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    Biodiversity Conservation in Agriculture
    Biodiversity is decreasing rapidly each year and agriculture is a large contributor. In order to minimize biodiversity loss, we must study how local and landscape management in agriculture impact...

    Keywords: conservationagricultureBiodiversitybiodiversity conservationagricultural conservation

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    The Influence of Exotic Plant Invasion on Pollinator Abundance
    This lesson introduces two global change factors, natural habitat loss and exotic plant invasion, and analyzes how these stressors impact the biodiversity and abundance of pollinator species....

    Keywords: statisticsinvasion biologyecologyRStudioBiodiversityInvasive SpeciesPearson correlation coefficientgeneral linear modelsinvasive plantspollinatorsPopulation abundance

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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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    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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    Climate Change Module (Project EDDIE): Instructor Implementation
    This details an implementation of the climate change module, where students explore how climate is using data. Produced by Project EDDIE.
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    Uncovering new species in Honduras with Dr. Josiah Townsend
    Josiah (Joe) Townsend is an Associate Professor of Biology at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and a Visiting Professor at the Zamorano Biodiversity Center in Honduras. In this discussion,...
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    How amphibians are impacted by Chytridiomycosis with Keely Rodriguez
    Keely Rodriguez is a Ph.D. student at the University of Nevada Reno in the Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology department. In this interview, Keely discusses her background and her...

    Keywords: Disease ecologyamphibians

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    The impacts of wildfire smoke on human health with Dr. Colleen Reid
    In this discussion, Dr. Colleen Reid discusses her field of Health Geography, or how environmental exposures impact population health. A detailed breakdown of the pollutant composition of...
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    The importance of citizen science in researching snow with Dr. David Hill
    David Hill is a professor at Oregon State University and a National Geographic Explorer. He discusses with us why citizen science is important and how he incorporates it into his own research.

    Keywords: citizen science

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    The career of a shark researcher with Dr. Chris Lowe
    From blue-collar to deep blue research, professor of marine biology and director of the Shark Lab at California State University discusses his life journey and his fascinating research of sharks,...

    Keywords: marine biologyCareer Exploration

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    A talk about the impacts of Tobacco with Rachel Hendricks
    We interview researchers of all rankings! In this interview, NIH postbaccalaureate fellow Rachel Hendricks discusses her undergraduate research in Dr. Karen Bernd's lab at Davidson College and the...

    Keywords: undergraduate researchTobacco

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    Splicing it Together: Using Primary Data to Explore RNA Splicing and Gene Expression in Large-Lecture Introductory Biology
    At the heart of scientific ways of knowing is the systematic collection and analysis of data, which is then used to propose an explanation of how the world works. In this two-day module, students...

    Keywords: gene regulationtranscriptiongene expressioncentral dogmarepressoralternative splicingmRNA processingActivatorTranscription factors

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    US Forest Service land management efforts with Kurt Sable
    Kurt Sable has been a Hydrologist for the US Forest Service for 17 years, working for three different National Forests in Northern California. He supplies insight on the watershed restoration...

    Keywords: forest ecologyhydrologywildfirenatural resources

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    The intersection of research and operations in Meteorology with Dr. Katie Wilson
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientist Dr. Katie Wilson discusses with us the intersection of research and operations in the field of Meteorology.

    Keywords: climatenoaameteorologyweather

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    Advances in Genome Sequencing with Nathan Olson
    In this Lunch with a Scientist episode, we discuss Genome Sequencing and Bioinformatics with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) biologist Nate Olson, Ph.D.

    Keywords: Bioinformatics and Genomics

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    Electron Location, Location, Location: Understanding Biological Interactions
    Introductory Biology courses typically introduce the structure and function of biomolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids. To understand biomolecules fully, students require knowledge of...

    Keywords: hydrogen bondshydrophobicity/hydrophilicitypolar and non-polar covalent bonds

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    Corrosion and Space Travel with Dr. Eliza Montgomery
    We were able to sit down with Dr. Eliza Montgomery, the Materials Engineer and Corrosion Subject Matter expert at NASA, to talk about her path in science and what she does!

    Keywords: EngineersNASA

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    Aquatic ecology with Diana Hitchen
    Our LWS interview with aquatic ecologist for the Great Basin Institute and Bureau of Land Management, Diana Hitchen.
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    Exploring Health Inequities and Redlining
    For this assignment, students will investigate relationships between historic redlining data and modern statistics of human health.

    Keywords: diseasehealthsocial justicepublic healthData science for Biologistredliningchronic diseasesocial vulnerability

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    The RIOS Institute Strategic Plan
    The Institute for a Racially Just, Inclusive, and Open STEM Education (RIOS Institute) is a virtual synthesis center led by a diverse set of individuals at the interface of open education, STEM...
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