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    5-040-TunedMassDamper-Part-I-Modeling Scenario
    We offer an opportunity to build mathematical models to mitigate dangerous displacements in structures using structural improvements called Tuned Mass Dampers. We model the motion of the original...

    Keywords: structurespring-mass-dashpotspring massearthquakevibrationtuned mass tunerrestoring forcecontroldampe

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    Investigating Evidence for Climate Change (Project EDDIE) with CO2 and 13CO2 data: adapted for R
    This is an adaptation to work in R of Investigating Evidence for Climate Change (Project) by Hage, M. 2020. Students will investigate geologic and modern evidence for global temperature and...

    Keywords: climate changeGlobal Temperature Changeco2ice core datastable isotopesR software

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    Data management and introduction to QGIS and RStudio for spatial analysis
    Students learn about the importance of good data management and begin to explore QGIS and RStudio for spatial analysis purposes. Students will explore National Land Cover Database raster data and...

    Keywords: tool:rstudioGISdata managementlandscape ecologyGeospatial ScienceNational Ecological Observatory Networkquantitative inquiryQGIS

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    Mosquito Invasion! A Lotka-Volterra Competition Case Study
    In this instructor-led interrupted case study, students practice interpreting Lotka-Volterra competition model parameters using data on an invasive and native mosquito species.
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    Avida-ED Lab Book
    Avida-ED activities, modified for the Argentina 2019 Avida-ED Workshop, presented at the 2019 BioQUEST & QUBES Summer Workshop

    Keywords: Evolutionavida-ed

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    Computational Biology using R
    This is an introductory level course on computational biology.

    Keywords: simulationmoduleRcourseprojectsolutions

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    Sleep and Learning Lab
    Students use sleep and exam data from Introductory Biology students to investigate the question: Does a circadian rhythm, the sleep-wake cycle, influence an important mammalian adaptation, the...

    Keywords: animal behaviorlab activitycircadian biologysmall group workthink-pair-shares

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    Using IPAT to Measure Urban Sustainability
    Urban sustainability can be complicated to measure because sustainability means different things to different people. This challenge can be partially overcome through adoption of a guiding...

    Keywords: datasurveyurban ecosystemsUrban sustainability

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    Video Making Tips for Laboratory Instructors
    Demonstration videos are an excellent way to introduce students to new laboratory techniques, but many available videos are of low quality, too long, lack human diversity, and the main narrator is...

    Keywords: microscopypipettingLab Equipment

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    Using Aquatic Macroinvertebrates in Stream Bioassessment
    Bioassessment is an evaluation of the biological condition of a waterbody using biological surveys and other direct measurements of resident living organisms. Aquatic macroinvertebrates are...

    Keywords: toleranceMacroinvertebratesRiver Field Studies Networkbioindicatorbioassessmentstream health

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    2012-Brian_Ingalls-Mathematical Modelling in Systems Biology An Introduction
    This is a comprehensive text with much biology background to motivate the mathematical modeling, exercises and answers, and many rich examples.

    Keywords: spatialsensitivity analysisgene regulatory networksstochasticbifurcationmetabolic networkselectrophysiologytransductionrate lawsbiochemical reactions

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    2018-Eduardo-Sontag-Lecture_Notes_on_Mathematical_Systems_Biology
    I am often asked if it is OK to use these notes in courses at other universities. The answer is “of course!” though I strongly suggest that a link to my website be provided, so that students can...

    Keywords: biologytextbooksystemsdyanmical system

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    Using the Project EDDIE Sustainability Metrics module in Exploring Earth
    Students use GapMinder, an interactive data exploration and visualization tool, to assess human impact on Earth systems. Using the impact = population x affluence x technology (IPAT) framework...

    Keywords: sustainabilityProject EDDIE

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    Understanding Restriction Enzyme Digests
    Prior to submitting genomic DNA for sequencing, SEA students perform a restriction endonuclease digest with several enzymes, which provides a fast and cost-effective way of quickly screening...
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    Ecology of Infectious Disease: Data Mining the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) for Ecological Patterns
    How to use publicly available infection case data to teach ecology and evolution of human infectious diseases.

    Keywords: Evolutionecologyinfectious diseasehumansjigsawsmall group workEvolutionary medicinedata explorationCDCNNDSS

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    Teaching introductory bioinformatics with Jupyter notebook-based active learning
    Presentation on teaching introductory bioinformatics with Jupyter notebook-based active learning at the 2019 Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference

    Keywords: biostatisticsstatistical analysisavian malariaSummer Workshop 2018

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    Unwrapping Enzyme Kinetics
    Enzyme rates and kinetics are key components used by biochemists to understand how enzymes function. However, students often find it difficult to understand how these experiments are performed and...

    Keywords: kineticsstructure-functionenzymescatalysis

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    Atlas of Black Scholarship for Inclusive and Racially Diverse STEM Curricula – Volume I
    The contributions of Black scientists to the advancement of STEM are poorly represented in course materials. Here, we provide an Atlas of Black Scholarship to help Life Sciences and Chemistry...

    Keywords: BLACK SCIENTISTS IN STEMRACIALLY-RESPONSIVE PEDAGOGYBIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY EDUCATIONDIVERSITY IN STEM CURRICULUM

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    A Short Bone Biomechanics Primer: Background for a Lesson on Bone Viscoelasticity
    The skeletal system is the first of the body systems that we discuss in-depth in our Physiology & Anatomy courses (PNB 2264/2265 and PNB 2274/2275) in the Department of Physiology and...

    Keywords: structure-functionbiomechanicsAnisotropyViscoelasticity

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    The Impact of Diet and Antibiotics on the Gut Microbiome: Distance Education Variant
    The goal of this article is to describe a variation of an active learning exercise that was previously published by the same author under a similar title. The variation describes modifications...

    Keywords: microbiomenutritionbacterial metabolitesgut bacteriahost response

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