» Rochelle Schwartz-Bloom Interviewed about Science Education
at Duke on WCOM
September 30, 2009 - Rochelle Schwartz-Bloom, Director of the Duke Center for Science Education, was interviewed by Ernie Hood on his "
Radio In Vivo" at WCOM in Carrboro, NC. She discusses her jump from research in neuropharmacology to research in science education. You can hear a pod-cast of the interview on Sept. 30, 2009.
» Rochelle Schwartz-Bloom Interviewed on FOCUS in Sound
September 1, 2009 - Rochelle Schwartz-Bloom
was interviewed on FOCUS in Sound, a podcast series from the Burroughs
Wellcom Fund's FOCUS newsletter. The interview was about LEAP, a science
education program funded by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. See the awardee
profile and the entire interview
here.
» LEAP Students Win Big at Science Fairs; Listen on WUNC Public
Radio
March 28, 2008 - Hear the whole story
by Rose Hoban from WUNC Public Radio. She followed LEAP students throughout
the year, covering their progress during their research at Duke and their
presentations at the NC Student Academy of Science Meeting, where they
won numerous medals.
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» Pharmacology in High School Published in Science Magazine
September 28, 2007 - Press release for
the publication of results in Science Magazine from RISE's Pharmacology
Education Partnership, a curriculum that helps students learn biology
and chemistry in the context of pharmacology.
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» Students "LEAP" at Chance to Learn About Science
August 21, 2006 - The Duke University Medical Center's "Inside DUMC" newsletter highlighted the new summer program "LEAP", in which 10th and 11th grade students from local area counties come to Duke to study Pharmacology during June. Two students are featured....
More »» Duke University News Release about PEP
January 1, 2005 - A Duke News release highlights the Pharmacology Education Partnership (PEP) at Duke. Developed by Rochelle D. Schwartz-Bloom, a professor of Pharmacology and Myra J. Halpin, a chemistry teacher at the NC School for Science and Math, the pair have found that students learn biology and chemistry better when their teachers use the PEP modules.
More »» Duke Magazine: The New Curiosity Shops--Teaching With a Twist
January 1, 2005 - Writer Dennis Meredith highlights in the May/June 2004 issue of Duke Magazine the Pharmacology Education Partnership (PEP) and other Science Education programs ongoing at Duke.
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