Congratulations to Sr Mercedes Desmond, one of the pioneers of science education in Ireland and a founding member of ISTA, who received an honorary doctorate from UCC on George Boole Day 2015. Also in the photo are Prof John O’Halloran, Prof Áine Hyland and Dr Declan Kennedy.
November 2nd 2015 is the 200th anniversary year of George Boole’s birthday. If you have ideas or suggestions about how you might like to celebrate the centenary in your school or region please email Ruairí Ó Céilleachair at boole200project@gmail.com
The goal of the Boole2School Project is: “To grow awareness and prompt curiosity among Irish children and students of the impact of Irish science on the quality of modern life, exemplified by the unique contribution of Boole, with particular emphasis on disciplines of mathematics, computer science and engineering underpinning ICT.”
Cork Education Support Centre on behalf of ATECI, in conjunction with UCC and with the help of NAPD, IPPN,PDST, IOP and with generous support from EMC are planning to have every school student in the country doing a lesson based on the work of George Boole on that day.
Check out UCC’s calendar of events for this special year at http://georgeboole.com
The ISTA is delighted to announce the winners and runners up in this year’s Science Photo Competition. The quality of the entries was exceptional, with…
Hyland Report (The design of Leaving Certificate science syllabi in Ireland: an international comparison)
Developing a New Template for Designing Syllabi for Irish Secondary School Subjects. ISTA Submission to NCCA on LC Climate Action and Sustainable Development ISTA…
The award-winning science journalist, broadcaster and author Mary Mulvihill has died aged 55, following a short illness.
A genetics graduate and Scholar of Trinity College Dublin, who later studied journalism at Dublin City University, she was one of the pioneers of science journalism in Ireland. She was also a passionate advocate of women in science.
As a founding member and first chairperson of Women in Technology and Science (WITS), she played an important part in highlighting the role of women in the history of Irish science.
She had numerous popular science series on RTÉ radio, including The Quantum Leap, The Goldilocks World and Left Brain, Right Brain. She was a longstanding contributor to The Irish Times.
As co-editor of Technology Ireland magazine, she nurtured the careers of many young science journalists.
She edited two collections of biographies of Irish women scientists and pioneers – Stars, Shells and Bluebells (1997), and Lab Coats and Lace (March 2009).
In recent years, she set up a successful business offering Ingenious Ireland walking tours and audio guides to her native Dublin and national sites of ecological and archaeological interest.
She was due to speak at the InspireFest 2015 conference, celebrating women’s leadership in science, technology and innovation, later this month.
Away from work, she was a regular hillwalker. She is survived by her husband Brian Dolan and her sisters Anne and Nóirín Mulvihill.
Courtesy of The Irish Times
