$1.2 Million Grant Helps UM Center Train Mississippi Math Teachers

University to train 150 teachers over three years, create professional learning communities

OXFORD, Miss. – Nearly $1.2 million in new funding will help the Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of Mississippi launch an initiative to improve content knowledge for up to 150 public school mathematics teachers over the next three years. The Developing Excellence in Education through Professional, or DEEP, Learning Communities ProjectRead the story …

CMSE Summer Camps Help Teachers and Students Expand Math and Science Horizons

OXFORD, Miss. – Students in Analice Sowell’s high school chemistry classes soon will be learning how engineers manipulate the chemical and physical characteristics of natural materials to make them lighter, stronger, more heat-resistant and perfect for a host of everyday applications, everything from bone replacements to the heat shield for NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars.Read the story …