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    Data Science as a Superpower
    Presentation on data science education given at the 2019 BioQUEST & QUBES Summer Workshop

    Keywords: biostatisticsstatistical analysisavian malariaSummer Workshop 2018

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    Introducing Students to Data Science
    Presentation on data science at the 2019 BioQUEST & QUBES Summer Workshop

    Keywords: data science2019 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop

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    BIO 439/539: Big Data Analysis
    Course materials for BIO 439/539: Big Data Analysis

    Keywords: Rdata analysisbig datadata managementstatistical methods

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    1999-Lomen-Lovelock-Data Sets from text Differential Equations Graphics-Models-Data
    Data selected by field is presented, e.g., chemistry, electricity, growth, motion, population, miscellaneous.

    Keywords: dataEstimate

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    CRISPR/Cas9 in yeast: a multi-week laboratory exercise for undergraduate students
    Providing undergraduate life-science students with a course-based research experience that utilizes cutting-edge technology, is tractable for students, and is manageable as an instructor is a...

    Keywords: bioinformaticsPCRphenotypingCRISPR/Cas9gene editingcloningGenotypingRestriction enzyme

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    Application of a Bacterial Experimental Evolution System to Visualize and Teach Evolution in Action: A Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience
    Concepts of evolution are typically taught through examples of extremely long timescales, which do not always resonate broadly. Here, we describe a course-based undergraduate research experience...

    Keywords: EvolutionmutationcompetitionNatural Selectionregulationstructure and functionreproductive fitnessgenotype to phenotypehomologs

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    Understanding Protein Domains: A Modular Approach
    An understanding of protein structure, function, and interaction is central to biochemistry. One angle into this topic is to engage students in considering protein domains as modules that develop...

    Keywords: Protein Structure

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    Teaching Data Viz and Communication as an Undergraduate Biology Course: Syllabus and Resources
    Teaching materials co-developed for a new upper-level undergraduate biology course to teach data exploration and communication without requiring previous coding experience.

    Keywords: data visualizationR programming languagedata literacycalling bulldata viztidy data

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    More In Depth Spreadsheet Management Adaptation of Data Management using NEON Small Mammal Data
    This adaptation consists of three exercises that introduce students to 1) format spreadsheet data tables, 2) carry out spreadsheet quality control, and 3) count/sort/filter data of interest in...

    Keywords: data managementspreadsheetsmammalsCapture mark-recapture

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    NEON_PDSI
    Users access and manipulate drought data and visualize these data to learn about historical drought patterns.

    Keywords: Palmer Drought Severity Index

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    DataONE Module 01: Why Data Management?
    Trends in data collection, storage and loss, the importance and benefits of data management, and an introduction to the data life cycle.

    Keywords: moduledatain-class activityHandoutproblem setdata managementDataONE

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    Pesticides in My Smoothie Bowl?
    Teaching resources, especially active learning pedagogy, are scarce for toxicology compared to what is available for other disciplines. Ecological and human health risk assessment are...

    Keywords: data analysistoxicologychemical toxicityecological risk assessmenthuman risk assessmentpesticide

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    Data Ethics
    Data ethics and the use of digital data

    Keywords: data scienceresearch ethicsdata ethics

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    Introduction to Python for Data Science Course
    Free Introduction to Python for Data Science Course at DataCamp

    Keywords: data scienceonline learningcoursepythonfree

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    Remote sensing data processing – NEON airborne data
    Concepts of remote sensing and data logistics, and NEON remote sensing data are introduced. Students learn how to apply spatial data processing and visualization skills using R coding program to...

    Keywords: RlandscapebiomassProblem Solvingraster raster data processingspatial data visualizationvegetation indicescanopy

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    Yeast Cell Growth
    Numbers Count resource using Excel for data analysis

    Keywords: data analysisExcelNumbers Count

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    Data from: Agent-based and Individual-based Modeling: A Practical Introduction, Chapter 5, Section 5.5 [Elevation]
    Elevation data input file for Section 5.5 (tab-separated plain text).

    Keywords: dataelevationChapter 5Section 5.5

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    Infectious Chocolate Joy with a Side of Poissonian Statistics: An activity connecting life science students with subtle physics concepts
    Introductory physics courses are required for many programs in the life sciences, yet traditional curricula fail to help students meaningfully connect physical concepts with biological...

    Keywords: quantitative biologyHIVmultiplicity of infectionPoisson DistributionPhysics for biologists

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    Isolation and Functional Analysis of a Pancreatic Enzyme in an Introductory Student Lab
    Structure and function are correlated at all levels of biology. This topic is typically addressed early in an undergraduate class in general or molecular biology before students have gained much...

    Keywords: Protein StructureproteaseEnzymechemical bondscatalysissolubility

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    Data Visualization
    This is an introduction to the idea of data visualization and the importance of presenting data for understanding.

    Keywords: data in the classroomdata visualization

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