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    BioGraphI Interview Invitation (Sample Message) - Google Docs
    This document contains templates that help curriculum developers correspond with potential interviewees for the Biologist and Graph Interpretation (BioGraphI) Network. Each interview is featured in...

    Keywords: researchgraph interpretationdata literacyCurriculum developmentInclusive teachinginterviewRole ModelsBioGraphIBioGraphI FMNcounterstereotypical scientist

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    Green Chemistry Modules: Creation and Implementation using Faculty Mentoring Networks (FMNs) as an innovative approach
    Oral presentation given at BCCE2024, slidedeck is included as the resource.

    Keywords: faculty mentoring networksCurriculum developmentgreen chemistryacs-gci

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    Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community
    Oral presentation given at the Millipore Sigma Green Chemistry Symposium - Catalyze: Education to Industry Innovation.

    Keywords: building communitygreen chemistryPeer reviewdigital libraryOpen Educational Resources (OER)

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    Developing teaching resources through a collaborative, cross-institutional approach
    Oral Presentation delivered at the 28th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference, June 4, 2024

    Keywords: faculty mentoring networksCurriculum developmentgreen chemistryacs-gci

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    Settling the Debate: How does nutrient enrichment affect salt marsh resilience to sea level rise?
    This is a lesson aimed at Environmental Studies students from High School and up, we hope that students will be able to further their understanding of the ecological impact of humans, as well as...

    Keywords: statisticsRecologytool:rstudioANCOVAwetlandssalt marshesstable isotopesAnthropogenic ImpactsTidal WetlandWetland Ecologyaccretiongreenhouse gas effect

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    MTT Assay Video Protocol
    This assay works great. However, the cells are killed during the course of the assay. If you want cells to remain alive use the Alamar Blue assay.

    Keywords: MTT Assay

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    Module 6: Specimen Prep 2 - YouTube
    Once students have pressed and dried their plant material (from Module 5), they will learn about the curatorial techniques used to create a permanent museum specimen.

    Keywords: Herbarium digitizationHerbarium specimenNotes from Nature

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    Easy Hypoxia Treatments for Cell Culture a CBEC Cell Block
    A combination of ideas we have found from various sources. These can be used in an undergraduate lab or Cell CURE.

    Keywords: hypoxia

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    Module 5: How to Collect and Press Plants in the Field
    This activity will guide students through the process of collecting fresh plant material that will be transformed into a permanent herbarium specimen. Students will make a specimen for the plant...

    Keywords: ethnobotanyherbariumHerbarium digitizationPlant pressPlant specimenGeneral Botany

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    HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT AQUATIC LAB (HEAL) CURE
    Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) provide students with genuine research experiences and associated skills in the classroom. This resource, the HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT AQUATIC LAB...

    Keywords: undergraduate researchField researchcollaborationcourse-based research experiences (CUREs)

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    Osmosis Through the Lens of Sexual Health
    Osmosis contributes to a range of biological phenomena, from functioning of nephrons in animals to stomatal opening and closing in plants; yet, scientifically simple ideas about osmosis are common....

    Keywords: OsmosisDiffusionsexual healthsocial and cultural embeddedness of scienceinclusive dialogue

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    Take 4DEE outside: Using campus and local resources to photograph ecological concepts
    In my introductory courses in environmental science and ecology, students work on a three-part project throughout the 16-week semester (called “Finding Ecology Where You Look”) to focus on making...

    Keywords: ecologyenvironmental scienceconcept inventoryPhotography4DEE Framework

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    X-ploring Fragile X: The Science Behind the Syndrome
    Fragile X Syndrome is an X-linked genetic disorder resulting from the impairment of transcription of the FMR1 gene, producing less to no FMRP protein. FMRP is a translational inhibitor that plays a...

    Keywords: epigeneticsgene regulationtranscriptioncentral dogmatranslationFragile X syndromeSphingosine Metabolism

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    Disturbance and Succession an Active Learning Lecture
    Learning Objectives: Identify and understand examples of disturbance --- Provide examples of and know/understand the differences between primary and secondary succession --- Know how ecologists...

    Keywords: wildlifelandscape ecologydisturbanceintermediate disturbance hypothesisfiresuccessionsmokey bearlandscape managementchronosequenceprimary successionsecondary succession

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    In silico chromosome mapping: Idiograms
    This workbook allows the user to construct idiograms (haploid or diploid), map sequences onto them, depict chromosome structural mutations, and perform side-by-side comparative analyses of...

    Keywords: InheritancemutationschromosomesidiogramDrosophila melanogaster

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    Mentoring with Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) empowers mentees to succeed
    This article examines the important role of mentoring in retaining new teachers, especially teachers of color, through the lens of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ). It discusses...

    Keywords: mentoringfaculty developmentguideLecturementorWorkshop materialDEIJMentee

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    Instructor Guide: Integrating Project Leadership, Artificial Intelligence, Simulation and Google Tools to Understand Regulation of Gene Expression with the Lac Operon and Lactase Gene
    Scientific leadership and current artificial intelligence (AI) skills are important skills to be included in the course curriculum. Together or individually, these skills can enhance knowledge,...

    Keywords: Resources @ HHMI - BioInteractivebiologymolecular biologygenomicsArtificial Intelligencegene expressionleadershipgroup worklactosegoogle toolsSeniorPhET SimulationLactase

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    Trail Camera Field Survey Module
    This QUBES module introduces high school students to the exciting world of field surveys using trail cameras. Designed for environmental science classes, the module offers a hands-on approach to...

    Keywords: graphsspecies richnessCommunity EcologymammalsMicrosoft Exceldichotomous keycamera trapsShannon diversity indexTrail CamerasPivotTables

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    Community Standards for SPICE Conference and Community
    Community standards and expectations for in-person and online events hosted by BioQUEST and QUBES.

    Keywords: community standards

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    Adapting a Traditional Laboratory Exercise to Become Inquiry Based: An Example With an Introductory Biology Lab in Diffusion
    Authentic research experiences are effective in fostering self-efficacy and increasing retention in STEM, particularly among minoritized student populations. Many instructors have sought to bring...

    Keywords: protocolquestionDiffusionVariableshypothesisscience processcontrolscientific efficacy

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