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Awardee Richard Taylor Takes Top Honors at University of Oregon
University of Oregon physics professor Richard Taylor, a past CS award winner, takes two top teaching honors in one year at his school.
Confessions of a Converted Lecturer: Eric Mazur
Eric Mazur: "I thought I was a good teacher until I discovered my students were just memorizing information rather than learning to understand the material. Who was to blame? The students? The material?
Rigoberto Hernandez Joins BCST Committee
The BCST focuses on issues that require unbiased scientific advice for policymakers. Dr. Hernandez says the most exciting part of this effort involved meetings with other scientists at the cutting edge of research to formulate emerging questions requiring future studies by the National Academies.
Spotlight on: Teri Odom
Professor Teri W. Odom, a 2005 Cottrell Scholar and associate professor of Chemistry, Dow Chemical Company Research Professor in the Weinberg College of Arts and at Northwestern University, defines herself as a "risk taker." She embraces transformative research as a norm in her research and in her teaching.
2009 Cottrell Scholar Awards
$100,000 Each For 10 Scientist-Educators Named Cottrell Scholars 2009
In Search of Unifying Themes
Richard Taylor bridges the extreme divides between nanotechnology, art, biology, architecture and psychology
'With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility'
Cottrell Scholar Seth M. Cohen, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego, says President Obama's landmark speech on science policy requires all scientists to respond.
Application Deadline Change
The application deadline for the 2010 Cottrell Scholar Awards has changed from September 1, 2009, to April 1, 2010.
Spotlight on: Mats Selen
Physics Professor and former RCSA Science Advancement Advisory Committee member Dr. Mats Selen is a leader in experimental physics. Selen is forging pathways in particle astrophysics.
Out of Gas
The End of the Age of Oil
Cottrell Scholar Impact
A consistent theme at Cottrell Scholar meetings is how one achieves lasting educational reforms.
One factor is the Cottrell Scholar awards themselves, and the long time-frame associated with support given to the Scholars.
The 'Missing Link' Problem: One professor's efforts to build student interest in science
Call it the 'missing link' problem. Like many other educators, Professor Yi Lu has faced this challenge of academia; unlike many of his colleagues, however, Lu, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) professor and a 1997 Cottrell Scholar, has made a big effort to face the challenge