City, Schools Launch BioCity Lab For HS Students To Study College STEM

NEW HAVEN, CT – Mayor Justin Elicker and Superintendent Dr. Madeline Negrón gathered Friday with city and education leaders to celebrate the launch of the new BioCity Lab, a facility that will enable high school students to study college-level science and math and to observe research in an incubator space.

The BioCity Lab represents a collaboration between the New Haven Public Schools, the City of New Haven, the developer of the property at 101 College Street, Carter Winstanley and area universities.

The new lab and classroom will be the site of STEM courses taught by faculty from Southern Connecticut State University and eventually CT State Community College-Gateway.

Fifteen juniors from Hill Regional Career High School, James Hillhouse High School, and Wilbur Cross High School will earn 11 college credits over the first year of the program. They also will receive college and career coaching, as well as tutoring in chemistry and math from college students associated with Yale University.

101 College Street houses BioLabs, a collaborative wet lab and office coworking facility that provides an early home for biotech entrepreneurs to kick-start and nurture their companies in Connecticut.

The coursework and lab experience form part of a bioscience pathway–in which high school students earn university credits and explore an area of potential professional interest. After graduation, they can use their credentials to find jobs in the industry or to continue their studies.

The bioscience program is the fifth career pathway program established by NHPS with the support of the city, regional universities, industry and community groups.