Accelerating Alzheimer’s Research With Stall Catchers

Journal Article | February 2021

SCOPE: A Volunteer-Led STEM Outreach Program Connecting Communities to Research

Journal Article | December 2021

Modeling the Coronavirus Outbreak for Cross-Discipline Teaching

Journal Article | October 2020

The Coronavirus outbreak allows for a number of possible applications to classroom teaching (biology, computer science, Earth science, physics, statistics), as well as student research. A number of simple models…

Innovations in Undergraduate Teaching and Learning of Earth and Environmental Science, with a Focus on Climate Change

Journal Article | March 2022

In this study, we analyzed the literature on teaching or learning on a topic in Earth science, environmental science, or climate change between 1995 and 2017. We investigated the length of the intervention, intervention…

Assessment of Demographic Biases Associated With the Ground Rules System in a Large Undergraduate Engineering Course

Journal Article | January 2023

Despite more women and underrepresented students entering engineering, there are still gaps in achievement. A potential remedy is to establish equitable team dynamics during groupwork. Groupware systems have been…

A Process of Pedagogical Change in College Science Education

Journal Article | November 2022

This article aims to explore the experiences of science instructors who are active participants in the design and enactment of an interdisciplinary science course with student-centered pedagogy in a large-enrollment…

Integrated Concentration in Science

Journal Article | January 2022

The Integrated Concentration in Science (iCons) 4-year program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst was designed to promote interdisciplinary STEM collaboration in the solution of real-world problems and encourage…

Tapping Into the Power of the Crowd to Ensure Safe Drinking Water for All

Journal Article | August 2020

A Thrilling Roller-coaster Ride

Journal Article | August 2021

Environmental Health Scientist Casey Bartrem

Journal Article | May 2020

Environmental health scientists study how environmental toxins impact human health, and work to mitigate such risks. They may be employed by government agencies, universities, or private companies, and…

Surveying the Safety Culture of Academic Laboratories

Journal Article | October 2020

The university traditionally has been the foundation for young adults’ professional development, yet the proclivity toward safety culture has garnered less focus in higher education than in the workforce. A survey of…

Peer-Led Team Learning as Educational Tool for First-Year Biology Students

Journal Article | April 2021

This article reports the findings of the Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) model intervention study in an introductory biology course at a Puerto Rican private university. PLTL introduces to the traditional class format an…

Where Are the Volcanoes?

Journal Article | March 2023

Science and Language Shifts in a Diverse Fourth-Grade Classroom

Journal Article | August 2021

Technology and Scientific Habits of Mind

Journal Article | March 2021