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    BCEENET: Connecting digitized natural history collections with course-based undergraduate research experiences
    Biological Collections in Ecology and Evolution Network (BCEENET) brings together undergraduate educators, natural history collections professionals, researchers, and data experts to support the...

    Keywords: digitized natural history collectionsBCEENETcourse-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs)

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    CUREnet: The Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience Network
    CUREnet connects people, programs, and networks working to make undergraduate research more accessible.

    Keywords: undergraduate researchcourse-based undergraduate research experienceCUREnet

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    Learning Journal Assignment on Biofilms
    This is a learning journal assignment with constructive response questions on Biofilms which undergraduate students can complete with aid of reading a research article and listening to a podcast.

    Keywords: educationPodcastmicrobiologygenomicsUndergraduateAnalysisBioflimsLearning Journal Assignmet

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    BSURP Guided goal-setting workshop for undergraduate researchers
    Lesson plan, slides, and worksheet for a guided research goal-setting workshop. Designed for undergraduates in the Stanford Biology Summer Undergraduate Research Program (BSURP).

    Keywords: undergraduate researchworkshopsgoalsbioBUDS

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    Resource Collection v3
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    Expanding Undergraduate Participation in Computational Biology: Resources and Lessons Learned from a Hands-on Workshop
    Presentation on computational biology in undergraduate education at the 2019 Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference

    Keywords: undergraduate educationcomputational biologybioinformatics

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    Encouraging student collaboration and networking and improving student access to undergraduate research opportunities.
    We describe, as a case study, work done by two undergraduate students on a specific enzyme in the ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila.

    Keywords: undergraduate researchstudent researchenzymes

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    CRISPR in the Classroom Network - Bringing CRISPR-Cas9 technologies to the undergraduate classroom: an undergraduate instructors' network (RCN Introduction)
    Our RCN-UBE seeks to develop a national network for the development and implementation of experiential-based course modules for undergraduates centered around CRISPR-Cas9 technology through...

    Keywords: RCN-UBE Introduction

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    Undergraduate Research and Microbiology Science Community (µRAMS) lighning talk BIOME Institute 2021
    The uRAMS (undergraduate Research and Microbiology Science community) was created by faculty and researchers at Colorado State University as part of our engagement with the 2021 BIOME Institute....

    Keywords: undergraduate researchcritical readingMicrobiology Educationundergraduate educationquantitative skillsScience Communicationdei

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    UNVEIL-ing Framework to Summer Research Experiences
    Undergraduate research opportunities help foster a science identity and increase retention in STEM majors and transition into the STEM workforce. Moreover, these opportunities have stronger results...
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    A talk about the impacts of Tobacco with Rachel Hendricks
    We interview researchers of all rankings! In this interview, NIH postbaccalaureate fellow Rachel Hendricks discusses her undergraduate research in Dr. Karen Bernd's lab at Davidson College and the...

    Keywords: undergraduate researchTobacco

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    Conference-based Undergraduate Experiences: Lowering the Barrier for Learning about Computational Biology
    Presentation on how attending conferences can enhance computational biology training for undergraduates at the 2019 Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference

    Keywords: undergraduate educationcomputational biologyBioinformatcs

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    Counting the Forest and the Trees: Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education and Synthesis (QUBES) is a tool for Vision and Change
    Presentation focusing on how QUBES plans to improve learning opportunities for all students enrolled in undergraduate biology courses, presented at Botany 2015.

    Keywords: QUBEScommunityconferencedigital tools

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    Using Alternative Assessments: IGELS Tools, Tips, & Strategies to Enhance Undergraduate Biology for Non-majors
    Alternative assessments focus on learning outcomes and engage students with metacognitive reasoning.​ This workshop session provides an introduction to designing and using rubrics as alternative...

    Keywords: NABT 2022IGELS

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    Strategic Planning for REU and Research Readiness
    Students complete a personal strategic plan, examining their strengths, vision and mission for completing an REU or research experience.

    Keywords: undergraduate researchREUstrategic planningSWOTresumepersonal statement

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    Pre-lesson: Introduction to BLAST
    Genome Solver began as a way to teach undergraduate faculty some basic skills in bioinformatics; no coding or scripting is required. This pre-lesson introduces the BLAST tool.

    Keywords: Bioinformatics EducationBioinformatics and Genomics

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    Pre-lesson: Introduction to BLAST
    Genome Solver began as a way to teach undergraduate faculty some basic skills in bioinformatics; no coding or scripting is required. This pre-lesson introduces the BLAST tool.

    Keywords: Bioinformatics EducationBioinformatics and Genomics

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    Highlights of the Hewlett-Foundation Grant Award to Bates College (February 2021)
    End-of grant highlights of the Hewlett-Foundation grant award to Bates College: Supporting more equitable and sustainable open education across STEM
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    Pre-lesson: Introduction to BLAST
    Genome Solver began as a way to teach undergraduate faculty some basic skills in bioinformatics; no coding or scripting is required. This pre-lesson introduces the BLAST tool.

    Keywords: Bioinformatics EducationBioinformatics and Genomics

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    HHMI SEA-PHAGES and GENES: Course-based UREs Designed for All
    The HHMI Science Education Alliance (SEA) program supports a community of faculty members and institutions embed research as a fundamental component of early undergraduate science curricula.

    Keywords: course-based research experiences (CUREs)SEA-PHAGES

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