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    The Polar Bear of the Salt Marsh?
    National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science- in this interrupted case study, students follow a young naturalist as she explores why saltmarsh sparrows are increasingly rare in coastal...

    Keywords: Coastal wetlandsConnecticutmanagementnortheastsea-level risesalt marsh

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    R for biologists
    An introductory guide to data analysis in R for life sciences researchers.

    Keywords: R

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    Climate Change
    This video describes the basic science of climate change. How do we know about climate in the past? What are humans interfering with? How can we make predictions about what will happen in the future?

    Keywords: videosclimate changeScience Forward

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    An evolution curriculum designed around understanding the rise and spread of drug-resistant pathogens
    Poster on teaching concepts in evolution and data science skills in an upper level Biology elective at Spelman College presented at the 2018 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop

    Keywords: EvolutionRdata sciencedrug resistanceSummer Workshop 2018

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    Aging and Circular RNAs
    A science FIT seminar presented to incoming freshmen at UNR

    Keywords: videosbioinformaticsRNAaginggenomicsyoutubecircular rna

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    Assessment of Science Inquiry
    Resource from the 2015 BioQUEST Summer Workshop

    Keywords: assessmentconceptsSoTL

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    Speed Data Science
    Data visualization is a foundational data science skill. One way to help students begin to learn about data visualization is to tap in to their innate creative instincts. This activity can be used...

    Keywords: data visualizationdata science educationlife sciences

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    2017-Ben_Finio-Science Buddies – Linear & Nonlinear Springs Tutorial
    This tutorial provides a basic summary of linear and nonlinear springs and their associated equations for force, stiffness, and potential energy.

    Keywords: spring massstiffnessspringspotential energyforcenonlinear springlinear spring

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    2022 BioQUEST OneHealth Plug-and-Play CURE Model Working Group - YouTube
    For the Fall 2022 BIOME Working Group, we have developed a plug-and-play CURE model that will allow educators to pick and choose CURE resources, centered on microbial diversity and ecology, to...

    Keywords: BIOME 2022#OneHealth #Ecology #PreHealth #PreMed #PreVet #VetMed #StudentResources #SciComm #SciEd#SmallWorld #BiolLabCURE #CUREPlugandPlayCURE

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    Flying into the eye of a hurricane with Meteorologist Jeff Hawkins
    Jeff Hawkins has worked in meteorology since the 1970s. He talks to us about why he is interested in hurricanes, how he got into the field, highlights what the experience of flying into a hurricane...

    Keywords: meteorologyhurricane

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    A discussion on SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance efforts with Amanda Cauble
    In this episode of LWS, we had Amanda Cauble, an associate engineer at Central San. She discusses what Central San is and the methods of surveilling SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater. This talk was recorded...

    Keywords: disease surveillanceSARS-CoV-2wastewater

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    Studying disease with Dr. Ameeta Parekh of the FDA
    Ameeta Parekh, Ph.D. is the Senior Advisor for Scientific Collaborations in the Office of Translational Sciences for the FDA. She talked to us about the FDA's mission and purpose, an overview of...

    Keywords: diseasedrugsregulatory complianceFDA

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    HSI - Student Research Journal - Vol.3 Issue 1 - Summer 2021
    The Headwaters Research Experience students have produced some fascinating research throughout our 10-week program. We encourage all to read their reports in our Vol. 3 - Issue 1 - Summer 2021...

    Keywords: scientific methodscience education

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    Science For and With the Community
    The Circle of Excellence addresses the multifaceted concerns of educational inequality in STEM experiences and outcomes. Since 2017, the program has met to provide challenging math and science...
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    HSI - Student Research Journal - Vol.1 Issue 3 - Fall 2020
    The Headwaters Research Experience students have produced some fascinating research throughout our 10-week program. We encourage all to read their reports in our Vol. 1 - Issue 3 - Fall 2020...

    Keywords: scientific methodscience education

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    "Vaccines.. Where do they come from? And how do they work? By Dane Samilo
    Dane Samilo, a Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the Department of Defense joined us to talk about an extremely relevant topic for all to understand. That is vaccines. He walked us through...

    Keywords: BiotechnologyVaccines

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    Digging up history with a ‘real-life Indiana Jones’ Dr. Sarah Barber
    In this exciting talk, Dr. Sarah "Stacy" Barber discusses her exciting research covering: 1. Documentation of geological, hydrodynamic, and ecological change in the Indian River Lagoon, and 2....

    Keywords: human impactsarchaeology

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    Findings from spring 2021 EDSIN community member interviews
    During May and June 2021, CSCCE staff conducted nine 45-minute interviews with members of the EDSIN community with the goal of ascertaining perceptions about the community and its purpose, and...

    Keywords: EDSINEnvironmental Data Science Inclusion Network

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    Human Dimensions in Amphibian Conservation: Addressing Threats
    This module introduces students to the theme of human dimensions in conservation and provides them with an opportunity to engage in practices related to social science research.

    Keywords: conservationhuman dimensionsamphibianssocial scienceconceptual modelstakeholder analysisopen standardsresearch proposalSPARCnet

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    Integration of Bioinformatics into Life Science Curricula: Community Development, Dissemination, and Assessment of a NIBLSE Learning Resource
    Big data and computational tools have transformed the way we address biological questions. To prepare undergraduates for tomorrow’s challenges, life science curricula should integrate the...

    Keywords: bioinformaticsNIBLSELife Science

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