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    Forensic Phylogenetics: Implementing Tree-thinking in a Court of Law
    Here we describe an in-class activity developed for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity (BioEE1780) at Cornell University, an introductory course required of all biology majors. This activity...

    Keywords: phylogeneticsTree thinkingparaphyly

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    CURE-all: Large Scale Implementation of Authentic DNA Barcoding Research into First-Year Biology Curriculum
    Growing calls in science education reform have emphasized wide-scale engagement of first-year undergraduate students in authentic research experiences; however, large course enrollments, inadequate...

    Keywords: phylogeneticsbioinformaticsBiodiversityprocess of sciencetaxonomyPCRDNADNA sequencegel electrophoresis

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    Developing Decolonial Consciousness in Biology Students Through Critical Reflection Assignments
    There is a growing call to decolonize curricula in academia, including in scientific disciplines. In the biology classroom, this includes highlighting a diverse array of scientists and illuminating...

    Keywords: primatessocietyZoologyantiracismdecolonizingstudent activismmuseum science

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    Furry with a chance of evolution: Exploring genetic drift with tuco-tucos
    Genetic drift is an important mechanism of evolution, yet undergraduates often fail to understand how it leads to evolutionary change due in part to its random nature. This lesson plan describes a...

    Keywords: EvolutionGenetic DriftBottle neckFounder effectRandom evolutionary processes

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    A CURE for Salmonella: A Laboratory Course in Pathogen Microbiology and Genomics
    Rapid advances in genomics and bioinformatics, the vast amount of data generated by next-generation sequencing, and the penetration of the ‘-omics’ into many areas of biology have created a need...

    Keywords: epidemiologyresearchbioinformaticsgenomicspublic healthAntibiotic Resistant BacteriaSalmonellaDNA sequencingpathogenic bacteria

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    Debating Conservation: Developing Critical Thinking Skills in Introductory Biology Classes
    Role-playing activities in the classroom promote students’ critical thinking, research, and communication skills. We present an activity where students debate a current controversy in...

    Keywords: Restorationtrophic cascadeecosystem function

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    Out of Your Seat and on Your Feet! An adaptable course-based research project in plant ecology for advanced students
    University capstone projects can offer science students a rich research experience that illustrates the process of doing scientific research, and can also help students better choose future...

    Keywords: statisticsactive learningecologyinterdisciplinaryplantscommunicating sciencegroup workfield workproces of science

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    STEM Inclusive Teaching Practices Webinar Series: The Biocultural Labels Initiative
    The Biocultural (BC) Labels initiative is focused on accurate provenance, transparency and integrity in research engagements with Indigenous communities. ...

    Keywords: dataEquitynatural history museumsAttributionBiocultural LabelsTraditional Knowledge LabelsIndigenous data sovereigntyIndigenous rights

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    2015-Dios-EtAl-How Engineers deal with Mathematics solving Differential Equations
    The students of fourth course, of the bachelor’s degree in Computer Sciences or Industrial Engineering at the University of Salamanca (Spain), they learn mathematics solving real problems with the...

    Keywords: assessmentengineering educationSimulink

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    3-060-DataToDifferentialEquation-ModelingScenario
    Students use knowledge of second-order linear differential equations in conjunction with physical intuition of spring-mass systems to estimate the damping coefficient and spring constant from data.

    Keywords: Association & Data Fittingmassspring-mass systemspring\total distancenumerical differentiation

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    Understanding Global Climate Change: Present, Past, and Future
    Understanding global climate change through the lenses of the present, past, and future, combining modern technology and indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing.

    Keywords: climate changeglobal changeabiotic environmentindigenous knowledge

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    A Hybrid Virtual Kinesiology Laboratory Module for Human Anatomy and Physiology
    The integration of virtual technology is becoming a common trend in anatomy education at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The incorporation of virtual 3D anatomical models into the classroom...

    Keywords: kinesiologyexercise physiologyAnaerobic RespirationMaximum Oxygen ConsumptionMuscular SystemVirtual AnatomyWingate Test

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    Interdisciplinary biology education: a holistic approach to an intractable problem
    Presentation on interdisciplinary biology education at the 2019 Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference

    Keywords: quantitative biologyinterdisciplinarybioinformaticsbiology educationinterdisciplinary education

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    Gratitude Interventions in a Biology Course to Foster Student Persistence and Success
    College students are experiencing a mental health crisis, which has been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is problematic because stress and anxiety impede learning. One way to...

    Keywords: mental healthgratitudepositive psychologydegree commitment

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    Making Change Sustainable: Network for Integrating Bioinformatics into Life Sciences Education (NIBLSE) Meeting Review
    The purpose of the meeting described in this review was to decide how best to ensure the sustainability of the Network for Integrating Bioinformatics into Life Science Education (NIBLSE; pronounced...

    Keywords: meetingsustainabilityfmnNIBLSEincubator

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    2011-Lorelei_Koss-Sustainability_in_a_differential_equations_course_case_study_of_Easter_Island
    Easter Island is a fascinating example of resource depletion and population collapse, and its relatively short period of human habitation combined with its isolation lends itself well to...

    Keywords: differential equationssustainabilitypopulationEaster Islandcollapseenvironmental collapse

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    Grassy Narrows and Muskrat Falls Dam: Hypothesis Testing and t-Tests
    Students are introduced to concepts of hypothesis testing using elementary hypothesis tests, t-tests, and p-values as they compare a given fish population for methylmercury levels (using real and...

    Keywords: statisticsmathematicsbiostatisticsecologybiologygraphingp-valuest-testshypothesis testingin-class activityZoologymercury biogeochemistrybiostatistics - generalfish populationqbccBiogeochemical cyclesInterpret graphsSolving Equations and InequalitiesConcepts in StatisticsElementary Hypothesis TestingMethylmercurydamsBioaccumulationtraditional dietsmercurymercury poisoningnative peopleindigenous populationCanadahydroelectricexplaining statisticsusing statisticsMake probability calculations

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    Exploring multiple approaches to engage underrepresented students in research with natural history collections.
    The iDigBio team has leveraged natural history collections in a 3-pronged approach designed to engage undergraduates from underrepresented groups in collections-based research.

    Keywords: idigbionatural historynatural history museumsnatural history collectionsunderrepresented students

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    The Happy Blue Baby Hemoglobin
    This case, about a specific mutant of hemoglobin, focuses on visualizing and understanding the molecular basis of why an infant turned blue soon after birth and how the cyanosis resolved.

    Keywords: mutationHemoglobinmolecular visualization and analysisPDBMolecular Case Study

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    Diving into Deep Sea Data
    A module that combines NOAA's Okeanos Explorer and the iDigBio Portal to explore the deep sea!

    Keywords: Querying databasesremote sensingnatural history collectionsfishesscientific name5ESpeciesichthyologydeep sea

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