Re: PhysicsTheoryNet analog in biology

[Scott Goelzer <s goelzer comcast net>]

I have used Science News Learning for years. 
Very high quality materials provided to teachers. 
It would be a good affiliation. 

Scott



> On Apr 14, 2026, at 10:46 AM, Ken Olum <kdo cosmos phy tufts edu> wrote:
> 
> Hi, all.  Science News had the item below.  It seems that some people
> from Regeneron are doing something very analogous to what we do.  I
> guess "Science News Learning" is a large program for teachers, but it
> does not involve scientists.  The "Scientists to Classrooms" program
> puts put scientists in some classrooms involved in Science News Learning
> in a way very similar to PhysicsTheoryNet.
> 
> I wonder if Science News would like to cover PhysicsTheoryNet.
> 
>                                        Ken
> 
> SOCIETY FOR SCIENCE UPDATE
> Science in Action: Bring Research to Classrooms
> 
> Science literacy comes alive when students connect what they
> read to the people doing the work. Through a partnership between
> Regeneron and Science News Learning, a sponsored program of Society for
> Science, students are not only reading about the latest scientific
> advancements, but they also are meeting the researchers involved and
> seeing firsthand how STEM curiosity can become a career.
> 
> Through the joint program, Scientists to Classrooms, 50 Regeneron
> scientists visited 36 schools that participate in Science News
> Learning. During the visits, which took place during the 2024-2025
> school year, the scientists reached more than 2,100 students with
> interactive, discussion-driven presentations. For many teachers, the
> visits offered a rare opportunity to humanize science and show students
> that there is no single vision of what STEM looks like in the real
> world.
> 
> "My students gained appreciation for a field of science that they hadn't
> previously been exposed to," says Tim Renz of Foster High School in
> Tukwila, Wash. "The combination of computer science and biology really
> spoke to the students, along with the idea that a scientist doesn't
> always have to be working at a lab bench."
> 
> Several educators noted how powerful it was for students to hear about
> nonlinear career paths. "My kids always think they need to know what
> they want to be when they are 18," says Heidi Gleason of Columbia High
> School in East Greenbush, N.Y. "Our visitors let them know that is not
> at all the case."  Others emphasized the importance of embracing
> challenges. "The scientists didn't just focus on their successes, but
> also talked about their trials and failures," says Sarah Kim of Magnolia
> Academy 6 in Los Angeles. "This is such an important lesson for our
> students."
> 
> The classroom conversations were also meaningful for the scientists. "I
> love returning to what inspired me to enter this field," says Alexandra
> Tsoras, Principal Scientist at Regeneron Cell Medicines in Somerville,
> Mass. "Making science accessible is almost as important as doing it
> myself. It's a special opportunity to be able to excite and inspire
> others to one day improve on our work."
> 
> Building off the success of last year, the Scientists to Classrooms
> program will continue this spring.
> 
> The Science News Learning program provides middle school and high school
> students with access to trusted science journalism and classroom-ready
> resources. The program provides 6,000 schools with print and digital
> issues of Science News and Science News Explores, along with
> professional development for educators and lesson plans that link
> current research to core curricular concepts.
> 
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