Science Education for the Youth (SEFTY) : A Neuroscience Outreach Program for High School Students in Southern Nevada during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Copyright © 2024 Ghani et al..
Laboratory outreach programs for K-12 students in the United States from 2020 to 2022 were suspended or delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions. While Southern Nevada also observed similar closures for onsite programs, we and others hypothesized that in-person laboratory activities could be prioritized after increasing vaccine doses were available to the public and masking was encouraged. Here, we describe how the Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Precision Medicine at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) collaborated with administrators from a local school district to conduct training activities for high school students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Science Education for the Youth (SEFTY) program's curriculum was constructed to incorporate experiential learning, fostering collaboration and peer-to-peer knowledge exchange. Leveraging neuroscience tools from our UNLV laboratory, we engaged with 117 high school applicants from 2021 to 2022. Our recruitment efforts yielded a diverse cohort, with >41% Pacific Islander and Asian students, >9% African American students, and >12% multiracial students. We assessed the impact of the SEFTY program through pre- and postassessment student evaluations, revealing a significant improvement of 20.3% in science proficiency (p < 0.001) after participating in the program. Collectively, our laboratory curriculum offers valuable insights into the capacity of an outreach program to actively foster diversity and cultivate opportunities for academic excellence, even in the challenging context of a global pandemic.
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2024 |
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2024 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11 |
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eNeuro - 11(2024), 4 vom: 24. Apr. |
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Englisch |
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Ghani, Nabih [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Completed 08.04.2024 Date Revised 10.04.2024 published: Electronic-Print UpdateOf: bioRxiv. 2024 Feb 07;:. - PMID 38370644 Citation Status MEDLINE |
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