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Kenan Fellows Program Included In $7.3M ‘Citizen Science’ Grant

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Jul 1, 2022

Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership Names New Director

RALEIGH, N.C.—The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership (KFP) has named Dr. Vance Kite as its new Director. Dr. Kite, a 2012-13 Kenan Fellow, joins KFP effective July 1, 2022. He is the fifth director of the KFP, and the first alumnus to be named to this leadership position in the program’s 22-year history. Founded…

Jun 9, 2022

Durham fourth-graders tackle hunger, food insecurity and sustainability in their community

DURHAM, N.C.⸺Gathered around picnic tables in the outdoor learning space at Spring Valley Elementary School with their PowerPoint presentations loaded onto their laptops, Yetta Williams’ fourth-grade students shared the results of their food insecurity research projects with guests. Growing a Community Mindset Williams, a 2021-22 Kenan Fellow, organized the student showcase on June 6, 2022,…

Apr 24, 2022

High School Engineering Club led by Kenan Fellow Wins Chance to Flight Test Their Experiment for NASA

HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. ⸺ A team of students at Holly Springs High School led by 2021-22 Kenan Fellow Tiffanni Craig has been selected to build an experiment that will autonomously operate and collect data from the edge of space aboard a suborbital rocket. Craig and her students were among 57 winning teams nationwide to be…

Sep 17, 2013

Kenan Fellows Program Included In $7.3M ‘Citizen Science’ Grant

RALEIGH ─ The Kenan Fellows Program is part of a $7.3 million National Science Foundation grant to give teachers and students the opportunity to engage in real scientific research initiatives while improving educational success. Dr. Rob Dunn, Associate Professor of Biology at NC State, will lead the five-year effort. Other groups involved in the project…