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    1-066-USCensusModeling-ModelingScenario
    The United States Census, conducted every 10 years, gives data on the United States population, that can be modeled with the exponential, logistic, or Gompertz functions.

    Keywords: datalogisticpopulationGompertzcensusgoodness of fit

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    1-124-WorldPopulation-ModelingScenario
    We build models of world population using data to estimate growth rate.

    Keywords: population dynamicshumangrowth ratevarying growth rate

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    1-130-AspirinAbsorption-ModelingScenario
    We model the amount of aspirin absorbed by the human body at a constant rate. This is a ``zero-order reaction'' in the language of pharmacokinetics -- the study of how drugs move in the body.

    Keywords: pharmacokineticsdrugaspirin

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    5-022-ColdPill-ModelingScenario
    A model for the flow of a cold pill drug through the gastrointestinal compartment to the bloodstream compartment of a human subject is proposed. Students solve the system of differential equation...

    Keywords: ratesmedicinedrug discoverycompartmentcold pillgastrointestinalbloodstream

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    River and Tree health of the Truckee River Basin with Noelle Patterson
    Today we are highlighting our talk with Ph.D. student Noelle Patterson discussing watersheds, the history of the Truckee River Basin, and the health of Cottonwoods in the region.

    Keywords: ecologyteachinghydrology

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    Topics in Restoration Ecology: Restoring the Red Wolf in North Carolina
    The planet’s most endangered wolf is the red wolf, with only one wild population, a nonessential experimental group established in eastern North Carolina, of 15-17 individuals in existence as of...

    Keywords: ecologyRestoration Ecology

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    Exploring USGS streamflow data with dataRetrieval and Swirl
    This Swirl lesson walks through how to retrieve, view, and visually analyze streamflow and water quality data from the National Water Information System (US Geological Survey).

    Keywords: tool:swirl

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    Adaptation of Plants in the Human-Altered Environment (PHAE) for a non-lab course on biodiversity conservation
    PHAE is a project to compare effects of landscape alteration intensities on plant biomass and diversity. This adaptation modifies the (adapted) modules for a non-lab course on conservation,...

    Keywords: erenNEONdiversitybiomass4DEE Frameworkecosystemsocioeconomic effects

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    Social Justice & Community Change QUBES Faculty Mentoring Network 2021
    In this Faculty Mentoring Network we will examine the historical practice of redlining, and how social and economic factors over the last century have created disparities in environmental...

    Keywords: social justiceair qualityBIOME 2020redlining

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    Using Bioinformatics to Understand Genetic Diseases: A Practical Guide
    This Practical Guide outlines a number of basic bioinformatics approaches that can be used to understand the molecular basis of genetic diseases.
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    Investigating human impacts on stream ecology: Scaling up from Local to National with a focus on the Southeast
    Adaptation of the "TIEE Module- How does nutrient pollution impact stream ecosystems locally and nationally?" specifically to include information on the SE (particularly Atlanta, GA).
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    Introduction to Data Management, Life History, and Demography
    Learning Goals: • explain importance of data management • identify elements of an organized data sheet • create & manipulate data in a spreadsheet • calculate vital statistics using life...

    Keywords: Resources @ ESA - TIEEdemographysurvivorshipdata managementlife tables

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    Water Quality Module (Project EDDIE)
    Students utilize real-time nitrate data from the US Geological Survey to statistically evaluate water quality impacts and to identify their causes

    Keywords: dataconcentrationProject EDDIEnnitrogen cycle

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    Exploring the Application of Genetic Concepts to the Process of Disease in a Pathophysiology Course for Undergraduate Nursing Students
    Poster on incorporating genetics concepts related to human disease into nursing courses presented at the 2019 BioQUEST & QUBES Summer Workshop
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    Adaptation of Investigating human impacts on stream ecology: locally and nationally
    TIEE Module- How does nutrient pollution impact stream ecosystems locally and nationally?
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    Introduction to Growth Mindset
    This module introduces students to the research supporting ‘growth mindset,’ the idea that you can increase your brainpower and ability through effort

    Keywords: growth mindsetmetacognitionmath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAP

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    UW Data Science for Social Good program
    The UW Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) program partners eScience Data Scientists and Student Fellows from across the country with Project Leads from academia, government, and the private sector...
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    Using Undergraduate Molecular Biology Labs to Discover Targets of miRNAs in Humans
    In this lesson, we describe an easily adaptable lab module that can be used in existing undergraduate molecular biology lab courses to conduct authentic scientific research, published in CourseSource

    Keywords: molecular biologybioinformaticsNIBLSEgene regulationmicroRNAsgene expressionCourseSourcemiRNA

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    Bioinformatics: An Interactive Introduction to NCBI
    Modules showing how the NCBI database classifies and organizes information on DNA sequences, evolutionary relationships, and scientific publications. And a module working to identify a nucleotide...

    Keywords: NCBINIBLSEDNABLASTnucleotide sequencing

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    Coral Reefs in Hot Water
    Students analyze sea surface temperature (SST) data from NOAA to predict coral bleaching at four locations in the Bahamas. They then compare their predictions to authentic research collected about...

    Keywords: ecologyBiodiversityclimateScientific ProcessStatistics and Mathecosystemsearth and environmenthuman impacts

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