CNSI creates multidisciplinary education and training opportunities that supplement and enhance traditional degree programs and classroom curricula to prepare a new generation of science leaders who will apply science to emerging global challenges. For nearly a decade, CNSI has collaborated with a dedicated group of UCLA researchers to create academic courses, workshops, professional development and training opportunities that engage the educators of today and students who will become the scientists of tomorrow.
Education News and Events
Local high school students get up-close with real scientists
Graduate student volunteers and staff from the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA recently showed more than 300 high school students from Bell Gardens High School that there’s a fun side to science at “Ask a Scientist,” an event that the high school hosts...
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Bringing science education outside of the classroom and into the community
Every year, Cal State University (CSU) hosts tens of thousands of Spanish-speaking students and their families to take part in Feria de Educación, or “Education Fair” providing educational and college preparatory services, learning opportunities, and fun-filled family...
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UCLA Art|Sci Center engages the public on the preciousness of water
Imagine strolling through your local park, when you find wooden QR code scanners surrounding huge sculptures consisting of water jars. You might be wondering what is going on. UCLA Art|Sci Center engages the public on the preciousness of water Using contemporary art...
read moreGIVE TO SUPPORT A BRIGHTER FUTURE THROUGH NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
The Nanoscience Workshop for Teachers program is driven by the contribution of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars whose participation is made possible with the support of NSF awards: Material Creation Training Program IGERT, Clean Energy for Green Industry IGERT, and CHE-1112569. Gifts to CNSI’s educational programs help support outreach efforts, learning and training opportunities for future scientists and researchers.