Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Understanding roots opens students to science, diversity

02/21/2018 02:41 PM EST

Ireland McDyre with Brandon Ogbunu sees, her own DNA

Focusing science education on students through genetic and genealogical studies may be the way to increase minorities in the pipeline and engage students who would otherwise deem science too hard or too uninteresting, according to a Penn State anthropologist.


Full story at http://news.psu.edu/story/505961/2018/02/17/research/understanding-roots-opens-students-science-diversity

Source
The Pennsylvania State University


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