KANSAS: NSF MAPS project reaches 16 middle school science teachers

16 middle school science teachers will visit the University of Kansas Field Station to explore resources and gain new ideas to take into their classrooms. The teachers serve in school districts representing a diversity of students, both urban and rural. The Summer Institute is part of an NSF EPSCoR project funded through a $20 million grant announced in 2017. The NSF project, “Microbiomes of Aquatic, Plant, and Soil Systems across Kansas (MAPS),” RII Track-1 Award, is a collaboration among five Kansas universities. Matching support comes from the state of Kansas through the Kansas Board of Regents.