Alumni News

McLean, Va. – July 19, 2010 - The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) announced today the four member Team USA was awarded three gold medals and one silver medal at the International Biology Olympiad held in Changwon, Korea. Team USA was part of the 233 students from 58 countries who participated in this year’s competition.

U.S. team members Chelsea Voss (CA), Charles Du (IL), and Eric Liaw (HI) garnered gold medals. Debra Van Egeren (MI) took home a silver medal.

The scholars were accompanied by Ms. Kathy Frame of the Center for Excellence in Education and Dr. Scott Mills of Purdue University, USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) Coaches. All were flown to Changwon courtesy of Korean Air.

CEE and Purdue University Announce Team USA 2010

Top Four U.S. Biology Students to Compete at the Premier International Biology Olympiad in South Korea

McLean, Va. – June 22, 2010 - The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) announces the four top scoring students at the USA Biology Olympiad national finals which took place at Purdue University. These students will represent the United States as Team USA at the 2010 International Biology Olympiad (IBO) in Changwon, Korea.

The students are:

Scholars Selected to Participate in the USA Biology Olympiad National Finals at Purdue University- - To Result in Four Scholars to Represent the U.S. at the International Biology Olympiad

Who: Center for Excellence in Education (CEE)
What: 8th Annual USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) National Finals
When: Sunday, June 6, 2010 to Friday, June 18, 2010
Where: Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
How: Please email Maureen or Gillian to learn more about the 2010 USABO.

The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) is pleased to announce that the top 20 Finalists have been selected to attend the USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) National Finals at Purdue University. The finalists were selected based on their high scores from the USABO Open Exam and Semifinal Exam. Nearly 11,000 students from across the nation registered for the Open Exam this year.

CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION LAUNCHES THE NATIONAL LAB SKILLS SYMPOSIUM

CEE Reveals Best Practice Models to Maximize Lab Skills Training for
Students and Teachers

McLean, VA –April 07, 2010 - The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) announces the launch of the National Lab Skills Symposium to cultivate the next generation of scientific leaders today with improved practical laboratory skills. The Symposium, underwritten by Life Technologies, will take place at the Holiday Inn Capitol located at 550 C. Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024.

The Center strives to address the challenges of laboratory instruction and learning in our nation’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) classrooms to assure a future talented and diverse U.S. workforce. The National Lab Skills Symposium will unveil exemplary programs of “best practices” in laboratory education.

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It used to be that learning science was an end in itself. Not always at MIT, whose alumni helped found companies including Intel (INTC Quote), Texas Instruments (TXN Quote), Genentech (DNA Quote) and Harmonix, maker of the "Rock Band" video game and a unit of Viacom (VIA Quote).

CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION’S RSI ALUMNUS TAKES FIRST PLACE IN INTEL COMPETITION

Four RSI Alumni Place in Top 10 at Prestigious Intel Science Talent Search

McLean, Virginia – March 13, 2009 – The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) announces that 2008 Research Science Institute (RSI) Alumnus, Eric Kerner Larson of South Eugene High School in Eugene, OR was awarded the $100,000 first place scholarship in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search. Eric was selected for his innovative research in mathematics concerning the classification of integral fusion categories.

Mr. Larson began his research at RSI under the guidance of Professor Pavel Etingof and David Jordan of the MIT Mathematics Department. RSI helps nurture young scholars to careers of excellence and leadership in science, technology, engineering, and math.

10 RESEARCH SCIENCE INSTITUTE ALUNMI NAMED FINALISTS IN THE INTEL SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH 2009

CEE’s RSI Alumni Represent 25% of Intel Science Talent Search Finalists

McLean, Virginia – January 29, 2009 The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) announced that 10 students of its Research Science Institute (RSI) class of 2008 are among the 40 finalists in the highly esteemed Intel Science Talent Search. The RSI alumni represent this nation’s highest achieving scholars in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.