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Project Descriptions

North Star (Phase I and II)

September 15, 2006 - June 30, 2011 | Media and Technology, Public Programs, Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks, Exhibitions
Goals: 1) Increase the number of Alaskans from educationally and/or economically disadvantaged backgrounds, particularly Alaska Natives, who pursue careers in health sciences and health professions and 2) Inform the Alaskan public about health science research and the clinical trial process so that they are better equipped to make healthier lifestyle choices and better understand the aims and benefits of clinical research. Objectives: 1) Pre-med Summer Enrichment program (U-DOC) at UAA (pipeline into college), 2) Statewide Alaska Student Scientist Corps for U-DOC, 3) students (pipeline into college), 4) Facility-based Student Science Guide program at Imaginarium Science Discovery Center, 5) Job Shadowing/Mentorship Program for U-DOC students and biomedical researchers, 6) Research-based and student-led exhibit, demonstration, and multi-media presentations, 7) Professional Development for educators, 8) North Star Website.

Funders

NIH
Award Number: R25RR023272

TEAM MEMBERS

  • Savina Haywood
    Principal Investigator
    Anchorage Museum
  • Ian Van Tets
    Contact
    Anchorage Museum
  • Discipline: Health and medicine | Life science
    Audience: Middle School Children (11-13) | Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Websites, Mobile Apps, and Online Media | Public Programs | Summer and Extended Camps | Museum and Science Center Programs | Laboratory Programs | Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks | Professional Development and Workshops | Exhibitions | Museum and Science Center Exhibits
    Access and Inclusion: Low Socioeconomic Status | Rural

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