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    Ingestion of Microplastics by Coral
    QUBES lesson on ingestion of microplastics by coral. Lesson will give environmental background and then use R for hands-on statistical analyses, followed by critical thinking questions.

    Keywords: statisticsRenvironmentmicroplastic pollutioncoralwilcoxon

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    Phenology Trends and Climate Change in Minnesota (Project EDDIE)
    In this module, students will practice answering a specific question about how climate change has affected flowering date in American elm trees. Students can then practice on a species of their own...
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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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    Microbiomes forAll: The Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network
    Poster on REMNet presented at the 2020 BIOME Institute: Cultivating Scientific Curiosity

    Keywords: undergraduate researchcourse-based undergraduate research experiencemicrobiomesmicrobiomeCUREREMNet

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    Redlining and Climate Change
    Redlining was a racist, legal practice and its impacts are measurable in terms of environmental variables in US cities today. This resource examines redlining, urban environments, and climate change.

    Keywords: Connection to Place

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    Water Quality Investigation (Project EDDIE)
    This multi-part module aims to help you learn about water quality implications by understanding the variability of concentrations of nitrate in stream water through the evaluation of real-time data...

    Keywords: dataExcelwaternitrogenUSGSProject EDDIEnitrogen cycle

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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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    REMNet Tutorial, R Part 3: Creating Alpha Diversity Plots in R 5.2.19
    Video on creating alpha diversity plots in R from the Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network

    Keywords: VideoMicrobiology EducationR programming languagemicrobiomesCoastal wetlandsmanagementnortheastsea-level risesalt marshresearch in the classroomREMNeturban microbiomes

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    REMNet Tutorial, R Part 2: Importing Your Microbiome Data into R 5.3.19
    Video on importing data into R from the Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network

    Keywords: growth mindsetVideoMicrobiology EducationR programming languagemicrobiomesmath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAPmistakesvalue of mistakesresearch in the classroomREMNeturban microbiomes

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    REMNet Tutorial, R Part 1: Getting Started in R with Microbiome Data 5.3.19
    Video on the basics of R software from the Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network

    Keywords: VideoMicrobiology EducationR programming languagemicrobiomesresearch in the classroomREMNeturban microbiomes

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    REMNet Tutorial, Excel Part 6: Making Microbiome Column Charts 5.3.19
    Video on creating column charts in Excel from the Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network

    Keywords: ExcelVideoMicrobiology Educationmicrobiomesresearch in the classroomREMNeturban microbiomes

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    REMNet Tutorial, Excel Part 5: Making Heat Maps 4.26.19
    Video on making heat maps in Excel from the Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network

    Keywords: ExcelVideoMicrobiology EducationMicrobiome researchresearch in the classroomREMNeturban microbiome

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    REMNet Tutorial, Excel Part 4: Focusing on Taxonomy 4.26.19
    Video on analyzing microbiome data in Excel from the Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network

    Keywords: The Analysis of Biological DataExcelVideoMicrobiology Educationteaching with technologymicrobiomesSwirlresearch in the classroomREMNeturban microbiomes

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    REMNet Tutorial, Excel Part 3: Organizing Your Microbiome Data 5.3.19
    Video on organizing microbiome using Excel from the Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network

    Keywords: ExcelVideoMicrobiology Educationmicrobiomesresearch in the classroomREMNeturban microbiomes

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    REMNet: A Student’s Guide to Experimental Design 5.3.19
    Video on experimental design for students from the Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network

    Keywords: Videoexperimental designMicrobiology Educationresearch in the classroomREMNeturban microbiomemicrobiology research

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    REMNet: A Student’s Introduction to Urban Microbiomes 5.3.19
    Video on urban microbiomes from the Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network

    Keywords: VideoMicrobiology Educationresearch in the classroomREMNeturban microbiomesmicrobiology research

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    Using Synthetic Biology to Teach Data Science
    Poster and supplemental materials on using synthetic biology to introduce students to meaningful data mining, analysis, and application to engineering novel biological constructs.
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    Expanding the pipeline: Engaging urban secondary school and college students in science and the environment
    This speed talk will describe three education projects that engage urban minority students in science and the environment.
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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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    Island biogeography, spatial ecology, and macroinvertebrate species diversity in Richmond’s rock pools
    Students investigate questions of community ecology and biogeography using data from an urban rock pool ecosystem. Using ArcGIS 10, students learn to create effective maps, calculate landscape...

    Keywords: aquatic macroinvertebratesCommunity Ecologyspecies diversityGeographic Information System (GIS)spatial analysisJames River

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