Dear students, a member of the class asked…
This is a post by Catherine Scott.
I am TAing a first year introductory Ecology/Evolution course this semester, and
Elite vs. disadvantaged institutions, and NSF Graduate Fellowships: a peek inside the mailbag
I’ll be soon be sharing specific ideas about what can be done about the disadvantages experienced by talented students
NSF Graduate Fellowships are a part of the problem
I started this morning with tremendous news: a student of mine, who left my lab for a PhD program last
Do textbooks reflect, or shape, the canon?
Faculty members get unannounced visits from book reps on a periodic basis. They offer free books, and sometimes bagels. Then,
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Why is so much of our discussion of higher ed driven by elite institutions?
Why has bioinformatics education failed?
The
The science education crisis needs a focus on K-6 classrooms
By my counting, we have three kinds of science education crises in the USA.
1. A ridiculously low degree of
The more things change, the more they change
Monet Kelp Forest. photo by Bruce McGlynn
I just had the pleasure of spending a couple days hiking around the
Taxonomist Appreciation Day is Thursday!
Taxonomist Appreciation Day is March 19th – this Thursday!
Among all the sciences, one of the least heralded and most critical
Recommended reads #48
Allen Orr wrote a masterful review of DS Wilson’s latest book on the evolution of altruism.
Jeremiah Ory has
How does blog readership grow, and (how) does this matter?
How useful are science blogs, and what is the future of science blogging? Probably the worst place to get a
