Scope of Activities

LIGASE offers science education opportunities at all levels. Our workshops for K-12 teachers are in strong demand and our summer science programs for middle and high school students fill to capacity each year. The Biotechnology Teaching Center has been expanded to three laboratories and refocused on state standards; last year it hosted over 4,000 middle and high school students carrying out inquiry-based experiments in molecular biology.

For undergraduate students we sponsor seven courses and offer many fellowships to support faculty sponsored research in the basic sciences. For graduate students we offer Masters Degrees in Teaching in the sciences as well as teaching fellowships. Post doctoral fellows may also receive teaching fellowships and faculty are offered support, laboratory space and resources for designing new courses.

Individuals from over 300 institutions, some as far away as California, have taken part in LIGASE activities. We are continually on the lookout for new ways, and new partners, to help us enhance science education.