National STEM Day open house inspires young minds

November 13, 2024 On November 9th, I-Sci Explorers co-hosted a National STEM Day open house at the Champaign Park District Martens Center. Paige Duncan (community engagement specialist who leads the I-Sci Explorers program) and Carolyn McDonald (graduate student in psychology) engaged students with hands-on activities designed to spark curiosity and confidence in science.   Carolyn […]

I-Sci Explorers: Incorporating social and behavioral science principles into STEM educational programming 

October 15, 2024 The goal of the Illinois Science Explorers (I-Sci Explorers) program, which is administered by CSBS, is to provide sustained science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) extracurricular programming to children in the Champaign-Urbana area who would not otherwise have access to STEM enrichment. I-Sci Explorers offers weekly afterschool programming to children in kindergarten […]

Community Outreach Program Brings Science Lessons to Kids

May 16, 2024 | Jessica Clegg, Cancer Center at Illinois News Students in Champaign participated in hands-on science lessons during the spring semester as part of a collaboration between the Center for Social and Behavioral Science (CSBS) and several university institutes, including the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL). The collaboration, Illinois Science Explorers (I-Sci Explorers), is designed to bring […]

I-Sci Explorers integrates social and behavioral science into STEAM outreach

January 24, 2024 Illinois Science Explorers (I-Sci Explorers) is a community outreach group that works with researchers to transform research ideas and findings into educational activities, materials, and curriculum for general audiences, including young children. A collaboration between several university research centers and institutes, including Beckman Institute, Cancer Center at Illinois, Center for Social and Behavioral […]

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