Dr. Brian Plankis, a major contributor to CEES’ educational outreach programs, has made environmental education his life’s work. Brian was initially impassioned for science by his 7th grade science teacher, Mr. Bill King who taught at Culver Community High School.
Elizabeth Johnson, previous Education Outreach Coordinator for CEES, is taking on a new endeavor. Elizabeth has accepted to be a Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellow through the University of Indianapolis! Congratulations to Elizabeth!
Collaborative blog by Jenna Gatzke & Amber Rollings. For the past year, CEES’ educational outreach team has been working with a total of six schools in both Indianapolis and Eldoret, Kenya (funding appreciably provided by Dow AgroSciences).
Guest blog submitted by Kira Wiseman. Kira is a recent graduate of the B.S. Environmental Science program. Kira helps in data entry and water sampling processes in order to facilitate cyanobacteria research. Essential research is being conducted in Indiana, amongst other states, to better understand cyanobacteria species and what causes the production of cyanotoxins. The… Read more »
For those of you that have not heard yet, on July 1st Governor Pence signed an Executive Order Proclamation making July 2015 Lakes Appreciation Month in Indiana!