Two new education efforts announced by Society for Neuroscience

Society for Neuroscience has announced in its current newsletter two projects for education.

SfN Launches BrainFacts.org for Public Education About the Brain – BrainFacts.org is a new Web site dedicated to the mind and brain is for visitors of all ages. BrainFacts.org is a public information initiative of The Kavli Foundation, the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, and SfN. Discover nearly 1,000 scientifically reviewed articles, multimedia, research discussions, learning tools, and more. IP members are encouraged to promote this new educational resource to faculty and students for use in their own public education efforts.

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Are You Looking for New Teaching Resources? Try the Educational Resources in Neuroscience Web Portal – SfN’s new Educational Resources in Neuroscience Web portal is a database of teaching resources used by neuroscience faculty for undergraduate and graduate education. The database is searchable by topic, media types, and education levels and allows faculty to exchange syllabi, lab exercises, images, books, software, and ideas about innovative approaches to teaching and learning. SfN members can nominate new resources and rate existing ones. For more information, visit erin.sfn.org.