STEM CORE leads, contributes to, and collaborates with a variety of STEM Programs that all align with STEM CORE’s overall mission and goals.

STEM CORE helps provide access to STEM careers through scholarships and research experience programs:

• Oregon Pathways to Industrial Research Careers (OPIRC) Scholarships
• Mathematics and Science Teachers Engaging in Research to Inspire Teaching (MASTERIt) Scholarships
• Experiencing Science Practices through Research to Inspire Teaching (ESPRIT) Scholarships
• Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR)

STEM CORE leads and contributes to a number of teacher professional development programs as well. Current feature project led by STEM CORE:

• Western Regional Noyce Network (WRNN)

Previous projects include:

• Academic Wellness and the Common Core (AWCC)
• Brain Project: Scientist-School Partnership
• Content in Context SuperLessons (C2SL)
• Crystals and Paleoclimate Education Project
• Fossil Project
• High School Teacher Physical Science Workshops
• Icebergs Project:  Scientist-School Partnership
• Protein Evolution Teacher Research Experience
• STILTS: Strategies for Technology-enhanced Inquiry Learning and Teaching in Science
• UO Real Solutions for NGSS Science Teaching
• Lane Science Project (LSP) in partnership with Oregon Science Project (OSP) (STEM CORE served in an advisory role)

STEM CORE promotes collaborative initiatives supporting STEM education. Click to see a summary of funded projects that STEM CORE seeded.

STEM CORE works alongside multiple independent local and UO-affiliated programs.   A list of these STEM outreach programs with links may be found on the right-hand panel (scroll down to see all).