Meet two Noyce scholar recipients who are now working in classrooms. Mathematics education undergraduates may be eligible for the scholarship, which provides $13,000 per year for up to two years.

With funding from the National Science Foundation, educators at the University of Iowa are revising the science curriculum and recruiting and training teachers to better educate Iowa students in the sciences. “It’s teaching in a way that attaches an Iowa child to real-world relevance,” says Ted Neal, clinical associate professor in the UI College of Education, who’s helping to lead the curricular...

The first round of Noyce Scholars will help with the shortage of science teachers through a collaborative effort between the UI College of Education and UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.