o Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering Biotechnology’s summer camp, Prosthetic Pete Module, and Biotechnology Education Toolboxes o CEISMC’s summer student camps o CEISMC’s GIFT program for teachers often includes students in the lab setting with the teacher. o Bioscience and Bioengineering Unified Graduate Students (BBUGS), a student-run organization which performs hands-on workshops at middle and high schools, including a “Buzz on Biotechnology” open house o Georgia Tech’s National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network’s Education Program conducts summer camps and hands-on activities and visits to middle and high schools, with many focusing on biomedical applications. It is opening a “Nanooze” hands-on exhibit for students in its new Nanotechnology Research Building.
o Bio Bus program and workshops o Center for Behavioral Neurosciences offers several programs, including: o Institute On Neuroscience (ION) is an eight-week summer program, for high school students who excel in science. o Brain Bee is a brain trivia competition for high-school students, which is held each year in February. o Brain Camp is a summer education program for middle school students to learn about the brain. o Brain Expo is a community education program for children and adults that takes place at Zoo Atlanta. o Saturday School offers lab experiences for students through 8th grade. o GSU’s The Glactone Project visits schools to bring molecules in three-dimensions and color to students. The Project teaches middle and high school students to visualize molecules themselves using a computer and the RasMol (Raster Molecules) program (free and in the public domain). Molecules range in complexity from methane to duplex DNA and the photosynthetic reaction center. Georgia State University students train in visualizing molecules using the RasMol program and in teaching this program in the schools. They then work in teams at schools in the metro area.
o STARS (Students & Teachers Applying Real-Life Science) Program. The University of Georgia's Tifton Campus K-12 educational outreach program is designed to enrich the science, math, and technology experiences of K-12 teachers and students by providing a real-world application of classroom textbook science and exposing them to real issues in scientific research. o UGA Young Dawgs Program provides high school (juniors and senior) students with the opportunity to acquire skill training and work experience directly related to their career and occupational interests.
o Preparatory Research and Education Program (PREP) Residential program for outstanding sophomores and juniors in Atlanta-area high schools targets students who have completed advanced math and science coursework for six weeks on campus in biology, chemistry, and physics. o Pipeline Program. Sophomores and freshmen at the South Atlanta School of Health and Medical Sciences collaborate with medical and undergraduate students onsite at Emory to solve case studies on infectious diseases, neurology or cardiology. o Research Internship and Science Education, or RISE, mentors students from Atlanta public high schools to develop an interest in biomedical science careers. A special instructional program will prepare these students for admission to college and, more specifically, to Emory University, which will award a full tuition scholarship to any RISE student accepted to the university.
o Vivien Thomas Research Program for high school students was established to provide experiences in the research laboratories at the Morehouse School of Medicine. Students conduct research for 6 weeks under the direction of a medical school faculty member.
o Math & Science Camp, Partnerships for Health Professions Education Project. Designed to strengthen students’ academic progress in science and math and to improve their critical thinking skills, the five-week program provides students with academic instruction, seminars, and exposure to health care facilities.