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Educational data are in…and they look good
We are in annual report time for the grant. Having a hard deadline to look at accomplishments and shortcomings once per year does wonders for a better understanding of where we are. But this year I was not looking forward… Continue reading
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Is Recycling a Myth?
As educators of science in a world of viral headlines and information overload, it is sometimes hard to separate the process of science from scientists and people in the orbit of science. My students especially, who are overwhelmingly working adults… Continue reading
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More COVID-19 Impacts
We’ve mentioned the impacts of COVID-19 on our field trips, but the overall purpose of this project–determining the impact of plastic pollution on coastal microbes–is more urgent than ever. As reported by Scientific American, increased use of personal protective equipment… Continue reading
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Plastic wars
When we bring our students to the field trip they ALWAYS ask about recycling and ways to prevent ocean plastic pollution. One of the beauties of our project is that it touches everybody, not only science majors. Because, of course,… Continue reading
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Did you try to contact us? Please do it again…
Technology is our friend until it is not…We received notifications of contact forms submitted, but turns out we had to upgrade the form program in order to see the entries. And when it was upgraded, it erased the existing entries.… Continue reading
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Virtual Presentation for EB2020
Well, EB2020 (ASBMB 2020) did not happen in sunny San Diego as planned due to Covid-19. I was looking forward the conference both for myself, my students (one of them was going to the student poster competition), and my wonderful… Continue reading
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Updates in Covid Times
This is a quick update of where we are at now with the Covid pandemic. Needless to say, pretty much everything is on standby now. Conferences we planned for presenting data were canceled (was really looking forward EB2020 being in… Continue reading
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2020: New Year New Phase New Goals
As we enter the second year of our NSF grant, new opportunities and challenges are coming our way. With the logistics of regular SIO field trips and student assessments established, the focus is now on both deepening the science and… Continue reading
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More conferences and workshops
It’s hard to believe January is well over half gone! Ana and I have been quite busy going to workshops and conferences to share our news and experiences. I attended a grantsmanship workshop January 9-10 hosted by the NSF STEM… Continue reading
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Education Research Results and Presentations
Ana and I are “dividing and conquering” in terms of sharing results. I am at the American Society for Microbiology’s annual meeting presenting our preliminary results on student outcomes while Ana is at a Gordon Research Conference doing the same.… Continue reading
CUREs and Other Musings 