The UC San Diego MRSEC offers the RIMSE Spring Break Experience in 2025 for students to explore materials science research, featuring hands-on activities and computational tools for nanomaterials design.

The Research Safety Student Initiative (RSSI) at Northwestern University promotes safety culture in research labs through education and resources, fostering awareness and a positive attitude towards safe practices.

RIMSE, under UC San Diego's MRSEC, offers immersive summer schools for diverse participants, focusing on materials science research, advanced training, and practical experience in laboratory settings.

SITC, by PLU, enhances Hayt Elementary's science curriculum for grades 3-4, focusing on topics like "Pressure and Gases" through hands-on experiments, fostering future scientists.

The Northwestern University SPIE chapter promotes photonics and optics education, hosting seminars and fostering professional interactions among students and faculty from various scientific disciplines.

SPOT, a Northwestern University initiative, advocates for evidence-based science policy through voter education, policymaker collaboration, and seminars on the science-policy interface, fostering effective science advocacy in political action.

The LRSM, via Penn MRSEC, hosts free Science Cafés promoting materials science discussions related to NOVA's series "Making Stuff with David Pogue," at Stoney's Pub and The Black Sheep Pub.

The I-MRSEC produced a science music video, "Graphene has my heart," showcasing education on graphene, developed by graduate students, postdocs, and faculty.

The SMURF program, sponsored by Brandeis MRSEC, offers competitive undergraduate research fellowships, providing $6,000 stipends and requiring mentorship, full-time research, and presentation commitments.