Science literacy

Having the knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes necessary to make informed decisions on scientific issues.

Science literacy News

March 25, 2013

Innovators in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Women@Energy: Aliya Merali

The DOE Office of Economic Impact and Diversity is highlighting 75 women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) from across the complex and Aliya Merali, a Program Leader in Science Ed

February 25, 2013

West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South wins regional Science Bowl at PPPL

A dramatic ending to High School Bowl sends local team to nationals

By Jeanne Jackson DeVoe

The West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South team won the U.S. Department of Energy’s New Jersey Regional High School Science Bowl at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory on Feb. 23 in a dramatic up-to-the-finish line contest against the Bergen County team with a final score of 88 to 72.

January 28, 2013

Science on Saturday attracts science fans of all ages

By Jeanne Jackson DeVoe

Welcome to Science on Saturday – the hottest ticket in town, where 510 people woke up early in the morning on a gloomy Saturday in January recently to listen to a talk on “Visualizing the Atomic World,” by Udo Schwarz of Yale University.