We are thrilled to have been awarded a 3-year grant (2022-2025) from the National Science Foundation to become a BioSci Research Experiences for Teachers (BIORETS) training site. Each summer, we will recruit and provide excellent stipends for middle school and high...

EvolvingSTEM and our BIORETS summer training program was profiled by PittMed Magazine in an article called "Mutant Summer." ...in early 2022, a $600,000 three-year grant from the National Science Foundation began funding a new eight-week summer program on Pitt’s...

I am often asked, “What IS EvolvingSTEM?”  Here’s how the conversation usually goes: Me: “It’s based on a weeklong experiment with bacteria that demonstrates evolution in action.” Them:  “For college classes, right?” Me: “No, for introductory and advanced high school...

Get a closer look into how students and teachers at Pittsburgh Science & Technology Academy took a hands approach to evolution with our curriculum on 90.5 WESA. “[...] I would implore all teachers to give it a try because the engagement of the student is so much...

Our article on student learning gains after using EvolvingSTEM in their classroom has been published in Evolution: Education and Outreach. Cooper VS, Warren TM, Matela AM, Handwork M, Scarponi S. 2019. EvolvingSTEM: A microbial evolution-in-action curriculum that...

EvolvingSTEM was featured on WESA's The Confluence, a daily news show in the Pittsburgh area. You can listen to the full segments here. From their website: Evolving STEM is a program that uses science and lab experiments to give...

Peters Township High School students were excited to see mutant colonies evolve in only one week!

Students at Pittsburgh SciTech used a crystal violet assay to quantify how much biofilm was produced by different colonies.

Undergraduate researcher Jeffrey Lombardo shares his background with students from Pittsburgh SciTech. The students loved having Jeff help them with their research projects!