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 | | Submitted photo | | Heather Chambers (left) and one of her science students work on a project on April 18 at North Marion High School. Chambers recently benefited from a $15,000 grant given to OHSU. |
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By Charissa Bernard
North Marion High School science teacher Heather Chambers will be getting so hands-on research experience over the next two years.
The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust of Vancouver, Wash. recently announced it has awarded a $15,000 grant to Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), which will enable Chambers to form a partnership with Dr. Kristine Coleman to conduct research during the next two summers. The two will work in the Division of Reproductive Sciences, Oregon National Primate Research Center at OHSU. The title of the research to be conducted is "Effects of a high fat diet on behavior in young Japanese macaques."
"Heather has exhibited exceptional qualities at North Marion High School that, on the one hand, have demonstrated merit for this award, and, on the other hand, will most certainly be used in bringing special insights and enthusiasm back to the classroom," said Bart Hadder, M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust program director.
The award also includes funds to attend two national Partners in Science conferences where Chambers will share the results of each summer's research.
"This conference will strengthen her professionally and give her insight into how science is being taught at some of the fine schools in the nation," said Hadder.
This grant was awarded through a competitive process in the Partners in Science Program at the Murdock Trust. Applications are accepted from high school teachers and mentor from a five-state region to conduct summer research.
The primary goal of the program is to provide high school science teachers with opportunities to work at the cutting edge of science, and thus to revitalize their teaching and help them appreciate the use of inquiry-based methods in the teaching of science.
The selection of awardees is based on the qualifications of the partner members, the quality of scientific research proposed, and the potential of its impact on the high school setting.
The Murdock Trust, created by the will of the late Melvin J. (Jack) Murdock, provides grants to organizations in five states of the Pacific Northwest that seek to strengthen the region's educational and cultural base in creative and sustainable ways. The Partners in Science Program is one of its many efforts to do so in its grant-making region.
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