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Animal Research at a Crossroads

NJABR is initiating a series of articles on the various tactics employed by animal rights organizations to inhibit and restrict the use of animals in important scientific research. The emphasis will be on the legal and legislative approaches used by such groups but other methods will be discussed when warranted.

Articles:

• The Broken Window
• The Red Thread
• 2010 Humane Society of the United States

Morristown High School Teacher Earns National Recognition

New Jersey Association for Biomedical Research has named Erin Colfax, Research Science Teacher at the Science Academy at Morristown High School, as the first recipient of the Roche “Common Pathways” Award.

Her innovative approach to teaching demonstrates how scientific literacy, knowledge, and methods can inform and inspire poetic response in the classroom and in the field.

The NJABR with the sponsorship of Roche created the Common Pathways Award to recognize exceptional science educators dedicated to shaping future science leaders. The award advances innovation by supporting creative approaches to teaching science and stimulating both right- and left-brain thinking.

Colfax is co-author of Writing Poetry Through the Eyes of Science. The book illustrates how students can utilize field research, observations, sensory data gathering, poetic writing strategies, and model science poems by poets, scientists, students, and teachers to produce original science poetry.

NJABR is a state-based coalition that promotes public support for the people, the process, and the promise of biomedical research.