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Analyzing Data on Behavioral and Immunological Effects of Inflammation in Mice
20 Aug 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Cynthia J Downs
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
In this activity, students will learn about behavioral and immunological responses to a bacterial infection. The activity emphasized the host’s responses rather than bacterial manipulation of the...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4907/?v=1
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Bacteria to Brains in Backyard Coyotes: An Interdisciplinary Pedagogical Case Study
11 Feb 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Adam Kleinschmit1, Andrea Bixler2
1. Department of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Dubuque, 2000 University Ave, Dubuque, IA 52001 2. Department of Science and Mathematics, Clarke University, 1550 Clarke Dr., Dubuque, IA 52001
Our interdisciplinary pedagogical case study explores the differences between rural and urban coyotes at the levels of organismal and community ecology. The focus is on how coyotes’ gut microbiomes...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4345/?v=2
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Bacteria to Brains in Backyard Coyotes
22 May 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Adam Kleinschmit1, Andrea Bixler2
1. Department of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Dubuque, 2000 University Ave, Dubuque, IA 52001 2. Department of Science and Mathematics, Clarke University, 1550 Clarke Dr., Dubuque, IA 52001
This interdisciplinary pedagogical case study focuses on differences between rural and urban coyotes at the levels of organismal and community ecology, including how their gut microbiomes could...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4345/?v=1
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When tests disagree, how do I know if I have COVID-19?
09 Jan 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Holly Basta1, Sean Coleman2, Iglika V. Pavlova3, Aparna Shah4
1. Rocky Mountain College 2. Wartburg College 3. University of North Carolina Greensboro 4. Virginia Tech
Students will learn about infectious disease and the immune response to infection by investigating different types of tests (PCR, antigen, and antibody tests) to detect the SARS-CoV-2 viral genetic...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3616/?v=1
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Thinking deeply about quantitative analysis: Building a Biologist's Toolkit
26 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Sarah Bray1, Paul Duffin1, James D. Wagner1
Transylvania University
Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education encouraged faculty to focus on core concepts and competencies in undergraduate curriculum. We created a sophomore-level course, Biologists'...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2575/?v=1
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An Active Textbook Converts "Vision and Tweak" to Vision and Change
22 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By James D. Wagner1, A. Malcolm Campbell2, Belinda J. Sly1, Christopher J. Paradise2
1. Transylvania University 2. Davidson College
Multiple reports over more than a century have documented the problems with the way introductory biology has been taught in most colleges and universities. An influential recent report, Vision and...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2540/?v=1
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BioSkills Guide
21 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Alexa Clemmons1, Jerry Timbrook2, Jon Herron1, Alison Crowe1
1. University of Washington 2. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The BioSkills Guide comprises program- and course-level learning outcomes that elaborate what general biology majors should be able to do by the time they graduate.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1305/?v=2
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BioSkills Guide
13 Jun 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Alexa Clemmons1, Jerry Timbrook2, Jon Herron1, Alison Crowe1
1. University of Washington 2. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The BioSkills Guide comprises program- and course-level learning outcomes that elaborate what general biology majors should be able to do by the time they graduate.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1305/?v=1