 22, 2011. The DLRC invites you to join us for an afternoon of information and conversation. This event will highlight the Center’s mission and provide e
Read Full StoryTucker's Trials
November 1, 2010
Come see a new exhibit highlighting exciting science conducted at Purdue University's School of Veterinary Medicine! Bring your friends and family and learn about the "trials" of Tucker, a Golden Retriever with cancer, as he helps Purdue Scientist
Read Full Story$2 Million Grant Will Help People with Disabilities Study Science
October 25, 2010
Bradley S. Duerstock an assistant research professor at the Purdue Center for Paralysis Research, received a $2 million grant to help people with disabilities study science. Duerstock is collaborating with Susan M. Mendrysa, an assistant professor of
Read Full StoryStudents create jobs for themselves, others through Interns for Indiana program
September 16, 2010
When Purdue students Cody Ward, Sean Smith and Arjun Bhasin applied for the Interns for Indiana program, they had no idea that their internships for Rook Consulting Inc., a Silicon Valley-based startup, would end up creating jobs for themselves and o
Read Full StoryPurdue Hosts First International Breast Cancer Symposium
July 30, 2010
Purdue University and the Purdue University Center for Cancer Research are hosting the first ever International Symposium on Breast Cancer Prevention: Nutrition, Communication and Public Policy. Purdue President, France Córdova recently wrote of this
Read Full StoryGrant Opportunity - Advancing Novel Science in Women's Health Research
July 7, 2010
Deadlines: October 16, 2010; October 16, 2011, October 16, 2012 for new applications; November 16, 2010; November 16, 2011; November 16, 2012 for resubmission applications. The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by th
Read Full StoryGender Differences at Critical Transitions in the Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics F
June 24, 2010
Gender Differences at Critical Transitions in the Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty presents new and surprising findings about career differences between female and male full-time, tenure-track, and tenured faculty in science,
Read Full StoryDiscovery Learning Research Center names recipients of 2010 Faculty Research Fellowships
May 20, 2010
The Discovery Learning Research Center has selected the research team of Rachael Kenney and Melanie Shoffner for its 2010 Faculty Research Fellow Program. Kenney and Shoffner's project, titled "Writing to Learn Mathematics: Teacher Reflection o
Read Full StoryInterns for Indiana program positions students for top jobs amid tough economy
April 29, 2010
If the fundamental economics of supply and demand are any guide, Purdue University's Interns for Indiana program continues to be a resounding success story — recession or no recession. Through Interns for Indiana, 414 Purdue students have provided 17
Read Full StoryPurdue dedicates Hall for Discovery and Learning Research
April 19, 2010
Purdue's Hall for Discovery and Learning Research was dedicated Friday (April 16). The building, located at the corner of Nimitz and Martin Jischke drives, is part of Discovery Park. The majority of the first two floors are home to the Discovery Lear
Read Full StoryDLRC Faculty Fellows Program - Deadline Fast Approaching
April 5, 2010
The Discovery Learning Research Center invites applications for its 2010 Faculty Research Fellowship program. The FRF will support up to two Purdue tenure-track faculty members to plan for and carry out research on a topic that will further the missi
Read Full StoryGuest Column: Purdue Increases Research Revenues for State
March 3, 2010
In a recent Guest Column in the Journal and Courier Dr. Richard Buckius outlines how the university can increase revenues for the state by increasing research grants. One of the points being, the key role the Discovery Learning Research Center can p
Read Full StoryFat dogs, coughing horses to teach kids about health careers
February 3, 2010
Timothy Ratliff and Sandra Amass of the School of Veterinary Medicine, received the five-year grant to create a new health science curriculum for third-, sixth- and ninth-graders; start a faculty mentor program in Indiana schools; create fitness prog
Read Full StoryDiscovery Learning Research Center Moves In
December 4, 2009
On Monday, Nov. 9 the staff of the Discovery Learning Research Center moved into its new facilities at: 207 South Martin Jischke Drive.
Read Full StoryWeaver Named Director of Purdue's Discovery Learning Research Center
April 27, 2009
Gabriela C. Weaver, a professor and associate head of Purdue's Department of Chemistry, on Friday (May 1) will be the new Jerry and Rosie Semler Director of the Discovery Learning Research Center in Discovery Park, university officials announced Mond
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- 23OctDetailsUpcoming 2014 Conference: Transforming Institutions: 21st Century Undergraduate STEM Education
October 23 @ 6:00 PM - October 24 @ 9:00 PM Indianapolis, Indiana