Free teaching guide
In collaboration with the Paleontological Research Institution's Museum of the Earth, we developed the Teacher-Friendly Guide (TFG) to the Evolution of Maize. It gives teachers the background information they need to teach evolution, using maize as an example.
Field trip
Mysteries of an Ancient Grain explores why maize has been an important crop for thousands of years.
About the exhibit: Traveling museum exhibitInspire
We hope to encourage young people to consider a career in science.
Explore careers: Careers in scienceRole models
Meet the women scientists on our project and pioneers like Barbara McClintock.
Meet them: Women in scienceA National Science Foundation video starring some of our project members.
Bill Gates visited our group and others at Cornell University and wrote about it, including a video.
How humans changed corn and how corn changed human society.