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    Molecular CaseNet - Students Writing Cases - YouTube
    Biome Institute 2020, Summary Video

    Keywords: assessmentcase study creationMolecular structuremolecular visualizationMolecular Case Study

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    Faculty Mentoring Networks: Community Professional Development for the Digital Age
    Poster for BioQUEST Summer Workshop 2020. What is an FMN? What is it like to be in one? What are the benefits?

    Keywords: fmn

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    Scientific Uncertainty
    This video explores what scientists mean when they talk about uncertainty and how it differs from the way this uncertainty is perceived by the public. We start with 2014’s record heat and end up...

    Keywords: videosScience Forwarduncertaintyskepticismcommunicating science

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    Teaching Genetic Linkage and Recombination through Mapping with Molecular Markers
    Most introductory genetics courses cover genetic linkage, a core concept in the CourseSource genetics learning outcome framework. Although it is a classical genetics topic, genetic linkage remains...

    Keywords: meiosisphenotypegel electrophoresismicrosatellitesBanding PatternGenetic linkageInheritanceMolecular MarkersPhysical Linkage

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    Learning the Landscape: An Active and Applied Lesson on Landscape Ecology for General Ecology Courses
    Landscape ecology is an important subtopic of ecology. As a field, it is inherently interdisciplinary and provides opportunities to teach not only content, but transferable ecological and...

    Keywords: landscape ecologyspatial scaleecosystem managementHabitat fragmentation

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    Integrating Primary Literature in a Lecture Course Using a Modified Version of the C.R.E.A.T.E. Approach
    Reforms in undergraduate science education place an increasing emphasis on teaching the skills of practicing scientists, such as reading and interpreting the primary research literature. Many...

    Keywords: primary literatureDiscussionModified JigsawPeer-based Learning

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    2006-Wilensky-Reisman-Thinking Like a Wolf a Sheep or a Firefly
    We describe a computation-based approach that enables students to investigate the connections between different biological levels using agent-based, embodied modeling tools.

    Keywords: simulationNetLogopredator-preyagent-basedwolffox

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    Integrating the modeling of biogeochemical cycles and energy flow
    This in-class activity challenges students to create and then integrate models of how carbon, nitrogen, water and energy all move within an ecosystem. Using 15 provided standard pools, they work...

    Keywords: modelingecologyintegration4DEE FrameworkBiogeochemical cycles

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    Thinking About Graduate School in Biology: Our Tips for Success
    As part of the iDigTrio 2020 Biological Conference and Fair we created this document to supplement our workshop on "Applying for Graduate school". This is a compilation drawing from the four...

    Keywords: fundingidigbiograduate schoolGraduate assistantshipsiDigTRIOTips and TricksAcademic cultureUnwritten rulesapplicationapplying

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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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    Using Zebrafish in a Developmental Biology Lab Course to Explore Interactions Between Development and the Environment
    Important learning outcomes for biology students include the ability to develop experiments as well as pull together concepts across their coursework. The field of developmental biology, especially...

    Keywords: toxicologymorphogenesisorganogenesis

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    Implicit Bias in Data Visualization (BIOME 2022 presentation)
    We want to build cooperative spaces where students can improve the quality of their work in iterative ways. However, are we sure that students will rate each other in unbiased ways. We will take...
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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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    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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    A discussion of C-Path, regulation science, and recommended drug treatments with Nicholas King
    Nicholas King acts as the Scientific Program Manager for the Critical Path (C-Path) Institute’s Biomarker Program. He discusses the journey he has been on to arrive at his position, what the...

    Keywords: healthCollaborative researchdrug discovery

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    iBEARS Poster
    A description of the new NSF INCLUDES iBEARS network including background, project goals, project outcomes, connections to be made through QUBES, and future directions.
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    The Hidden Kingdom: Island Biogeography with Fungi
    In this activity, students will explore a dataset of fungi dispersal capabilities and colonizing success to test the predictions of island biogeography theory.

    Keywords: Island biogeographyfungi

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    The ADW: a database of animal natural history that supports complex, authentic student inquiry.
    Poster on the Animal Diversity Web and Quaardvark presented at the 2020 BIOME Institute: Cultivating Scientific Curiosity

    Keywords: animal diversityundergraduate researchnatural historyAnimal Diversity Web

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    Integrating digitized biodiversity data exploration into the undergraduate biology curriculum
    Poster on the Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education (BLUE) project presented at the 2020 BIOME Institute: Cultivating Scientific Curiosity

    Keywords: Biodiversitybiodiversity collectionsBLUEbiodiversity literacy

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