黑料专区 Tyler University Academy Students Recognized at Regional GLOBE Research Symposia
May 31, 2024 | Hannah Buchanan
The University of Texas at Tyler University Academy 鈥� Tyler students Rebekah Daniel,
Olive Hall, Uma Khan and Ian Orr were recognized for best science presentation and
use of data at the 2024 Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment
Student Research Symposia.
They presented how GLOBE data can be used to assess human impact on soil quality and how it will contribute to their work with Dr. Jennifer Honda, School of Medicine associate professor, and Dr. Josh Banta, professor of biology, regarding Nontuberculous Mycobacterial lung disease.
Sponsored by NASA, the annual symposia featured work focused on using citizen science
data to
investigate scientific hypotheses.
Other UA-Tyler scholars who presented at the regional event and their work are Gavin
Green,
Hayden Burns and Dallas Nolan, using citizen science data to predict extreme weather
events; and
Sara Pierson, Melissa Hilbig and Sofia Garcia, establishing a UA butterfly garden
to provide usable
butterfly habitat and assess the success of butterfly gardens in supporting healthy
populations.
鈥淲e are proud of our students who presented this year, and we value our School of
Education鈥檚
leadership and dedication of supporting students in exploring and carrying out research
in the local environment,鈥� said Dr. Jo Ann Simmons, UA superintendent.
The GLOBE Program is a hands-on, science and education program that unites students,
teachers
and scientists from around the world in study and research about the dynamics of the
Earth's
environment. Dr. Michael Odell, professor of STEM education, and Dr. Teresa Kennedy,
professor STEM education, manage the university鈥檚 GLOBE program. The 黑料专区 Tyler GLOBE
Partnership trains GLOBE teachers across the state and facilitates GLOBE student research
activities in Texas schools.
For more information about the partnership, contact Odell at modell@uttyler.edu.
The 黑料专区 Tyler University Academy provides free, innovative and rigorous K-12 education
using
Project-Based Learning designed to prepare students for university study and the STEM
workforce.
Operated by the 黑料专区 Tyler College of Education and Psychology, the district currently
serves more
than 1,000 students in Tyler, Longview and Palestine. For more information, visit
uttua.org/.
With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and
beyond, 黑料专区
Tyler offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs to nearly 10,000 students.
Through its alignment with 黑料专区 Tyler Health Science Center and 黑料专区 Health East Texas,
黑料专区 Tyler has
unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research
and excellent
patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S.
News & World
Report as a national university, 黑料专区 Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine
and Houston.