Tags: course-based research experiences (CUREs)

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  1. The Importance of an ORCID

    13 Dec 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Siobhan Leachman1, Adania Flemming2, Makenzie Mabry, Molly Phillips3, Shawn Elizabeth Zeringue-Krosnick4, Jennifer Kovacs5, Olubunmi Aina

    1. Aotearoa New Zealand Wikimedia User Group 2. iDigBio, FLMNH 3. iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida 4. Tennessee Tech University 5. Spelman College

    This lesson introduces students and instructors to the use of ORCIDs (Open Researcher and Contributor ID), and walks students through the process of registering for an ORCID. This module also helps...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4524/?v=1

  2. Mapping Specimen Occurrence Data in QGIS

    28 Jul 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Cecily Bronson

    Use digitized natural history collection occurrence data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) to map the distribution of the beaver in the state of Oregon from 1800-2020 using QGIS

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2351/?v=2

  3. BCEENET- Broadening undergraduate participation in ecology and evolution research through CUREs using digitized natural history collections data (RCN-UBE Introduction)

    29 May 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Janice L. Krumm1, Carly N. Jordan2, Liz Shea3, Jean L Woods4, Cecily D Bronson5

    1. Widener University 2. The George Washington University 3. Delaware Museum of Nature and Science 4. Bethel College, Kansas 5. BCEENET

    Biological Collections in Ecology and Evolution Network (BCEENET) brings together natural history collections (NHC) professionals, undergraduate educators, data experts, and researchers to support...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/4351/?v=1

  4. Distributions CURE- Exploring Species Distribution Changes and their Drivers

    24 Aug 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Tiffany Marie Doan1, Tanya Dewey2, John Carroll3, Liz Alter4

    1. New College of Florida 2. Colorado State University and the Animal Diversity Web (animaldiversity.org) 3. Georgia Southern University 4. CSUMB

    This course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) uses digitized natural history collections data to answer questions about species distributions and their drivers. This inclusive CURE can...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2349/?v=1

  5. Sexual Dimorphism CURE: Exploring Melanized Wing Patterns of Pieridae Butterflies

    18 Aug 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Paula A Trillo1, Elissa Suphapun Sorojsrisom2, Carly N. Jordan3, Janice L. Krumm4

    1. Gettysburg College 2. Columbia University 3. George Washington University 4. Widener University

    Teach a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) using digitized natural history collections data to test hypotheses on sexually dimorphic wing melanization patterns of Pieris rapae...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3250/?v=1

  6. Measuring Size and Area of Digitized Specimens using ImageJ

    07 Jun 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Elissa Suphapun Sorojsrisom1, Janice L. Krumm2, Paula A Trillo3

    1. Columbia University 2. Widener University 3. Gettysburg College

    Use ImageJ to analyze morphological characters in digital images of natural history specimens. Skills are transferable to many organisms and other morphological measurements.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/3120/?v=1

  7. Putting specimens on the map: An introduction to georeferencing

    04 Mar 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Elissa Sorojsrisom1, Matthew Johnson2

    1. Columbia University 2. Texas Tech University

    Use GEOLocate to assign geographic coordinates to natural history collections specimens

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2890/?v=1

  8. OER For CURE Development BIOME 2021 Lightning Talk - YouTube

    07 Dec 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Emily Wiley1, Marcella Denise Cervantes2, Sarah Sojka3, Douglas L Chalker4

    1. Claremont McKenna College 2. Albion College 3. Randolph College 4. Washington University in St. Louis

    Members of the Ciliate Genomics Consortium (CGG) formed a fall working group to brainstorm how to convert existing Course-based Undergraduate Research (CURE) curriculum modules, which have been...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2820/?v=1

  9. Spatial Analysis with QGIS

    13 Oct 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Ryan Kerney1, Timothy Whitfeld2

    1. Gettysburg College 2. Bell Museum, University of Minnesota

    Map specimen data points using QGIS, connect them to form a polygon using the Concave Hull plugin, and calculate the range of a species to examine how it changes over time.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2761/?v=1

  10. Mapping Specimen Occurrence Data in QGIS

    24 Sep 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Cecily Bronson

    Use digitized natural history collection occurrence data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) to map the distribution of the beaver in the state of Oregon from 1800-2020 using QGIS

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2351/?v=1

  11. Phage Comparative Genomics Lab Manual

    30 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Andrew Kapinos1, Canela Torres2, Amanda Freise2

    1. University of California, San Diego 2. University of California, Los Angeles

    A lab manual containing detailed instructions for several bioinformatics tools (dot plots, Phamerator maps, phylogenetic trees, and gene content similarity), all of which enable students to perform...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2745/?v=1

  12. Research and Teaching Opportunities with a Large-scale Salamander Collaboration Network (SPARCnet): TWS Poster

    14 Dec 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kristine Grayson1, M. Caitlin Fisher-Reid2, Louise Mead3, Hannah Coovert1, Raisa Hernández Pacheco4, Jennifer Sevin1, Alexa Warwick5, Tanya Matlaga6, Sean Sterrett7, Chris Sutherland8, Jill Fleming9, David Muñoz10, David Miller10, Evan Grant9

    1. University of Richmond 2. Bridgewater State University 3. BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action 4. California State University, Long Beach 5. Michigan State University 6. Susquehanna University 7. Monmouth Unversity 8. University of St Andrews 9. United States Geological Survey 10. Penn State University

    Poster presented at the 2020 virtual meeting of The Wildlife Society (TWS) on research and teaching opportunities with the Salamander Population and Adaptation Research Collaboration Network...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2194/?v=1

  13. The Genomics Education Partnership: Exploring best practices in implementation of a genomics CURE

    23 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Matthew Wawersik1, Anna Allen2, Cindy Arrigo3, Andrew Arsham4, Daron Barnard5, Rebecca Burgess6, Justin DiAngelo7, Jennifer Jemc8, Christopher Jones9, Lisa Kadlec10, Adam Kleinschmit11, Judith Leatherman12, David Lopatto13, Mollie Manier14, Hemlata Mistry15, Nathan Mortimer16, Alexis Nagengast15, Susan Parish17, Anne Rosenwald18, Joyce Stamm19, Sarah Elgin20, Laura Reed21

    1. William & Mary 2. Howard University 3. New Jersey City University 4. Bemidji State University 5. Worcester State University 6. Stevenson University 7. Penn State Berks 8. Loyola University Chicago 9. Moravian College 10. Wilkes University 11. Adams State University 12. University of Northern Colorado 13. Grinnell College 14. George Washington University 15. Widener University 16. Illinois State University 17. McDaniel College 18. Georgetown University 19. University of Evansville 20. Washington University in St. Louis 21. University of Alabama

    Since 2006, the Genomics Education Partnership (GEP) has incorporated authentic genomics research experiences into the undergraduate curriculum.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1980/?v=1

  14. Genomics Education Alliance: Towards Genomics CURE templates

    23 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Vince Buonaccorsi1, Arthur Hunt2, Emily Wiley3, Sandesh Subramanya4, Wilson Leung5, Sally Elgin6

    1. Juniata College 2. University of Kentucky Lexington 3. Claremont McKenna College 4. Austin Community College 5. Washington University in St. Louis 6. Washington University - St. Louis

    Here we present major findings of a national survey of faculty teaching genomics CUREs conducted by the GEA, and our work on presenting relevant resources on the QUBES web portal.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1982/?v=1

  15. SENCERizing your CURE

    22 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Davida Smyth

    Texas A&M San Antonio

    Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities (SENCER) is the signature initiative of the National Center for Science & Civic Engagement.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1985/?v=1

  16. HHMI SEA-PHAGES and GENES: Course-based UREs Designed for All

    21 Jul 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Vic Sivanathan

    Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    The HHMI Science Education Alliance (SEA) program supports a community of faculty members and institutions embed research as a fundamental component of early undergraduate science curricula.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1983/?v=1

  17. Genome Sequence Data in R using Biostrings (Swirl Lesson)

    09 Jun 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Robert E Furrow

    University of California, Davis

    By the end of this lesson, students should be able to load FASTA files into R as DNAStringSets and use width() and alphabetFrequency(), combined with other functions like sum() and mean(), to...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1898/?v=1

  18. Communicating with Data: Infographic with Digital Data

    22 Mar 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Anna Monfils1, Debra Linton1

    Central Michigan University

    Working collaboratively in teams of 2-4 researchers, students engage in targeted projects to address critical information and research needs using digital biodiversity data.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/1778/?v=1