Teaching the Genome Generation (TtGG) is designed to provide high school teachers the content knowledge, teaching strategies, and resources needed to enhance student learning in genetics, genomics, and personalized medicine. In TtGG™, students conduct classroom experiments, collect and analyze real data, and discuss of the ethical complexities at the intersection of human genomics, research and […]
pgEd will be presenting our DNA, Crime and Law Enforcement lesson to members of the New York State Master Teacher Program - a vibrant network of more than 800 outstanding public school teachers throughout the state who share a passion for their own STEM learning and for collaborating with colleagues to inspire the next generation […]
Genome editing is accelerating the pace of biological research and offers the potential to prevent and cure disease; create crops that are drought-tolerant, disease-resistant and more nutritious; and help us adapt to life on a warming planet. But it also raises concerns - especially in light of the history of eugenics. Eugenicists in the early […]
Professional development conference (July 19-23) serving teaching from all over Texas who come together to learn about translating recent developments in environmental science, health, and technology into classroom learning. pgEd will host a one-day workshop on July 20th.
Personal genetics can impact our lives in many ways. This workshop will explore societal implications of personal genetics from reproduction and human sexual development to ancestry testing and law enforcement. Lessons covered will include: Introduction to Personal Genetics How Does Ancestry Testing Work? Exploring Admixture Testing Sex, Genetics and Athletics DNA, Crime and Law Enforcement […]
Science for Seminaries is a project by the Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (DoSER) program at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). This project works with seminaries across North America to integrate science into their core courses that future pastors and clergy will take. The main goal of the project is […]
pgEd’s Director, Dr. Ting Wu, will be discussing the intersection of genetics and space travel at a webinar organized by Humanity in Deep Space on “Are We Really Built for Space?”. Ting, who also directs the Consortium for Space Genetics at Harvard Medical School (MIT), will be joined by panelists, Dr. George Church (HMS/MIT) and […]
pgEd will present a workshop on genome editing and the environment, in collaboration with professor Susan Schroeder, for the Churches Caring for Creation group in Norman Oklahoma.
Marnie will be presenting a webinar to faculty and trainees in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The webinar will focus on pgEd's experiences and programs raising awareness and conversation about genetics and genomics. Thank you to Dr. Chris Gunter, […]
Dana Waring is joining Dr. Vlad Douhovnikoff's "Ecology and Society" class to talk about the intersections pgEd's sees between ecology, genetics and society.