Allegheny College (PA)– Neuroscience major. The biology and psychology departments have cooperated to create a major in neuroscience. Established in 1996, the major has grown from one graduate in 1997 to 35 in 2003, while the numbers of majors in biology and psychology have also remained strong. Undergraduates are actively involved in collaborative research, both on and off campus, and have given an impressive number of presentations of their work. Graduates have gone on to graduate programs in neuroscience and health-related fields and most of the recent graduates are employed in related fields. The interdisciplinary program also allows non-science majors the opportunity for research experiences in neuroscience, while making it possible for neuroscience majors to find new ways of understanding their own discipline. For the past five years, faculty members from the neuroscience program have conducted a two-week neuroscience summer camp for high school juniors, and have participated in a program that allows gifted high school students to visit the campus every other week during the school year. Neuroscience faculty members and students additionally participate in "Brain Awareness Week," visiting middle schools and high schools to give presentations and demonstrations.

Columbia College Chicago (IL)– Science Institute. The Institute for Science Education and Science Communication ("Science Institute") introduces science to undergraduate non-science majors. A significant number of students at Columbia College are majoring in the fields of communications, media, and the arts, and an important feature of the program is the incorporation of the student's interests and skills into unconventional modes of communication for assessment, such as using multimedia tools and group evaluation to create and evaluate lab reports. By making science understandable, accessible, and enjoyable to students who otherwise may not have taken science classes, these non-majors increasingly combine science with their chosen professional fields, such as journalism, in ways they would never have considered if not for Science Institute courses taken. The Institute has also conducted a range of outreach efforts, including the creation of Math, Science, and Technology Academies at local high schools and the holding of weekly science labs for K-12 students on campus. The Institute was recently selected by the Chicago Board of Education to conduct workshops for all Chicago high school science and mathematics teachers.