Publications
Featured Publications
The Stanford Medical Youth Science Program: 18 Years of a Biomedical Program for Low-Income High School Students
March 21, 2008
The Stanford Medical Youth Science Program (SMYSP) is a biomedical pipeline program that seeks to diversify the health professions by providing academic enrichment in the medical sciences and college admissions support to very low-income high school students.
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Time Spent Teaching Science Has Diminished
February 8, 2008
In a recent study commissioned by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Lawrence Hall of Science in collaboration with WestEd found that 80% of Bay Area K-5 teachers report spending less than 60 minutes each week on science, and 16% of teachers are spending no time at all on science. This means Bay Area children have few, or in some cases no, opportunities to learn science.
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Previous Publications
Stanford Report Article about OSO Programs
September 26, 2007
