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Open access, freely available online Community Page Breaking Down the Stereotypes of Science by Recruiting Young Scientists Jamie Schaefer*, Steven A. Farber I f you ask the average ten year old in America what a scientist looks like, they almost always describe a team of scientists and educators has developed a program that breaks down the stereotypes of the science ?eld and allows students to engage in real, live experiments at their own schools. and provide inquiry-based educational strategies through collaborative efforts between the university’s faculty and partnering school districts. an older man with crazy white hair and a lab coat. If you ask a group of adolescents how many have looked through a microscope, few raise their hands. If you discuss the implications of genetic research with a group of high school students, they’re likely to cut your next class. The reason why these students have such profound stereotypes of scientists and are less than enthusiastic about science’s impact on society is simple—the lack of exposure they receive during their pre-college education. According to a preliminary study conducted at Leicester University in England, students are often repeatedly confronted with stereotypes of science and scientists via television, cartoon, and comic book characters as well as uninformed adults or peers (McDuf?e 2001). A university set in a major city has the resources to change the mindset of urban students and engage them in the exciting ?eld of science. At Thomas Jefferson University (TJU), located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, How Are We Making a Difference? Why Are Such Programs Necessary? Using the TJU facilities and laboratories, this innovative program integrates life science into the education of students between the ages of eight and eighteen from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. The mission of the Around the world, educators face dif?cult choices in focusing educational goals with limited resources. In the United Sta