WSST

06/11/2026

As you wrap up your semester, I invite you to plan ahead and join us for our 15th Annual Educator Preparation Programs Environmental Education Summit happening on Monday, August 17th in Oshkosh.

Join us to network with other faculty and staff, learn about the latest research advancing Wisconsin climate education, and get training in three climate curriculum modules you can use in your programs to help your pre-service educators be ready to integrate environmental education in their future classrooms.

Registration is $15 and includes:
Lunch
Climate, Water, and Resilience Educator Certification and activities
Climate and Wildlife Educator Certification and activities
Climate and Carbon Educator Certification and activities
An optional facilitator training will be held at the end of the day for those who would like to bring educator certification of these programs to their classrooms!

Please see the attached invitation or register online.

06/10/2026

Want to explore modeling as a science practice with a cohort of other educators as part of a free, self-paced professional learning experience? We’re relaunching our asynchronous workshop, just in time for summer! This workshop focuses on having students visualize photosynthesis at the molecular, cellular, and ecosystem levels.

The workshop opens on June 28, and participants will have a six-week window in which to complete all workshop activities.

Registration for this workshop is limited; due to overwhelming demand, we are currently enrolling participants on the waitlist. If a spot does not open, you will be on the initial mailing list to join our next cohort. To sign up for the waitlist, you must be a verified member of the BioInteractive Online Community. More information is available at this link: https://www.biointeractive.org/professional-learning/workshops/shine-light-system-modeling-biointeractive-photosynthesis-resources

06/07/2026

Hidden inside this dinoflagellate is a tiny microbe so reliant on its host that scientists say it’s the most viruslike cellular organism known.

Learn more: https://scim.ag/4x0Kd81

05/20/2026

Cellular respiration converts the food we eat into energy we can use in the form of ATP. This new Click & Learn, with accompanying student worksheet, guides students through cellular respiration using an interactive diagram that embeds our classic molecular animations. Delve into key metabolic reactions as students track the reactants and products of each process and how they relate to one another. https://bit.ly/CellRespirationHub

05/15/2026

Join us for the Wisconsin Summer Science Huddle (WiSSH) on August 4th — a day-long gathering for science educators filled with interactive sessions, networking, and a relaxed Chill Zone with snacks. Light breakfast and lunch included. Bring a game and join optional dinner plans! Learn more and register: https://wix.to/EDbwda7

This day-long gathering will engage science educators in a range of sessions and session types, including an organic development of topics based on suggestions from those who register. A light breakfast and lunch are included in the registration fee. Bring a game and snacks if you'd like! There will...

04/26/2026

Scientist Paul Mischel is championing the importance of odd rings of DNA in tumors—and their promise as targets for cancer therapy.

Learn more on : https://scim.ag/4gjWL2d

04/26/2026

So much more to learn.

S***m have long been thought of as streamlined DNA delivery vehicles, carrying little more than a father’s genes to the egg.

But a new study shows that in mice, s***m may transmit the father’s influence in another way.

During their passage through the epididymis, the coiled tube where they mature after leaving the te**es, s***m pick up messenger RNAs (mRNAs), RNA transcripts of genes that contain the genetic instructions for making proteins.

These mRNAs seem to be transferred to the fertilized egg, where they may affect the developing embryo.

Learn more: https://scim.ag/4984dLj