Nano-CEMMS One of the core missions of the Center for Nanoscale Chemical-Electrical-Mechanical Manufacturing Systems is to develop a diverse U.S. workforce of educators, scientists, engineers, and practitioners to advance nanomanufacturing technology in the U.S. and beyond. Nano-CEMMS provides a wide range of development activities targeted toward increasing both the diversity of students involved with the Center and educational opportunities at the K-12 and undergraduate levels, as well as providing graduate students with teaching experience in an emerging field. Student Education Association (SEA) With over 3.3 million students, teachers, administrators and other school staff, Student Education Association is the largest and most widely known, pre-professional education association in the nation. As an IEA-student program, SEA provides students with professional opportunities to learn about issues teachers face while providing them with the skills and experiences necessary to become the best teachers. SEA also focuses on community outreach and political action; serving as an organization for well-rounded, top-notch, future leading educators. Unify: An Illinois Task-Force Unify promotes food security, sustainable systems, and human livelihood through collaboration with other student organizations within and outside UIUC.
USDA Ag Discovery Program Part of the ACES Pre-College STEM Summer Youth Programs that introduce STEM disciplines and careers related to the food and agricultural sciences to rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors (ages 15-17). The USDA Ag Discovery program engages students in a special three-week experience focused on biosecurity. It is sponsored by the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, which is the agency in charged with safeguarding the U.S. food supply. During the three weeks, 18 students will be selected to participate in a series of activities involving government veterinarians, plant and animal biologists, biotechnologists, and wildlife science professionals. These students will demonstrate a basic understanding of how the federal government works for the protection of plants and animals.
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