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What We Do
The Office of Science Education (OSE) coordinates science education activities at the NIH and develops and sponsors science education projects in house. These programs serve elementary, secondary, and college students and teachers and the public.
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Activities
- Develop curriculum supplements and other educational materials related to medicine and research through collaborations with scientific experts at NIH
- Maintain a website as a central source of information about NIH science education resources
- Establish national model programs in public science education, such as the NIH Mini-Med School and Science in the Cinema
- Promote science education reform as outlined in the National Science Education Standards and related guidelines
The OSE was established in 1991 within the Office of Science Policy of the Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health. The NIH is the world's foremost biomedical research center and the U.S. federal government's focal point for such research. It is one of the components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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Visit OSE
Planning a visit to the NIH Office of Science Education? Here you will find complete directions regardless of your mode of transportation.
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Mission Statement
The Office of Science Education (OSE) plans, develops, and coordinates a comprehensive science education program to strengthen and enhance efforts of the NIH to attract young people to biomedical and behavioral science careers and to improve science literacy in both adults and children. The function of the Office is as follows: (1) develops, supports, and directs new program initiatives at all levels with special emphasis on targeting students in grades kindergarten to 16, their educators and parents, and the general public; (2) advises NIH leadership on science education issues; (3) examines and evaluates research and emerging trends in science education and literacy for policy making; (4) works closely with the NIH extramural, intramural, women's health, laboratory animal research, and minority program offices on science education special issues and programs to ensure coordination of NIH efforts; (5) works with NIH institutes, centers, and divisions to enhance communication of science education activities; and (6) works cooperatively with other public- and private-sector organizations to develop and coordinate activities.
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Awards
- NIH Excellent Plain Language Award (2007) - Doing Science: The Process of Scientific Inquiry Curriculum Supplement (Grades 7-8)
- NIH Honorable Mention Plain Language Award (2007) – Looking Good, Feeling Good: From the Inside Out (Exploring Bone, Muscle, and Skin) Curriculum Supplement (Grades 7-8)
- NIH Honorable Mention Plain Language Award (2007) – The Science of Mental Illness Curriculum Supplement (Grades 6-8)
- NIH Excellent Plain Language Award (2006) – The Science of Energy Balance Curriculum Supplement (Grades 7-8)
- NIH Honorable Mention Plain Language Award (2006) – The Brain: Our Sense of Self Curriculum Supplement (Grades 7-8)
- NIH Honorable Mention Plain Language Award (2006) - Using Technology to Study Cellular and Molecular Biology Curriculum Supplement (Grades 9-12)
- NIH Excellent Plain Language Award (2006) - Women Scientists with Disabilities
- NIH Excellent Plain Language Award (2005) – Understanding Alcohol Curriculum Supplement (Grades 7-8)
- NIH Honorable Mention Plain Language Award (2005) – How Your Brain Understands What Your Ear Hears Curriculum Supplement (Grades 7-8)
- NIH Honorable Mention Plain Language Award (2005) – Sleep, Sleep Disorders, and Biological Rhythms Curriculum Supplement (Grades 9-12)
- Rated "A+" by Educations World (December 2004) - Sleep, Sleep Disorders and Biological Rythyms Curriculum Supplement (Grades 9-12)
- Aegis Award (Beck Shoup & Associates 2004) - Women Scientists With Disabilities
- Telly Award (Beck Shoup & Associates 2004) - Women Scientists With Disabilities
- Aegis Award (Beck Shoup & Associates 2003) - Women Are Researchers
- Telly Award (Beck Shoup & Associates 2003) - Women Are Researchers
- NIH Excellent Plain Language Award (2002) - Women Are Researchers
- Videographer Award of Distinction (Sutherland Media Productions, Inc. 2001) - Women Are Pathologists
- NIH Outstanding Plain Language Award (2000) - Mini-Med School Manual
- NIH Superior Plain Language Award: Periodical, Web Magazine (2000) - Snapshots of Science & Medicine
- Aegis Award (Sutherland Media Productions, Inc. 2000) - Women Are Surgeons
- Bronze Telly Award (Sutherland Media Productions, Inc. 1999) - Women Are Surgeons
- Rated "A" by Education World (February 1998) - Snapshots of Medicine and Health
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Articles
- Luring Students Toward Science Washington Post (October 23, 2008) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/22/AR2008102201745.html
- Article Warn of Animal Rights Threat to Biotech AMP News Service, (June 9, 2008) http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/amp/issues/2008-06-09.html#0
- From the Desk of NIH Director, Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D.: Special Edition on Science Education NIH Director's Newsletter (January 2008) http://www.nih.gov/about/director/newsletter/January2008.htm
- Class Teaches More Than Simple Science Tulsa World (January 23, 2008) http://www.tulsaworld.com/community/article.aspx?articleID=20080123_9_ZE1_chmor27837
- SciLife 2007: Gateway to a Successful Future NIH Record vol. LX, No. 1 (January 11, 2008) http://nihrecord.od.nih.gov/newsletters/2008/01_11_2008/story3.htm
- New Teaching Module for Middle School Science and Health Teachers NIH Record (October 2007) http://getinvolved.nih.gov/newsbulletins/Rsingle.asp?id=566&issue=October2007
- BSCS Study of the 5Es BSCS E-News (September 2007) http://www.bscs.org/enews/5esstudy.html
- Behind the scences at 'Science in the Cinema' NIH Record Vol. LIX, No. 19 (September 21, 2007) http://nihrecord.od.nih.gov/newsletters/2007/09_21_2007/story2.htm
- Films generate serious discussion afterward Gazette (July 18, 2007) http://www.gazette.net/stories/071807/bethnew203605_32360.shtml
- Federal Stem Education Programs - Witness Panel, Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives (June 6, 2007) http://democrats.science.house.gov/publications/hearings_markups_details.aspx?NewsID=1847
- Something A Partnership Made: Medical History NIH Record (September 23, 2005) http://www.nih.gov/nihrecord/2005/09232005Record.pdf#nameddest=story3
- Customer satisfaction with federal Web sites nudges up a notch Government Executive (June 13, 2005) http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0605/061305p1.htm
- Teachers Walk the NIH Red Carpet NIH Record, Volume 57, No. 11 (June 3, 2005) http://www.nih.gov/nihrecord/2005/06032005Record.pdf
- Health: Med School for the Masses Newsweek (January 31, 2005) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6854307/site/newsweek&&CM=EmailThis&CE=1%20_____________________________
- Review of: National Institutes of Health Curriculum Supplements: Human Genetic Variation and Cell Biology and Cancer, by Biological Sciences Curriculum Study and Videodiscovery Cell Biology Education (Volume 3 Fall 2004, 152–154) http://www.cellbioed.org/articles/vol3no3/article.cfm?articleID=110
- Chemicals the Environment and You Education World (November 2004) http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2004/r1004-13.shtml
- The Brain: Understanding Neurobiology Through the Study of Addiction Education World (October 2004) http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2004/r1004-13.shtml
- Open Wide and Trek Inside Education World (September 2004) http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2004/r0904-01.shtml
- Life of a Summer Intern: A Win-WINS Situation, NIH Record (August 31, 2004) http://www.nih.gov/nihrecord/08_31_2004/story04.htm
- OSE FIlm Series Goes Silver,NIH Record (April 27, 2004) http://www.nih.gov/news/NIH-Record/04_27_2004/briefs.htm
- Exploring Careers Nature Jobs (428, April 1, 2004 )
- NIH Launches Health Careers Site Center for Advancement of Health (March 23, 2004) http://www.cfah.org/habit/Current/NIH.cfm
- AARC Member Represents Profession on New Career Site AARC In the News (March 17, 2004) http://www.aarc.org/headlines/rt_nih_web.asp
- NIH'ers Make Headlines at 'LifeWorks' NIH Record (March 16, 2004) http://www.nih.gov/news/NIH-Record/03_16_2004/story05.htm
- NIH Launches LifeWorks - A Free Career Exploration Site NIH Press Release (March 15, 2004) http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/mar2004/od-15.htm
- NIH Career Finder, Powered by O*NET Information, Focuses on Careers in Health and Medical Sciences O*NET in Action (August, 2003) http://www.doleta.gov/programs/onet/nih.cfm
- NIH Educates the Public on the Science of Life NIH Record (June 25, 2002) http://www.nih.gov/news/NIH-Record/06_25_2002/story04.htm
- Science Education Booth Debuts at Teachers Convention NIH Record (April 30, 2002) http://www.nih.gov/news/NIH-Record/04_30_2002/story04.htm
- NIH Addresses Science Education Paradox NIH Record (April 2, 2002) http://www.nih.gov/news/NIH-Record/04_02_2002/story03.htm
- Exploring Sccience and Human Health ENC Focus: Mathematics and Science Across the Curriculum (Vol 9, No. 2, 2002) http://www.enc.org/features/focus/archive/across/document.shtm?input=FOC-002833-index
- Section 508 , Part 2,OSE Gets an Education on Access NIH Record (June 12, 2001) http://www.nih.gov/news/NIH-Record/06_12_2001/story05.htm
- Section 508 , Part 1, Law Calls for Agencies to Ensure Equal Access NIH Record (May 29, 2001) http://www.nih.gov/news/NIH-Record/05_29_2001/story04.htm
- Speaking of Science: the NIH Speakers Bureau NIH Record (March-April 2001) http://www.nih.gov/catalyst/2001/01.03.01/page6.html
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Accessibility
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Science Education (OSE) is making every effort to ensure that the information available on our website is accessible to all. If you use special adaptive equipment to access the Web and encounter problems when using our site, please let us know. Write to ose@science.education.nih.gov, and we will provide the information to you in an alternate format. Please be as specific as possible when you describe the information you seek. If you prefer to call, please call OSE's webmaster at 301-496-1628. For NIH employees who need assistance with accessibility issues, please contact the equal employment opportunity officer in your institute or center.
To learn more about the regulations governing the accessibility of federal electronic information products, visit the Section 508 page at http://www.section508.gov/.
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How to Reach OSE
By Mail:
NIH Office of Science Education
6100 Executive Blvd., Suite3E01
MSC 7520
Bethesda, MD 20892-7520
By E-mail:
ose@science.education.nih.gov
By Telephone:
301-402-2469
By Fax:
301-402-3034
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Linking Policy
OSE uses the following guidelines for linking to non-NIH sites:
- Not-for-profit professional associations and organizations that complement and enhance the information on the OSE Web site, and
- U.S. Federal agencies that complement and enhance the information on the OSE Web site
These criteria may change to reflect updated OSE or NIH Web site policies.
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Your Privacy
The NIH Office of Science Education respects the privacy of visitors to the OSE Web site. We may collect a limited amount of information on usage of the Web site for statistical purposes, in order to measure the number of visitors to the various sections of our site and to help us make our site more useful to visitors. The information collected includes standard server log information, such as the domain name or IP address from which you access the Internet, the date and time you access our site, the pages you viewed, the type of browser and operating system you used to access our site, and, if you linked to our site from another Web site, that Web site's address. We collect this information on an aggregate basis only. Our Web site logs are not personally identifiable, and we make no attempt to link them with the individuals who actually browse the site. For example, we track which pages are most popular among visitors as a whole, but pages viewed are not identified with individual users. With email inquiries, we store the inquiry and the email address information so that we can respond electronically.
Unless otherwise required by statute, we do not identify publicly who sends questions or comments to our Web site. We will not obtain information that will allow us to personally identify you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us.
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