Pressure is high, the atmosphere charged, and children are having fun while learning! Summer Weather Camps are in session!
Summer Weather Camps
Tag: education
Campus Trees Surveyed
Service Learning Volunteers Survey Campus Trees as Part of IUPUI’s Participation in the Tree Campus USA Program. The Tree Campus USA program was established by the Arbor Day Foundation to encourage colleges and universities to establish and sustain healthy forests as part of their campus communities.
DSE is Live Streaming
Students Use Macroinvertebrates as Indicators of Stream Quality Increased awareness concerning imperiled insect populations may be driving interest in invertebrate-themed programming. This past fall, CEES received multiple requests for the Aquatic Biodiversity program, a unit that focuses intensely on insects.
Stewardship Highlights Spring 2018
CEES Adds Citizen Science and a New Site to the Service Learning Roster. Over the course of the semester, 242 IUPUI students participated in 10 service learning events. Jaguars converged on various parks, including Broad Ripple, Grassy Creek, Sodalis, and Juan Solomon, to remove bushels of Bush Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) – our (least) favorite invasive…… Read more »
KIB Summer Pollinator Count
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Sponsors Summer Pollinator Count Now Until July 22.
After School Science Clubs Present Projects at The Children’s Museum
Students Get Creative Responding to Environmental Challenges. On May 11, students from Oaklandon, CFI-2 (Center for Inquiry School 2), SENSE (Southeast Neighborhood School of Excellence), and Paramount gathered at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis for a special event. Throughout the school year, the students had been taking part in a special After School Science Club…… Read more »
INAEP Scholarship Deadline April 13
INAEP Scholarships Available. The Indiana Association of Environmental Professionals (INAEP) is accepting applications for their 2018 scholarship program. Multiple scholarships of $1000-$2000 will be awarded to help promote and support the training of the next generation of environmental professionals in Indiana. See the INAEP web site to learn more about the organization and to find further details concerning…… Read more »
Symposium: Insects as Food and Feed
Insects as food and feed – How to save the planet and get protein too! Are you concerned about the environmental impacts of animal agriculture? Have you ever wondered about using insects as an alternative source of protein? If so, the Black Fly Soldier Symposium may be for you.
Celebrate Science
On Saturday October 3rd, the annual Celebrate Science event took place at the Blue Ribbon Pavilion in the Indiana State Fairgrounds. A day long science exhibition that gathered all of Indiana’s science based organizations, companies, educational departments, institutions, and even families to share their area of science. Exhibits introduced aspiring young scientists to a wide…… Read more »
CEES at Bug Fest
Friend of CEES, Jan Lesniak, has volunteered to host a station at this year’s annual Bug Fest focusing on bat education and conservation. Bug Fest is a self-described celebration of bugs taking place at Southeastway Park on August 30 from 1 – 5 p.m. CEES is happy to help in this endeavor! We have collaborated with Jan…… Read more »