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We are excited about chemistry at UC Davis.
Our faculty and students are involved with many outreach programs and events where they can share their knowledge and excitement with younger students and members of the community.
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Chemistry Club
The Chemistry Club is an organization of undergraduate students, run by the club officers and supervised by the chemistry club faculty advisor committee. The purpose of the chemistry club is to raise public awareness and to stimulate interest for chemistry and the sciences with chemistry demonstrations and through interactions with children of all age groups and adults. Learn more about the Chemistry Club here.
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COSMOS - California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science
COSMOS is a 4-week summer residential program for high achieving math and science students. Students live on campus and attend subject specific classes taught by UC faculty and researchers. The program is open to 9th-12th grade high school students. This intense academic program is intended to inspire and encourage young people to pursue future study in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) related field. Learn more or see more photos.
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ACS Project SEED
ACS Project SEED is a summer research program that opens new doors for economically disadvantaged high school students to experience what it’s like to be a chemist. The program provides opportunities for students who historically lack exposure to scientific careers to spend a summer conducting hands-on research with a scientist in academic, industry, and government research laboratories. Starting in 1988, our department has welcomed talented students from low-income families in the greater Sacramento area into the labs every summer for eight weeks to participate in the American Chemical Society sponsored Project SEED, which is currently coordinated by Prof. Guo with assistance from the Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP) at UC Davis. Many professors and graduate students have become mentors for these high school students, spending time with them in the lab and at other networking functions. Learn more about ACS Project SEED here.
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ChemWiki
This project is a new approach toward chemistry education where a textbook environment is constantly being written and re-written partly by students and partly by faculty members resulting in a free Chemistry textbook to supplant conventional paper-based books. Anyone can view, although an account is required to edit the site modules. The UCD ChemWiki was created and is currently directed by Prof. Delmar Larsen. Learn more about Chemwiki here.
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Science Buddies is a non-profit organization that offers free science fair project ideas, answers and tools for K-12 students. Students and Faculty can collaborate with Science Buddies to create Project Ideas that allow K-12 students and their teachers to do hands-on projects based on current research topics. Science Buddies served 9 million students and teachers in 2008 of diverse backgrounds including underrepresented minorities. A Project Idea of average popularity receives around 15,000 unique pageviews annually, helping to expose thousands of students to current research topics. Science Buddies also features an “Ask an Expert” online advice forum, where students and faculty can volunteer as “e-mentors” to provide real-world scientific knowledge and be role models for K-12 science students. Learn more about Science Buddies here.
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