Visit our new Front Page Store . New Sign up for MyNews Receive headline news, full articles and breaking news via the Web or wireless device. An education at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas can be expensive for students. For science teachers, however, some of it can be had for free. UT Southwestern faculty members present the sessions once a month through the school year.
Admission is easy.
The application process includes nothing more than a call or fax for a reservation. If teachers know more about current research, they can share that with their students. More than 2,000 teachers have participated since, according to the school. This year's symposia include heavy topics such as developmental biology, genetics, aging and cardiovascular disease, Ms. Han said. The sessions last from a few hours to all day.