科学教育不仅仅是给小孩子的。这是莫妮卡·梅兹尔 （Monica Metzler）在芝加哥科技委员会（Chicago Council on Science and Technology）的一次活动中传播的理念。她所创立的伊利诺伊科学委员会（Illinois Science Council）一直在为推动成年人的科学教育而努力。
芝加哥不仅有丰富的文化艺术资源，也拥有各种以科学教育为主的公共机构。然而，莫妮卡发现了一个问题：这些机构全是给小孩设置的。实际上，成年人也 会对各种科学现象有强烈的好奇心，却并没有老师可问。为了解决这个问题，莫妮卡在六年前成立了这所公共科教机构。这个机构填补了芝加哥在科教领域的空缺， 将芝加哥向“科学之城”又推近了一步。
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By Anthony Raap and Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory, Medill Reports
“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and other TV dramas have created unrealistic expectations that can swing jurors, law enforcement officials say. Defendants may walk free in cases that should be slam-dunk convictions.
This phenomenon, called the “CSI effect” in law enforcement, has left many investigators feeling frustrated.
Doug Seccombe, special agent for the FBI in Chicago, said many jurors don’t understand that television shows often don’t mimic reality.
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By Anthony Raap and Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory, Medill Reports
Doug Seccombe couldn’t believe his eyes when he peered into 14-year-old Emmett Till’s metal coffin.
Fifty years after the black teen’s brutal murder in Mississippi for whistling at a white woman, Till’s remains were exhumed in 2005 at south suburban Burr Oak Cemetery.Because of how much time had elapsed, Seccombe, an FBI agent who specializes in forensic evidence, figured Till’s body would be skeletonized. But the remains were remarkably well preserved.
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Abstract: The Chicago FBI office will overview the FBI’s Evidence Response Team’s mission, training, and field work including their use of special forensic equipment and expertise. The talk will also highlight training requirements that ensure a high level of competence during the collection of evidence that can be introduced in courts throughout the U.S. and the World. Continue reading “Crime, Evidence and the Law”
By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory Medill News Serivce
Picasso’s “Old Guitarist” hides a past life of a former painting.
The Art Institute of Chicago x-rayed the painting to reveal the menagerie image underneath of a woman, child and animals.
The Illinois Institute of Technology, in conjunction with the Chicago Council on Science and Technology and Argonne National Laboratory, hosted a crossroads event Wednesday, bridging the art and science of understanding Picasso.
Come join C2ST, Illinois Science and Technology Coalition (ISTC), Illinois Science Teachers Association (ISTA), the ARCS Foundation, and the Illinois Science Council (ISC) in an informal interactive showcase of initiatives and opportunities ongoing in the Science and Technology community. Continue reading “Science and Technology Member Networking Event”
