Science Education Partnership Awards (SEPA) are designed to improve life science literacy throughout the Nation. These grants bring together biomedical and behavioral researchers, educators, community groups, and other interested organizations in partnerships to create and disseminate programs that give K-12 students and teachers and the general public a better understanding of life sciences. The NCRR Division for Clinical Research Resources (DCRR) supports the SEPA Program, which funds science centers and museums across the country. Several academic institutions have formed partnerships with these science centers and museums, which use their information networks to develop stationary and traveling exhibits on fundamental biology and related topics.
SEPA supports the following CORD programs:
GENEius Program Located in CORD's labspace at McWane Center, these day-long laboratory experiments introduce students to laboratory techniques in biochemistry and molecular biology.
Genetics and Microbiology Curricula
In-class experiments adopted from college textbooks and manuals supplement BCS science curriculum with concepts ranging from technique to philosophical issues.
Summer Science Institute
This three-year summer program engages high school students in biology and chemistry laboratory science and culminates in participation as a research intern in a UAB lab.
Middle School Summer Science Camps offer students an experience in hands-on science experimentation, covering everything from molecules to genes to systems biology.
LabWorks! challenges visiting middle school students and their teachers to learn biomedical principles using inquiry-based science.
In-Class Science experiences provide Birmingham City middle school students with hands-on biological experiments that relate to their science curriculum.
