Jim Krupa, a University of Kentucky professor of biology, recently was honored with the National Center for Science Education Friend of Darwin Award.
The center promotes and defends accurate and effective science education. Staff members work with teachers, parents, scientists and concerned citizens at the local, state and national levels to ensure that topics including evolution and climate change are taught accurately, honestly and confidently.
The NCSE Friend of Darwin Award is conferred annually to outstanding educators whose efforts support NCSE and advance its goals.
“I find the National Center of Science Education’s efforts to battle science illiteracy in the U.S. truly heroic,” Krupa