The program offers a unique opportunity for high school students to gain authentic research experience with CUNY/CCNY faculty and potentially earn a stipend upon completion.
The CCNY College Now STEM Research Academy is a two-semester program designed to cultivate strong scientific thinking skills in NYC public high school students. The program begins with a spring pre-college science course, such as the 'DNA Detectives' course, where students engage in hands-on, inquiry-based activities. This foundational course focuses on developing essential skills like formulating research questions, designing experiments, conducting literature searches, and reading scientific literature. Upon successful completion of the spring course, a select group of students are invited to participate in a summer research internship. During this intensive five-week internship, students are partnered with a City University of New York (CUNY) or City College of New York (CCNY) faculty member to pursue a research topic of interest in a lab setting. The program culminates in a research project and presentation, often at prestigious venues like the American Museum of Natural History, allowing students to communicate their findings and gain valuable experience in scientific discourse.
During the summer internship, students are required to work in a research lab four to five days a week, potentially including Saturdays, and participate in weekly seminars and workshops.
This program is ideal for high-performing New York City public high school 10th or 11th graders with a strong interest in STEM fields and a desire to engage in authentic scientific research.
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