A Free Press reporter accompanied UVM scientists and education faculty out on the university’s research vessel, the Melosira, to help educators rediscover a thrill for science that hopefully will permeate into classrooms this fall. Regina Toolin, an associate professor of education who focuses on teaching STEM, noted during the experience that fun is a serious tool not just for getting students to achieve higher test scores, but also to promote their thinking about and solving societal problems. Read the story...