Art and Science Film Festival Hosted by MSU Museum

MSU Museum Collaborates on a New Outdoor Film SeriesExploring Humankind’s Understanding of the World After two years of social distancing and other precautions due to the ongoing pandemic, the MSU Museum is pleased to bring the local community together in an outdoor public setting for an exciting new films series that will entertain, enlighten, and […]

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Giraffe Skulls and Graphite Pencils

Recently comparative anatomy students at Michigan State University found themselves in a room with art graduate students and other members of the community participating in a new series of activities promoting the intersection of arts and sciences. Specimens from the MSU Museum were on loan and displayed for an open drawing session where both artists […]

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NEW COURSE OFFERING IN ART AND SCIENCE

Course Title: Art and Science in the LaboratorySTA 491LGiltner Hall, RM 255TTH 3-5:30 ‘Bacteria perform processes. Scientists perform experiments. Algorithms perform actions. Humans perform gender and sex. The question is who or what nowadays doesn’t perform?’ – Chris Salter Why is this course Needed? The integration of arts into science practice has resulted in a […]

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STEM ED – 3D Learning

3-Dimensional Learning Three-dimensional learning (3DL) in STEM education is a model described in the National Research Council’s Framework for K-12 Science Education, a recent document outlining a research-based approach toward facilitating a coherent, in-depth understanding of the sciences for K-12 students. 3DL posits that teaching and learning of a scientific discipline should involve three features: disciplinary […]

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