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Programs

Programs

BioBridge Labs

BioBridge Labs interface world-class scientists, leading technology companies, high school students and science educators to develop innovative laboratory activities based on current research. Opportunities include supporting BioBridge staff at training sessions, supporting teachers in the classroom.  Experienced Science Leaders can also offer one-on-one lab consultations and reviews.

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CyberBridge

CyberBridge seeks to expand the use of media and cyber-infrastructure in the classroom while improving science instruction and student experience through interdisciplinary teams of teachers.

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San Diego Science Festival

San Diego Science Festival logoThe San Diego Science Festival is a celebration of all things science. ScienceBridge is partnering with the founders of the Science Festival to support logistics and more importantly to act as the year-round component of the Science Festival, continuing to bring science into the San Diego community beyond the festival’s final expo weekend.

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Science Communication Innovation Center

A new project of ScienceBridge

Science Leadership Society

students at sea worldUCSD students are integral to the success of the BioBridge programs. A key part of our mission is to bridge the gap between science and education in a manner that is meaningful to students. Bringing undergraduate students together with high school students builds relationships that foster the scientific community on many levels; this student-to-student interface is an important link to uniting science with science education.

The Science Leadership Society canvases the entire BioBridge program, allowing all members the chance to advance through the society, earning skills and opportunities, becoming Science Leaders.

Read MoreOpportunities include involvement in prestigious events, such as the San Diego Science Festival. You can write or create media for the BioBridge website and have your articles, videos, and podcasts featured and promoted to other science website partners. All members can earn opportunities to coordinate leadership trainings, teaching their valuable skills to others. Active members receive invitations to special events designed to entertain and promote networking.

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Socrates Fellows

The Socrates Fellows Program—funded by the National Science Foundation as a GK-12 grant to UCSD—awards 12-month fellowships to eligible UCSD PhD students and stipends for eligible San Diego-area teachers to work together to enhance the science classroom. These partners develop and implement compelling, inquiry-based science lessons. Socrates PhD and Teacher Fellows participate in a five-week summer institute followed by a productive collaboration during the academic year.

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UCSD Courses and Teaching Assistantships

ScienceBridge brings science research into the classroom and brings science teachers into the research. Building relationships between teachers, students, undergraduates, and graduate level researchers is an important part of embracing education into the science community. Learn how to communicate your research to a wide variety of audiences and gain valuable teaching experience with a TA position.

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