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- Received May 6, 2010
- Accepted May 11, 2010
- First published June 16, 2010.
- Version of record published June 16, 2010.
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- Received May 6, 2010.
- Accepted May 11, 2010.
Editor's Note: In 2003, the Society for Neuroscience initiated the Science Educator Award to recognize an outstanding neuroscientist who has made significant contributions to the education of the public. For a description of the award, see http://www.sfn.org/sea. The Journal asked the 2009 winner, Janet M. Dubinsky, to give us her views on the importance of teaching teachers of kindergarten through 12th grade students about neuroscience.
The BrainU program is currently funded by National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) R25RR025999 and National Institute on Drug Abuse Science Education Drug Abuse Partnership Award R25DA02395. Previous support for the BrainU program was provided by NCRR SEPA R25RR017315, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Pre-College Education Program for Biomedical Research Institutions Grant 72500-522006, Minnesota Department of Higher Education Eisenhower Grants A17496 and A32422, the University of Minnesota Medical School, and the University of Minnesota Academic Health Center. The success of the BrainU program is attributable to the energetic efforts of dedicated program staff, students, and faculty at the University of Minnesota and the Science Museum of Minnesota. The data in Figure 1 was collected by Dr. Michael Michlin as part of the program evaluation. The author gratefully acknowledges the thoughtful editorial assistance of Drs. Sashank Varma, William Cameron, and Gillian Roehrig, who critiqued drafts of this manuscript.
- Correspondence should be addressed to Dr. Janet M. Dubinsky, Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, 6-145 Jackson Hall, 321 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. dubin001{at}umn.edu
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